Does Donald Trump fix the Miss Universe pageant?
A choreographer says the pageant's owner makes sure the prettiest contestants make it to the finals
Miss Universe 2009, Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela, reacts to her win as pageant owner Donald Trump looks on (Lucas Jackson/Reuters/Corbis)
"If there is one thing that holds all God's species together it is our faith that the selection of Miss Universe is impartial and free of favoritism," said Richard Rushfield in Defamer. "Now that may be in doubt." Michael Schwandt, choreographer of the last four pageants, tells the Guanabee blog that Donald Trump personally chooses six of the 15 semi-finalists.
"Gasp!" said FoxNews.com's entertainment blog. Does this mean that Trump's idea of beauty—and not the interview portion of the contest—decides who will be Miss Universe? Don't tell that to Carrie Prejean.
That's not how the Miss Universe pageant rules say it's supposed to work, said Katherine Thomson in The Huffington Post. Michael Schwandt says Donald Trump picks the contestants he thinks are the prettiest to make sure they'll move into the final round. But one panel of judges is supposed to decide the preliminary rounds, and another decides the televised selection of the semi-finalists, finalists, and winner, based on the interviews, the swimsuit competition, and the evening gown competition. Sorry, those are the rules.
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Posted by cristin, Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 8:53 pm Miss Venezuela was the best
Posted by Alina, Thursday, September 3, 2009, 5:39 pm who cares. The world has bigger problems....
Posted by mr universe, Saturday, September 5, 2009, 12:33 pm What?! A beauty contest where the participants are judged on their looks? What'll they think of next?
Posted by Dawn, Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 1:14 pm Trump has been doing it for the past several years since he bought the pageant. Where undeserving finalists make it over the exclusion of deserving delegates. So the likes of Misses Venezuela and Puerto Rico are normally expected as finalists every year for Trump's business MU franchises.True beauty is not only physical. But he owns the pageant thereby manipulating whatever he wants.This old man must be investigated?
Posted by Heather, Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 1:21 pm DUHH!!!!!!This crap granny has been on it. He doesn't care who the judges selected for he'll just changed it and choose meats for his appetitie.
Posted by Kara, Monday, November 9, 2009, 11:05 am If he owns the pageant, can't he do whatever he wants?Who cares?
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