by: Rafael Robert Delfin, www.criticalbeauty.com
MESSED UP, AND CLEARED : The Miss Mesoamerica International 2005 pageant - which was supposed to have been held in Guatemala last December 1st - had to be cancelled due to "organizational problems." The girls were advised that the pageant would resume in Guatemala in February 2006, but we all know now that it didn't happen, much to the dismay of the candidates, their supporters and the national directors.
Early last week, a notice was posted on several message boards stating that Magdalena Stahl, left, of Ecuador was selected as MMI 2005 by the pageant organizers. I didn't believe the notice, because as the national director for the Philippines, I had not received any confirmation whatsoever from Francisco Cortez, MMI's president and founder. I was able to contact Cortez three days ago and he did confirm that the notice was accurate - that Stahl is MMI 2005 and that April Ross Perez of the Philippines is the first runner-up and Aida Estrada of Guatemala is the second runner-up. When I asked Cortez why the national directors had not been informed of the results, he replied that it was "beyond his control" and that the Guatemalan organizers leaked out the information without his authorization.
Stahl will be officially crowned as MMI 2005 during the Miss El Salvador finals on April 7th: this explains why her victory photo is not yet available in the website of Miss MesoAmerica.
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