In the Americas,
The Venezuelan essence and tradition in pageants were brought to the Miss Earth contest after Alexandra Braun's victory. Miss Venezuela was breathtakingly beautiful with her "a la Ly Jonaitis looks and Evening gown presentation." I heard that in yesterday's preliminary interviews, Silvana gave a great answer. She is articulate, intelligent and her Venezuelan catwalk style will put her in the top 4 spot. She was classy and well groomed and like Korea, she could be Venezuela's 2nd Miss Earth!
Miss Brazil clearly put all her effort into this. Unlike her past predecessors in the last two years, she had sparkle, stage presence, sex appeal, and although she wasn’t among the prettiest women in the bunch, her charisma gained her Best in Aui Do in last November 1's special competition in Vietnam. If a Latina wins, it will be either her or Venezuela. Eye on Misses Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. They are phenomenal!
Guatemala is a latin bombshell, sexy, confident and very commercial. This former TV presenter has no shyness to cameras or press at all. A celebrity in the making. Also, Bolivia and Ecuador could pull a surprise and even El Salvador was able to display excellent runway skills and may sneak into the semifinals
* Miss Guatemala, the most photogenic among the contestants, apparently was not happy with her preliminary interview. Other girls could surprise, and watch out for Belize being a possible winner of "Beauty for a Cause Award".
In the Caribbean, Martinique - This is one of my favorites for the crown and she is really quite deserving for a top 16 spot. The only outstanding delegate in this region.