Miss Universe????

[scott h]

14 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

Ms. Philippines wins!

The whole nation will be insufferable for the next couple of weeks  

[JDDavao II]

54 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

Another American daddy is proud today!  Ms. Philippines wins!

I thought she was Australian.

[OnMyWay]

1 hour ago, JDDavao said:

I thought she was Australian.

You are right!  I heard my wife say her daddy was American and forgot to turn on my Filipino interpretation ear piece!  

[Arizona Kid]

I just wish that the winner looked like a true Filipina. They are the most beautiful.

[JDDavao II]

1 hour ago, Arizona Kid said:

I just wish that the winner looked like a true Filipina. They are the most beautiful.

I'm happy for her and I know that Filipinos are beside themselves but I find it a bit sad that "beauty" seems to always mean "half-white" for the Philippines in these competitions.

[OnMyWay]

1 hour ago, JDDavao said:

I'm happy for her and I know that Filipinos are beside themselves but I find it a bit sad that "beauty" seems to always mean "half-white" for the Philippines in these competitions.

I don't know if you saw the pageant but a lot of countries had mixed race contestants.  Seems to be a thing these days.

[Old55]

The younger population in many developed country’s today is becoming more and more mixed race now. When I visit our boys schools I will guess a third of the young people are a wonderful mixture.

Edited December 17, 2018 by Old55

[JDDavao II]

15 hours ago, OnMyWay said:

I don't know if you saw the pageant but a lot of countries had mixed race contestants.  Seems to be a thing these days.

No, I didn't watch. I don't like beauty pageants which is probably more than half of the reason I'm a Davy Downer about them. 

I haven't put my feelings into order on this topic. It's weird. I don't feel bad for flabby guys like me when some god-body wins Mr. Universe. Why should Miss Universe bug me?

[graham59]

I thought her father was Scottish. 

Anyway...us 'kanos' are all the same to them, I suppose. 

Here we are... dad emigrated to Australia in 1952 (presumably with his parents)... just as my aunt, uncle, and three cousins did in 1955.  I know they certainly would still wish to be identified as British.

https://sea.mashable.com/culture/1547/here-are-5-things-you-didnt-know-about-miss-universe-2018-ca

Edited December 18, 2018 by graham59

[OnMyWay]

2 minutes ago, graham59 said:

I thought her father was Scottish. 

Anyway...us 'kanos' are all the same to them, I suppose. 

Scottish ancestry.  His mother or grandmother moved to AU many years ago, according to what I read.  And in fact, Catriona was born in AU and lived there until she was 18, when she moved to Manila for a modeling career.