Telemundo Media, which is the
number one Spanish-language primetime programming, recently announced that this
years Miss Latina U.S.A. would be done as a reality series. The lucky winner
will be afforded the opportunity to make history by participating in the 2013
Miss Universe pageant as Miss Latina U.S.A. This will be the first time that
two delegated from the United States would be in the pageant. Miss Universe
is one of the most watched televised events in the world, many believe that
this gesture would help to improve the ratings of the pageant and opens doors
for Telemundo Media. However, pageants such as Miss Black U.S.A. feel that this
move is segregation or prejudice for other regional pageants.
The launch of this new reality series will be comprised of multi-city
auditions, contestants living in a mansion, where they will be trained by a
team of talented experts, weekly competitions and eliminations that will lead
up to the selection of the Miss Latina U.S.A. Emilio Romano, President of
Telemundo media stated, “It’s always great to be in business with Donald J.
Trump and the Miss Universe Organization.” For the Miss Universe Organization,
this arrangement is expected to draw “big numbers” for the next broadcast of
Miss Universe. Statistics have shown that 25% of the delegates in the Miss
Universe are from Spanish speaking countries and in the past four years, three
out of the four queens were from Spanish speaking countries. It is evident that
the Latina market is crucial to the Miss Universe Organization. A venture of
this nature seems like a great business opportunity, but socially has a
negative effect.
Reporters and bloggers have already suggested that this new
venture depicts segregation to other regional pageants in the United States.
The Miss Black U.S.A. is just one of the other pageants that have become vocal
about the matter. This has caused many to speculate that the Miss Universe Organization
is only interested in Latinas.
Therefore, there are two main questions to ask in regards to
this situation. Is it fair to other countries that more than one delegate from
the United States is able to participate in the pageant? Also, is it far that
other regional pageants such as Miss Black U.S.A is not able to participate in
the pageant? This new venture will definitely change the shape of pageantry
forever; for better or worse.
Colette has an eye for fashion, and a passion for beauty. Throughout her blog, she has expressed and informed readers of the beauty, fashion, and pageantry industry. She has blogged about all sorts of different topics, but all relate to the same subject. This creates much diversity within her blog, and avoids repetitive blog posts. Her posts are well written and very organized and relative. She has good grammar and has put much thought into her work. Her blog expresses how informed she is with this industry and how involved she is within this business. Her blog is extremely creative and organized. She has chosen colors such as hot pink, and dark purple with accents of light and dark blues. The color schemes are not ones that I would pick, however, it embodies her blog and her industry very accurately. Colette, keep up the great effort. This blog is extemely informative and you have done such a great job to inform people of this industry with your expertise!
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