MANHUNT INTERNATIONAL 2017: THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY
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Male pageants are sprouting every year like mushrooms and each one of them tried to be different in their advocacy and in their presentation but one thing is sure everybody is moving heaven and earth to give us a spectacular show. Manhunt International 2017 is no different. The finals was made two days ago and they have a new set of winners.
And just like everyone else, like a true-blue blogger, it is but customary to discuss and ran down the many things that makes the final night worth remembering ... or worthy of a rebuke and a slap in the hand.
1. Siam Pavalai Royal Grand Theater in Bangkok Thailand was dimmed at the start show. Somebody cautioned us not to worry' " maybe it was done to give us a different mood in the opening number and in the national costume parade."
The show however progressed and it is still dark and we saw candidates groping in the dark till the end.
2. In the National Costume Parade of Nations, one couldn't help but notice that the show is starting in the wrong foot.
Australia was called only to find Australia was spelled in the screen as ... AUSTRARIA! Such an -AUST-rage!
3. There were 3 hosts in the pageant, (two speak the Thai language for the benifit of the locals and the third host translate what they said in English). each one of them trying to lead us to the bridge of boredom. We look around and saw the audience busy with their I-phones and what ... somebody was already yawning when the show is just starting.
Somebody joked: "The dim light did it ..."
4. In NatCos ... Malaysia was in his pajamas, Germany was in his street clothes and Sweden, New Zealand and Puerto Rico were headed to a baseball and football games.
Indonesia however has shown us year after year, that their national costumes is something the public should look forward to. As expected ... he won the Natco contest!
5. Thailand was the last to come out in the Natcos. From the stage as all candidates did, he has to go down to the audience area and then to the back of the stage.
All candidates were already on the ramp ... and he was seen running hard to catch up.
6. The hosts continued to laugh and giggle in the stage and nobody knew what was funny and what they are laughing about.
The whole exercise becomes tedious, tiresome and monotonous.
7. Manhunt International has utilized an all English hosts before that makes the show smooth sailing. What happened this year dragged the show that dare one's patience and endurance.
It's a wake up call Alex Liu ... and an eye opener.
8. We can't believe some of the candidates in Top 16 are lacking in vigor, vitality and excitement in the swimwear competition. We mean some of these men are hungry to strut their wares in the international stage ... but their performance were lackluster.
With the attitude like that how we wish Guam or Fernando de Noronha was on their place.
9. The National Costume and the Formal Wear competition was just too slow for comfort. We saw a lot of this men in slo-mo. The camera focused on them languidly ... even capturing
the candidates lacking in spirit or interests. Thailand's classic blank stares were fully documented.
I can almost read his thoughts: "Let's get this over with ..."
10. I find Philippine bet Daniel Azurin cute, Same thing can be said with Guam's Samuel Hashimoto and Myanmar's Kaung Khant Thu.
Best smile goes to Daniel again, Gan Kai Han of Malaysia and Georgie Valkov of Bulgaria.
11. Dylan Van Niekerk of South Africa won Best African Model.
That award made uncontrollable guffaws from the audience. Why? There is only one African candidate in this batch.
12. Hongkong won the Best Asian Model, but ran out of gas to reach the Top 16.
Lesser Asian Models however like Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand Singapore, Macau, Chinese Taipei, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Indonesia and Malaysia were in Top 16. So why can't anyone of them have the award and what makes Hongkong so special? A case of distributing awards to please everyone?
13. Fernando do Noronha also won Best American Model but also failed to reach Top 16. So why deprive Brazil and Dominican Republic who were in Top 16 ... the award?
Can someone be best in your continent but failed to advance to the top where it matters?
14. Designer Ricky Abad is a regular fixture in Manhunt International. For 7 years now he designs and sponsors swimwear for the contest in exchange for a job as a judge.
Is this a case of "I'll scratch your back ... as I scratch yours?
15. One missosologist predicted this contest was a toss up between Lebanon and Philippines. If his prediction was right it will be second for Philippines and a sweet first for Lebanon.
Philippines was axed, and Lebanon languished as second runner up.
16. Sam Hashimoto and Diego Michel Jacome Batista non-exclusion in Top 16 is unforgivable.
Gaetan on the other hand doesn't smile anymore after the announcement of winners.. He knows something is wrong ...somewhere.
17. There was no Q and A. We thought all while beauty contest are made to showcase the candidates beauty, personality and potentials and that's including his intelligence.
In a hotly contested pageant like Manhunt one wonders which areas of the competition has Vietnam or Thailand's have an advantage over Lebanon? That's a valid question right?
18. Gaetan Osman of Lebanon was robbed ... according to my friend who thinks that the facial beauty be given a weight.
Placing Lebanon side by side with Vietnam or Thailand should end the contest even from the get-go.
19. He further said: Gaetan Osman losing to Vietnam ... is an anomaly.
And Gaetan Osman losing both to Vietnam and Thailand ... is double whammy!
20. Another friend said: " I am shocked with the results ... 4 Asians in Top 5? I didn't see that coming.
Nobody from America's ... Nobody from Europe and Nobody from Oceania and Africa. This is an overkill!
Overall I can say that it was an average show. The dim light from start to finish ruined the show. What is in the stage that they don't want us to see?
The National Costume Competition was a let-down. It was marred when the candidates descends from the stage one by one prolonging the agony of an overly extended segment.
The hosts also becomes a liability by putting more salt to the pageant's wounds. Miss Grand International (another Thai show) was held in Vietnam this year, but they proceeded with some success when they utilized English speaking hosts. Manhunt should follow suit.
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