Sunday, December 23, 2012

Like or Dislike: Janine Tugonon's Answer to Nigel Barker's Question


Nigel Barker: "As an international ambassador, do you believe that speaking English should be a prerequisite to being Miss Universe? Why or why not?"

Janine Tugonon: "For me, being Miss Universe is not just about knowing how to speak a specific language. It's being able to influence and inspire other people. So whatever language you have, as long your heart is to serve and you have a strong mind to show people then you can be Miss Universe."

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  1. Astig.. Best answer ever! Tapos 1st Runer-Up lang!

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    1. At di talaga pumapalakpak si usa ha!!! Insekyorang mexikana!!!

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    2. Pansin nyo? Si USA lang ang hindi pumalakpak kay Ms. Philippines? Insecure ang hitad! hahaha!

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    3. pasinin niyo din na di pumalakpak si MS PHILIPPINES nun sumagot si MS AUSTRALIA. haha wag kasi kayong judgemental. malay mo nawala sa sarili sa sobrang tense kaya di nakaclap.

      pero congrats kay MISS PHILIPPINES :)

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    4. Eto ang mga sagot nilang 5 during Q and A, perfectly dubbed by a charotera. share ko lang..hehehe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PshBOVmQ-ec&feature=share

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  2. Supperbbbbb LIKEEEEER.... she should be the winner!!!

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  3. Perfect. Just perfect.

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  4. like! Sa lahat sya pinakamagaling sumagot..ewan,kung bkit USA nanalo..LUTO cguro..pero atleast sa 89 candidates,nka 1st runner up ang Pinas

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    1. natalo lang, luto na agad? pwede bang she's not the most worthy of the crown?

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    2. Anong she's not worthy of the crown??? kung icompare mo lang kay USA mas patok naman sya noh, from evening gown to answering the question.

      --machong ulikba

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    3. teh, that's according to you, a Filipino.

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    4. Why don't you visit eonline.com so you will know na Hindi lang
      Mga Filipinos who thinks that Miss Philiopines was robbed of the title.

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  5. bravo!! congrats, ms janine.

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  6. like! ..sya ang pinakamagandang sumagot.. Nkakahighblo0d lang,bkit USA nanalo..pero atleast sa 89 cndidates,nka 1st runner up ang PINAS.. proud parin! :-)

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  7. She should have won.

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  8. pasok na pasok sa banga!!!

    --gwapong badaff

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  9. super like ko answer niya sa q&a. isa pa, nakakagulat mga pinoys sa Las Vegas, grabe yung supporta nila. mas malakas pa sa sigawan sa ibang contestants. so proud of you Janine. buti na lang Donaire won, kung talo pa , iisipin ko na malas ang Pilipinas sa year 2012...well better luck next yr.

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    1. teh, good harvest tayo sa beauty pageants this year:

      Miss International Queen - WINNER
      Mr Manhunt International - WINNER
      Miss Universe - 1st Runner Up
      Miss Earth - 1st Runner Up
      Mr World - 1st Runner Up
      Miss World - Top 8
      Miss International - Top 15

      O, say nyo mga ateng?

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    2. runner-ups are not considered winners.

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    3. hindi namang binanggit na runner-ups = winners, niroundup lang...

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    4. runners up not runner ups

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  10. Like! She answered with so much confidence and with sense. Ano kaya nararamdaman ngayon nung mga nang bash sa kanya dito sa FP?

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    1. Tama!!! Baka isa nga rin sila sa tumili at sumigaw kaninang umaga eh. Na kay Janine ang huling halakhak! Dami kase judgemental.

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    2. binash siya dun sa unang interview nya kasi kabash bash naman talaga yung sagot niya. op cors, the ones who bashed her were happy to be proven wrong. at isa na dun ako sa hindi nagandahan sa unang interview nya pero i felt relieved and happy when nakasagot siya ng mahusay sa q & a. ok na te?

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  11. Panalo! Bravo Janine!

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  12. super like! concise but full of meaning! :)

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  13. winner! she deserves the crown. first to ocmment :)

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  14. Eto yun eh! Waging-wagi sa sagot. Ang ganda din ng pagka-deliver tapos naligwak ng babaeng naka-kurtina ng punerarya!

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  15. LOVE!!!!

    -Clear
    -With conviction
    -Usage of the Ms. Universe syntax ("world peace" levels)

    I still wonder why she didn't get the crown. =( Considering that all scores are back to zero for the QA.

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    1. Its not back to Zero. Kung narining mo ang sabi ni andy cohen "the winner will be judged according to d over all impresions of the judges" this evening

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    2. It's no longer back to zero. Miss Universe organizers change the rules every now and then. they now consider other things like how the contestants did in the pre-pageant. kaya nga hindi na pinapakita ngayon yung scores ng judges and the fan scores kasi a lot of factors are taken into consideration. baka malito lang ang tao.

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  16. Pasok sa banga! Love you JT!

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  17. Janine made a good answer! judges already have their favorites in preliminaries (personal interviews, PR, Photo ops, insiders info, etc.). Ms U candidates earn points and get the attention of judges by then. it's not only the q.a in the finals that matters but the whole package of a candidate. congratulations to all the candidates especially to Ms Philippines!

    anyway, there's another next time.

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  18. tsamba lang! nagkataon na isa yan sa mga naaral nya na possible questions pero kung nagkataon hindi... super tagal at hirap sya makaconstruct ng sagot in english

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    1. sana kayo na lang ang sinalang dun baka kahit sa top 15 hindi kayo pasok! tigilan na ang siraan nuh! hindi ikaka- proud ng pinas ang pagiging nega at criticisms niyo!

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    2. Salamat sa suporta. Magaling ka ba mag-english???

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    3. ^ Eto na nagcomment na ang mga talunan sa Binibining Pilipinas na walang chance mag-compete internationally. hahaha

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    4. ^ Eto na nagcomment na ang mga talunan sa Binibining Pilipinas na walang chance mag-compete internationally. hahaha

      Sabihin na nating naaral but what's admirable ay hindi siya mukhang kinakabahan. Mag-aral ka man ng 1000 questions, dear, we still have this thing called mental block especially with nerve wracking situations.

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    5. tsamba? oh eh di ikaw na sumali! baka screening pa lang tangal kana! hahaha tsura nito! bakla mag walis ka nga nga! hahaha

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    6. Ma'am/ Sir, ikaw lng ang hirap mag construct ng sagot in English. Huwag mo kami idamay hahaha

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    7. hoy mga nag kicriticize kay janine magaling na ba kayo?

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  19. expected ko na sa USA mapupunta ang korona... tsk3! dapat PHILIPPINES e.. pero ok narin yung 1st runner up... ~aprilicious

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  20. Pak na Pak! Hindi lang pasok, naka-3point shot sa banga pa!

    Siya may pinakamagandang sagot. Si miss usa puro kapatid ang pinag-usapan, pake ba namin sa mga kapatid niya! che!

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  21. We can't afford to organize Miss Universe, so expect the FACT that we will always b a runner up.. Kung sa basketball pa eh, homecourt advantage.. Lol!

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    1. The Philippines was the first Asian country to host Miss Universe in 1974.

      It hosted the pageant once again in 1994. Unfortunately, our candidate those times didn't win the crown.

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    2. We had one Miss Universe pageant before, the time when Miss Spain won the title.

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    3. We hosted it in 1994 as well. Charlene Gonzalez was our candidate. Ms. India Sushmita Sen won.

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  22. maganda sagot nya pero sana tinagalog nya tapos sya na rin mismo nag-translate! diba bongga pag ganun?!

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    1. magmumukha siyang arogante kung ganito ginawa nya.

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    2. Mas maganda sumagot sa interview ang g*y bf ni janine.

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    3. Agree ako sa sinabi mo...

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  23. she didn't answer whether its 'yes, i think its a prerequisite' or 'no, i dont think its a prerequisite' slow ang mga judges mga te. kelangan specific. galing kasi ng reality shows. chura!

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    1. Iyan din ang naiisip ko kung bakit hindi siya ang nanalo. although magaling ang sagot niya, hindi niya ni-refer ang tanong. Too much confidence. Sayang in the bag na sana. Parang iyong nangyari kay Venus Raj lang noon. Atin na sana, nawala pa.

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    2. hindi rin naman nasagot ni Miss Usa ang tanong niya.. binawi niya sa last na hindi niya raw ni regret. so quits lang

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  24. Kering keri ko ang sagot ni baklang Janine, pak na pak kaya, the best answer under that kind of pressure, wag ng magmaganda ang iba, nakakaloka! Miss USA ang pinaka mahina ang dating, naka red na nga wala pa ring dating! Pampalubag nila sa bansa nila kc yung sa Sandyhook Elementary sa Newtown CT, OA naman talaga sa lungkot, devastating naman, pagbigyan, nakakaawa naman sila. Nakakaawa pero di sila maganda...walang magsasabing american guys na mas magaganda mga babae nila sa mga babae sa atin. Punta kayo kahit saang resort ang kasama ng mga Kano, exotic beauties!

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  25. Of kors sobrang hanga ako sa sagot ni janine,kumbaga substance wise kanya tlaga,kaso sa delivery medyo sumablay gaya nung kay miriam,habang si USA khit na walang lalim ung sagot eh nadala nya sa delivery,at sguro sa limitadong oras din ng mga hurado mas napansin ung delivery di na nila inintidi ung laman ng mga. sagot nila nwys much better pa rin sana kung atin ung crown

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    1. eh amerikana un natural magaling mag-ingles!

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    2. Its not a question kung american xa o hindi,ang point ko is ung delivery,dba may mga filipino din nmn na n sa tagalog ndi mkpag xplain ng maayos . . .nwys wtever

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    3. Eto na lang iyon - may advantage si Ms USA kasi english ang first language niya whereas si Janine, hindi. Gets?

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  26. It was an easy question but I'm impressed with Janine kasi di lang siya nagfocus sa english language e. I agree she should have won, but it all comes down to the ugly truth that it's a beauty contest and dun lamang ang USA.

    Nung tinawag Australia akala ko sure na si Janine oh well.

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  27. Move on na, mga teh. Nung si Venus Raj, jusme, sabi ng mga Pinoy dapat daw siya ang winner. Last year naman, sabi rin ng mga Pinoy, dinaya ang results. May gumawa pa ng fake letter kuno from Oprah Winfrey. Tapos, decision ni Lea Salonga, inokray-okray nila. Ngayon naman, sourgraping pa rin ang mga Pinoy.

    So, pag di tayo winner, rigged lagi ang results?

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    1. HAHAHAHAHA. I remember that fake letter! Kakahiya dahil nag-issue pa ng statement ang O Network ni Oprah.

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    2. move on na nga. lets admit it. Miss Universe is a beauty pageant. Take note, beauty pageant. And Miss USA is truly beautiful

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  28. like!she has the most appropriate answer. Home court advantage lang talaga ng usa.. Casual at carefree din kasi ang pagkakasagot ni usa

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  29. Basta si Janine ang panalp sa puso ng mga Pinoy... lahat naman sila wala saysay sinagot pero si Janine ang wagi...

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  30. She reminds me of Miriam Quiambao. Pinay beauty and the way she speaks. So proud of her!

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    1. na-remind ka rin ba na "homosexuality is a lie from the devil???"

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  31. Si Janine ang may stunning aura at talagang nag-shine nung gabing yun. Pero nung nakita ko actually si Ms.USA nung evening gown competition, kinutuban ako na kung sakali man, malamang silang dalawa ni Janine ang matira. Siguro kinonsider rin yung mga video interviews and mga TV appearances nila. Si Ms.USA naman, meron siyang very secured, serene and intellectual appeal sa pagkilos niya. It was a close fight pero I must really say that Janine was the brightest of them all sa stage that night. Sayang, pero sana siya na lang ang pinapanalo. Grabe, ang galing ng pagkakahawig niya kay Miriam Quiambao na 1st runner-up rin sa Ms.Universe at pareho pa sila ng pinanggalingang university, UST. Siguro maraming mina ng beauty queens sa university nila kaya dapat dito maghanap ang mga scouts ng Bb.Pilipinas. Very classy Janine...congrats! So happy that you proved all the bashers wrong. Do not worry, you may not have achieved the crown but the mere fact that the entire world believes that you should have won the crown, being able to get the merit of being the most deserving one is far more superior than wearing the crown. Mabuhay ka, Ms.Tugonon.

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    1. Agree with you Anon 5:46am.
      Aside from her grace and striking Filipina beauty, Janine has very strong mass appeal.
      I personally liked the way she handled the post-pageant interviews. She was very candid, natural, just like a regular girl. I wish her the best!

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    2. mukha nga, si charlene gonzales sa USTe rin galing eh.

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  32. I think she is winning the crown if she answers that yes the english language is important to speak beacuse it universal langugage and the questions that are judges ask is english so her answer is english too.

    -Ruffalyn

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    1. oh eh di ikaw na sumali next year! hhaha

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    2. Sana tiningnan mo muna yang grammar mo para maniwala ako s ENGLISH answer mo. Hahaha

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    3. tamah k dian! red pen police!!.. o.ks n oks nman ung sgot ni ms. Janine Tugonon.

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  33. Sinagot ba nya ang tanong? Dapat yes or no then explain your answer. Ang mga judges particularly ang mga puti straight to the point sila. Kung sinabi ba nyang yes, mananalo sya? Parang job interview lang ang Ms. U. Di dahil impressive ang sagot mo sa Q & A, panalo na. Point system nga di ba? Interviews, photoshoots, etc. baka lang talaga she didn't get the grade to become Ms. U. But still proud of Ms. Tugonon.

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    1. galing mong mag-advise teh. ikaw kaya ang isalang dyan?

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    2. oh e di ikaw na sumagot! mamagaling ka eh nanalo na nga!

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    3. Kaya di umaasenso ang Pinas dahil sa mga taong katulad nyong di bukas ang pag-iisip sa opinyon ng iba. 1st runner up nga eh..ibig sabihin, natalo. Isa lang ang korona para sa Ms. Universe.

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    4. haha! ano ito, classroom recitation? pag tinanong kung yes or no dapat ang isasagot may yes or no din? Is it important to eat breakfats? Yes, it is important to eat breakfast. GANON??? hahaha! di ba pwedeng i hint na lang ang sagot like- eating breakfast provides energy blah blah...

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  34. what if may nude photo si ms usa sa net..madedethrone din ba siya like what happened to ms vanessa williams?

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    1. noon pwede ma dethrone nung hindi pa hawak ni donald trumph ang mISS U.. ngayun ewan ko lang

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  35. mas maganda sana ung dating system ng Q and A (tama ba?) ung isang question lang para sa lahat tapos naka tago sa booth ung mga contestants...

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    1. dati ganun. i watched sa youtube yung q&a nung time nina gloria diaz. iisa lang ang tanong.

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  36. being included in the top 16 is already an achievement. we should all be proud that she got the first place. she did her best.

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    1. her effort looks too pilit. lacks spontaneity and warmth.

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    2. my officemates were asking why the filipinos were so happy. one of them said, "didn't you know the Philippines lost and Miss USA won?" tama nga naman siya!

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  37. Like. Very intelligent answer. Best among the five. She could've done better sana if she didn't look serious and thinking. Dapat all-smiles lagi as if you're enjoying answering. Yon ata nagpanalo kay Miss USA eh, na kahit palpak sagot, parang 'having fun' at nakikipag-chikahan lang. But our Janine was excellent. She should've won, bias aside.

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    1. Bias aside? Eh biased ka nga kasi Pinoy ka

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    2. ano naman ang palpak sa sagot niya? ang tanong eh kung meron siyang pinagsisisihan na ginawa niya sa buhay niya. eh yung pagbu bully niya sa nakababatang kapatid ang pinagsisihan niya eh. ano naman ang mali dun?

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  38. di sya beautiful... hawig ni mommy luz ng pbb.. eh beauty pageant ito!

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    1. I agree. Sinwerte Lang cya talaga!

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    2. wow swerte lang talaga? kamusta ka naman?ikaw kaya swertehin lang din pag lumaban ka sa miss universe pageant?give credit where its due wag masyado mayabang pwede!?

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    3. Ay te! Kung di siya maganda at stunning bkit nkapsok siya sa top 5? As u can see puro tisay kalaban niya! Pacheck k ng mata muna ok? So crab!

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    4. pakita mo nga ang fez mo teh? kaw na sumali! maganda ka eh! hahaha

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    5. anu kaya itsura mo? IKAW NA MAGANDA! hahaha.. baka sa screenung pa lang pag ikaw sumali eh di kana makapasa..! magluto ka nanga sabi ng mamser mo! hahaha

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    6. HANG GANDA GANDA MO SIGURO! IKAW NA!

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    7. hiyang hiya naman si Janine T sa kagandahan mo! hahahaa!

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  39. FP, what is there to dislike?

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  40. hi, let me play devil's advocate. i think the key words there that we keep missing are "international ambassador." in life usually ambassadors need to have a facility in the language of wherever they're going to be stationed. eg) you can not have an ambassador to china who speaks only filipino. generally people who work in international organizations typically know at least 2-3 languages. this one they added the word interantional for emphasis. how can you influence and inspire if you can't even speak the language. i'm convinced people who aspire to be miss universe should at least show they can speak english

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  41. Maybe Janine might have more points to her answered if she started her answered by saying, "as an international ambassador I believe that speaking English is important for Miss Universe, however, being Miss Universe is not just about knowing how to speak a specific language...etc.

    I believe the keywords they use in the question are INTERNATIONAL AMBASSADOR, I believe that English becomes an International Language.

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    1. keribels mo nga ang q and 2, curious lang ako kung ano ang itsura mo ateh:)

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    2. bwahahahaaaa! bitter ka kasi sigurado na mas may itsura naman ako kesa sa matsonggo mong face...eww!

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    3. Hala ikaw na!!!

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  42. I like her answer however it sounds rehearsed. I saw her interview in the buzz by Charlene Gonzales. I was turned off. I saw her web interview in Ms Universe and it's too obvious that she doesn't have an excellent command of English as a language. I also saw her interview with USA in fox. Her voice was so soft with no conviction. Then comes Ms universe q&a and I was floored by her answer. It was good but I don't think she could have come up with that unless it has been rehearsed :-)

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  43. panalo na nga sya 1st Runner Up..wag na makulit kasi...pray na lang tayo sana next year we can make it na..here are some points to remember:

    From, Ms. Raj - letter R, from Ms. Supsup - letter S, from Ms. Tugonon - letter T of the alphabet, so what's next...letter U as in Ms. Universe.

    Let's keep our fingers closed na lang mga teh...

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    1. 1st Runner-up tapos panalo? Hello, isang lang ang winner - ang may hawak ng crown ng Miss Universe. Here in the US, they don't care who the runner-ups are. They don't even mention them in the news on TV or the papers.

      Pero tama ka, it was 1973 last time tayo magka Miss Universe. 2013 will be our year!!!

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  44. She had a very nice answer. Kung may naging kulang man dun sa sinagot niya was that aside from explaining why, the question was answerable by yes or no. For me siguro nadale ng konti dun kasi she didn't answer yes or no. Parang kulang sa conviction if ever. But then I'm happy kasi compared naman to USA wayyyy better ang sagot niya. Merry Christmas!

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  45. In beauty pageants, contestants really prepare for the q&a portion by rehearsing possible questions. I don't know why people take that negatively. Ganun talaga yan. What's wrong kung magprepare ng mabuti for the q&a portion? It just shows that Janine gave her best and she delivered well.

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    1. so it's like your saying na chamba nga and she just got lucky.

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  46. sobrang dame gustong mag marunong at makisawsaw ditey,congratulate nlng naten c janine,,hindi madali humarap sa ganung klaseng competition at rumampa yun pa kayang sumagot ng q&A syempre kahit sino kakabahan pero ung lampasan nlng nya yun, magiging proud ka na sa kanya, wag nga kayong kesyo dapat ganito sagot or kesyo kulang pa..kayo kaya humarap dun bka di kau makasagot agad agad.oo kaya nyo sagutin ng maganda ang tanong na yan kase me tym kau ngaun magisip,,c janine in one second she just gave her answer right away,,congrats janine

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    1. wag kang pikon dyan kaya nga ang tanong like or dislike hindi lahat nagustuhan ang sagot ni miss runner up kaya ikaw din intindihin muna ang tanong bago sagutin.

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  47. Hmmm.I think may sense naman yung sagot niya though oo nga answerable by a yes or no yung tanong.let's be happy for her dahil pinaghirapan naman niya yan.

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  48. halatang rehersed ung sagot nya. nag memory plus ata sya. sa mga previous interviews nya hndi cya gnun ka fluent sa english.

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  49. Ano ba naman, yong sagot nya ang nakapag first runner up sa kanya dahil kung hindi lagapak sya sa fourth runner up

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