Beauty queen Venus Raj said she is contented with the third runner-up finish of Shamcey Supsup at the 60th Miss Universe pageant in Sao Paolo, Brazil on Monday (Tuesday in Manila)."Ako kuntento. Kasi nakita niyo sa mga interview ni Shamcey, siya mismo kuntento sa nakuha niya, so bakit ako hindi makukuntento kung 'yung tao mismo ay kuntento," Raj, who was fourth runner-up in last year's Miss Universe pageant, said on ABS-CBN morning show "Umagang Kay Ganda," where she is a host.
Raj added that she is happy for Leila Lopes of Angola, who was crowned Miss Universe 2011.
"I'm just happy for Miss Angola kasi hindi ko alam kung first time ito na Angola ang nanalo, pero ngayon ko lang nakita na Angola ang nanalo," she said.
"Ang kagandahan dito ay magiging inspirasyon siya (Lopes) sa mga tao. For example, sa mga taga-Angola na naghahangad sumali sa Miss Universe at iba pang beauty pageant."
Meanwhile, Raj commended Supsup for being the only Miss Universe contestant this year who answered the pageant's final question in English.
"Sa akin walang masama na gamitin natin ang sarili nating wika. Pero somehow, mas iisipin nila na maganda din pala na English ang ginamit ni Shamcey, o ako man o nakaraang kandidata ng Pilipinas. Kasi lalo nating napapatunayan na hindi lang tayo puro ganda, hindi lang tayo puro rampa, kaya din nating makipagsabayan kahit sa international competition at kahit sa ibang bansa na English ang kanilang unang lenguahe," she said.
"So maganda na ginamit niya (Supsup) ang English. At sa mga susunod na panahon ay gagamitin na ng mga kandidata ang Filipino, wala namang problema doon basta maipahayag mo ang saloobin mo at nilalaman ng puso mo."
On Tuesday, just minutes after Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011, Filipino netizens noted that she looks a lot like Raj. Because of the "striking resemblance between the two beauty queens, Raj made it to Twitter's top trending topics in the country.
The Filipina beauty ranked fifth in the list as of Wednesday morning.
Source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
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