Brazil (Teresa Santos) and Thailand (Anchilee Scott- Kemmis) ended their long streak of placements in Miss Universe 2021 and people are asking why? Was it the marathon race to the finish that was the culprit? Or was it the hurried training these two got since winning the local title or was the Miss U finals was too close for comfort making their preparations slapdash, disorganized and uncoordinated?
It doesn’t matter if you aced your placement at Miss Universe or barely made it, but assessing and critiquing your performance is a must and it should be done by all countries and that's including the fans in pageant fora. It should be de rigeur - it is fitting and necessary and I am encouraging all ND and their partners to make it a part and parcel of their post mortem autopsy of what they did and what is supposed to be done.
Discussing the performance of other candidates say Brazil or Thailand or Vietnam, I think is a welcome move for as long as we maintain politeness, propriety, and decorum. If we discuss them so we can mirror their performance and shortcomings and maybe learn from their mistakes is acceptable. If it is done to help us do things better next time. then I don't say NO to it. It’s always important to understand what’s working (and why), what’s not, and where opportunities lie. These insights will help us streamline workflow, innovate processes, and improve team collaboration.
Even doctors & nurses are making post mortem evaluations of their work - say after successful surgery or maybe after somebody died on the operating table.
Post mortem examination is important in order to ensure that justice is served in respect of the deceased, the accused, the next of kin, and the respective insurance companies. It is important as a tool to establish the cause of death and to determine the contributing factors.
We can also apply these principles to pageantry, especially after the end of the contest to know what is lacking in us and formulate plans to improve next season maybe.
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