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| Miss Jamaica Universe Yendi Phillips. Photo: Yendi Phillip's Facebook page |
I watched one of the most exciting
Miss Universe competitions I have watched in a while, in fact it's the most exciting since Lisa Hanna won Miss World way back in 1993! What made it so exciting? Well former Miss Jamaica World and now Miss Jamaica Universe,
Yendi Phillips, seemed to be poised to snatch the Miss Universe crown! However, an additional bonus was that I was sharing the moment with several of my followers on twitter. Somehow, having a 140 or less character conversation with several people in support of Yendi made the Miss Universe competition even more exciting! The hilarious comments and views of other tweeters just added to the whole excitement of watching Yendi's progress through the competition. So how did Yendi do?
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I watched in anticipation, on the edge of my seat, fingers on the keyboard as Yendi made it to the top fifteen. Then it was time for the swimsuit section and let me tell you Yendi nailed it with that awesome body of hers, getting a whopping 9.426! How is that for booty power! And we all know Yendi has that! This score no doubt catapulted her to the top 10, which stirred a combination of relief and even more anticipation both for me and for the many Yendi and Jamaica supports on Twitter and Jamaica.
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The next round was filled with more anticipation as they contestants paraded in their evening gowns. I will admit, Yendi's gown was OK, but it was certainly not the best in the competition. Nevertheless, our hearts got a small relief from the heavy pounding as she made it through to the final 5. Now it was the time for the dreaded judges question and Yendi did a very good job of giving a political answer. However I feared that her use of God in her answer may have struck a wrong chord with the judges if any of them were aithists. Then came the real nerve wrecking part, the announcement of the runner-up and the winner of the Miss Universe 2010!
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Hearts pounding, eyes glued to the TV, fingers still on the keyboard tweeting! Fourth runner-up... Yendi wasn't called... Third runner-up... still no Yendi! Heart pounding even faster... Second runner-up... still no Yendi! Could this be? Could Yendi really be the new Miss Universe 2010? The anticipation builds as I wait, as the entire Jamaica Twitter posse eager waits breathlessly! Heart pounding faster and faster, eyes even more glued to the TV, ears tuned to the audio, fingers still on the keyboard... First runner-up... Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillips! "@StunnerJ:
NNNNNOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!" My heard plummeted in disappointment, so close yet she did not win the coveted crown of Miss Universe 2010. Nevertheless, she did well, she did Jamaica proud as reaching first runner-up is a very good feat.
Congratulations Miss Jamaica Universe Yendi Phillips, you did well!
We were so close. I'm so proud of her but like someone said on twitter, it seems like Asafa 2nd place saltness rub off pon har still.
ReplyDeleteSo close man, so close! LOL! Seems Asafa did some serious rubbing!
ReplyDeleteI agree it was her repetition of God that did it...twas too impassioned. It's sad that that's the reason she may have lost a point or 2 cus i'm positive it was close but only God knows and dictates all. Its hard to see what better plans He has for her cus traveling the globe and aiding in invaluable projects sure sounds darn good to me.
ReplyDeletei too didnt fancy the dress but it fit her body damn good and she did get the 2nd highest score in that category surprisingly.
Very good.
ReplyDeleteso close, but she represent well overall.
ReplyDeleteWe were robbed!
ReplyDeleteSo does the runner up get anything at all? Any cash, any travel opptys?
ReplyDeleteIf God was the reason she missed 1st place, well, it was not meant to be. One door closed but I'm sure a window will open.
I didn't really fancy her gown however im happy for her success.
ReplyDeleteShe did Jamaica proud!
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