Miss Universe 2004 (2004) (TV)

Directors:

Ron de Moraes
David Mrnka

Writers:

Milena Molina (writer)
David Mrnka (writer)

Release Date:

1 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot Keywords:

TV Special | Beauty | Beauty Pageant | Beautiful Woman | Beautiful Women

Cast

Elsa Benitez	...	Herself (Judge)
Billy Bush	...	Himself - Host
Larimar Fiallo	...	Herself (Miss Dominican Republic)
Shandi Finnessey	...	Miss USA (1st Runner Up)
Daisy Fuentes	...	Hostess
Jennifer Hawkins	...	Miss Universe Australia
Rosalva Luna	...	Miss Mexico
Alba Reyes	...	Miss Puerto Rico
Amelia Vega	...	Herself (Miss Universe 2003)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

Australia | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G

Filming Locations:

Quito, Ecuador

Company:

Gurin Company, The

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Dancing with the Stars: (#4.1)" (2006)

Re-creating the beauty contest

Beauty contests are a favorite target of the PC police, and this has led to the contests being more about personality and less about physical beauty which defeats the whole enterprise in my opinion.

The owner and producer of the MISS UNIVERSE show, Donald Trump, has heard the plaintiff cries of heterosexual men from around the world and has increased the physical beauty aspect of the MISS UNIVERSE show. The field of 2005 contestants were much more shapely than previous years. 2004, if memory serves, had many white northerners serving as judges. Sure enough, the top finalists were mostly blondes and a blonde won. In 2005, there were mostly non-northern Europeans on the judge's panel, and the top finalists were mostly dark haired Latinas (with the winner being a Latin-Canadian).

Sadly, there are some very serious problems needing to be addressed. The MC's for these MISS UNIVERSE shows have piercing announcer voices and little else. PLEASE Mr. Trump spend some money and have a personality host your show. Someone charming and romantic, like George Clooney. Someone clever and funny, like Robin Williams. Martin Short, Brad Pitt, Pierce Bronson, Kurt Russle, Chevy Chase... there are funny, charming appealing Hollywood personalities who can entertain and go beyond the canned script.

Second, why so tall? Tall, towering basketball players are not my ideal of sexy female beauty. Flaired, full, fine and healthy child bearing hips is what sparks the heart and attracts the eye.

Third, there should be a rule preventing fake noses and fake inflated breasts. The MISS UNIVERSE SHOW should be a pagent of natural female beauty.

Last, and most of all, please, by all that is holy Mr. Trump, never again let homosexuals be your judge of female beauty. A vegetarian should not enter a BBQ eating contest. A completely blind person should not be a paint color matcher in a hardware store. And gay boys should not be deciding for the world who is the most attractive female.

For the good of humanity, please adopt these four suggestions.