Beauty Pageant's Most Memorable Questions & Answers

CHARLENE GONZALES 

was asked during the 1994 Miss Universe Contest: "How many islands are there in the Philippines?"

Her reply: "High tide or low tide?"

GLORIA DIAZ 

at 1969 Miss Universe Contest: "If the man from the moon landed in your hometown, what would you do to entertain him?"

Her reply: "I guess since he has been in the moon so long, he would enjoy anything that an ordinary man would."

MARIA ISABEL LOPEZ 

at the Bb. Pilipinas Pageant was asked by one of the judges, Rita Gomez:

RITA: Here’s your question, hija: Are you still a virgin?

MARIA ISABEL: If I say I still am, can I bring home the crown tonight?

RITA: Good answer!

MARIA ISABEL: What about you Ma’am, are you still a virgin?

RITA: Hija, I have 5 children with 5 different fathers, and what do you call that, Immaculate Conception???

MARGIE MORAN 

was asked during the 1973 Miss Universe Contest:

"What’s the difference between being Miss Universe and being a Filipina?"

Her reply: "Being Miss Universe is like having a birthstone, you may lose it. Being a Filipina is like having a birthmark, its forever."

MPULE KWELAGOBE (Miss Botswana) 

at the 1999 Miss Universe Contest and beating Miss Philippines Miriam Quiambao: "Should Miss Universe be allowed to keep her crown if she became pregnant? "

Her reply: "Personally, I think it should not in any way interrupt her duties. She should be allowed to celebrate her femininity."

RUFFA GUTIERREZ 

at the1993 Miss World Contest: "How would you tell a girl who’s suffering from low self-esteem to feel better about herself?"

Her reply: "I’ll tell her to believe in herself because it’s not only physical beauty that’s important but also inner beauty. Like what the Little Prince said, "What is essential is invisible to the naked eye." And I believe that character and personality are more important than physical beauty."

SUSHMITA SEN (Miss India) 

at the 1994 Miss Universe Contest: "What’s the essence of being a woman?

Her reply: "Just being a woman is God’s gift. The origin of a child is a mother, a woman. Woman is sharing, she shows a man what sharing, caring, and loving is all about. That is the essence of a woman."

(Special Thanks To My Good Friend Mary Ann "Mimi" Soriano For This Compilation)