More Placements

We can't get enough of titles and placements. Just a week ago we responded to some pretenders to the throne that they are the emerging force to reckon with in South Asia as far as pageants are concerned.

It is actually nothing to us ... they can claim anything they want ... but their rabid fan antics are bordering on being a nuisance ... let alone annoying. It sounds so juvenile and "no need to reply" may be a better option.

Our point was if you win one pageant ... that is not enough. In November alone where pageants were mushrooming like there was a pageant epidemic ... a powerhouse country doesn't need to sell itself and make inappropriate pronouncements. What happens if internet users instead of agreeing or acknowledging their statements ... challenge them ... and make fun of them. See what I mean?

A powerhouse country doesn't brag ... they just keep quiet in one corner and let success do the math. Sales pitches, packaging stunts, and promotional materials or speeches that aim to persuade others (especially people of other countries) of one's pageantry status are ill-advised ... and lacking propriety.

Self-proclaimed experts and gurus (and Fans) who have nothing to offer at all except for overflowing confidence and delusions of grandeur ... such blatant assertions bereft of proof or evidence can bring you to a no man's land (imagine the shame and the humiliation - when somebody disagrees with you.)

If you asked me a "powerhouse" country needs to be consistent with winning ... whether a major or minor pageant they figured prominently. One doesn't need to be selective about what pageant counts ... it should include all pageants. No ifs and no buts.

If a country is a permanent appendage or a structural part of any award-giving pageant like habitual Venezuela, Philippines USA, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Brazil, Dominican Republic, South Africa, Thailand, and Peru ... pageant aficionados consider these near-misses minor and insignificant because of their consistency.

The Philippines as of press time had already amassed 56 wins and titles this year and still counting ... and they also have 17 first runner-up spots,  Did you ask yourself ... had it been a better night ... 17 is a big number to add to 56 ... making their total an alarming 73 titles.

If there's a Country Of The Year Award ... look no further!