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   I’d like to add that those people who found fault in Janina or the judges are idiots and stupid. One disgusting trait of Filipinos - they find fault in everything without understanding how it came about.

   Comment by supremo — March 25, 2008 #

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   It’s not Janina’s fault, it’s not the judges’ fault. They should change the criteria to prevent this from happening again in the next beauty competitions. For this pageant the criteria were beauty of face and figure 80%, personality 10%, intelligence 10%. She won both the long gown and swimsuit competition and even if she got 0 (Zero) in the Q&A she will still win. With these criteria, even deaf-mute have a chance.

   Also initial screening of candidates should be improved.

   Again this is not Janina’s fault. She’s just a girl who had a dream and did all she can. She gave it her all. Yes, that was all she could do given the resources she had. Now that she won, lets just support her and hope the organizers will prepare her well for the Miss World competition.

   Comment by supremo — March 25, 2008 #

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   It is not about her english grammar, or being unable to speak (trying hard) english fluently, BUT it is about how she was unable to answer a very simple question.

   I feel pity for her. Being young and first timer is not an excuse in such a prestigious beauty pageant (she was supposed to be prepared).

   Judges’ decision also ruined the pageant. What a shame to Filipino people around the world.

   Comment by Eric — March 20, 2008 #

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   What a joke! She makes us Filipinos living in English-speaking countries look like idiots. We are already trying to pierce through enough stereotypes as it is and they had to make this dumb girl the winner? I don’t care if she’s only 17, I was speaking English fluently at that age and I was born and raised in a northern province in the Philippines.The judges should have know better than to choose this kind of person to represent Filipino WOMEN, what a bad move! And people saying she was being herself is a bunch of bull. If she wanted to be herself then she should have spoken with her native tongue. So what if she didn’t answer the question in English? We need to preserve our language too because that in itself is rich in history! Man oh man, this will be such a shame. We are now the world’s laughing stock. She will have a VERY RUDE awakening!

   Comment by Kylie M. — March 15, 2008 #

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   the thought of her representing the philippines on the miss universe gives me goosebumps, and not in a good way. stupid, stupid girl. stupid. did i already say that she’s stupid?

   Comment by ariane — March 14, 2008 #

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   She’s not stupid, she just don’t to how to express herself in English… Let’s give the girl a break, it’s not her fault that she won in that compettion.

   Comment by -reya- — March 15, 2008 #

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   she’s cool. I AM A LEGEND II. lol. help her GOD. i dunno./ i dunno what to say! waaaaaaaaaaaaaa. i want to shout. she’s so funny. and the judges are really booboo as her. my GOD. MAYBE THE JUDGES AND JANINA HAVE THE SAME THOUGHTS. THAT’S WHY THEY LET HER WIN. LIFE IS MAYBE? HAHA

   Comment by aira — March 14, 2008 #

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   the stupidest person i have ever heard or seen on philippine television. i cant believe that she actually won!!! what a disgrace! what were the judges thinking anyway?? shame on you, janina. just the thing we wanted, to be a laughingstock of the world! the thought of her representing the philippines on the miss universe gives me goosebumps, and not in a good way. stupid, stupid girl. stupid. did i already say that she’s stupid?

   Comment by ariane — March 14, 2008 #

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   I think the question here is: if the question was given in Filipino.. and if she was allowed to answer in Filipino, would she have answered with more sense?

   Comment by Ms. Ursula — March 13, 2008 #

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   “i find that flips have the worse sounding accent next to veit ppl. so i hvae to disagree that they sound like angels.” -> EXCUSE ME!!! Not all flips are like her…and so what, if our accent is bad? it aint our mother tongue.

   Comment by ms. mabelle — March 12, 2008 #

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    it’s sad to see Filipinas being bashed this way, but i have to say, she did murder that question. she ought to have just answered in Filipino (I think she’s smart enough to have sensible ideas), then, after winning, she ought to get a really good coach to prepare her for the international competition. we’re all so caught up with the idea that speaking English gives a sense of superiority that we tend to forget the beauty of our own national language. what prevented her from answering in Filipino?

    Comment by pinayDoc_in Philly — March 12, 2008 #

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