It's really all about the prettiest of them all. Seventy percent goes to beauty, poise and projection and thirty percent for the answer on the final question.
Parang wrong pag sinabing 30% for wit and intelligence. The way a candidate answer one particular question is not a correct and accurate measure of her intelligence quotient. Dapat seguro bigyan talaga ng IQ test, written and oral kung tagisan ng talino ang pag-uusapan. Kaya lang "beauty pageant" nga, eh. Hindi quiz bee.
During a Q&A workshop, I jokingly asked the candidates if ever any of them is autistic. Wala naman daw. Eh di ok! Pasok kayong lahat! Ganda na lang ang labanan! I just gave them two tips on how to tackle questions during the pageant: POM and SFYH. POM as in Presence of Mind. SFYH as is Speak From Your Heart.
Beauty is really given a big score weight. Since the minimum age requirement is 15, most of the candidates are still in their junior years in high school. Hindi pa gaanong malawak ang knowledge and experience acquired. Kaya may advantage yung mga candidates who are already in college. So maluwag kami pagdating sa "Tagisan ng Talakan". Basta assured lang talaga kami walang autistic o mongoloid sa aming mga kandidata. Kaya nga hindi masyado critical ang final question pag nakapasok na sa Top 5.
Sa 70-30 scheme, ang mahigpit na kalaban ay ang next in rank sa Beauty ranking. Rank 1 beauty, Rank 5 final answer = 2.2. Ang Rank 2 beauty, Rank 1 final answer = 1.7. Ang Rank 3 beauty, Rank 1 final answer = 2.4. So makikita dito na ang Rank 2 sa beauty lang ang pwedeng mag-steal ng Rank 1 sa overall. At naagaw lang ang next higher rank pag bumubulusok sa Rank 5 ang performance sa final question ng may hawak nito. Pero pag ok naman ang naging answer at hindi nasa bottom rank ang total score, mahirap ng maagaw ang slot.
If 50-50 scheme is applied, the ranking system is susceptible to producing tieing scores. And breaking a tie is quite messy and awkward. That is why before the pageant, judges are discouraged but not prevented from giving equal ratings to two or more candidates.
Anyway, a meeting between judges and candidates is always set before the pageant night. Sa meeting pa lang, tinatanong tanong na ng mga judges ang mga kandidata. And the girls are really advised to create some good impressions when interviewed. And then, pag naging bet ng judge dahil na-impress sa beauty at pagiging smart, hindi nito talaga nilalaglag if ever mahina ang naging performance during the final Q&A sa pageant night. Yan ang napapansin ko for three years na ng BAF.
Pag ang beauty pageant kasi masyadong binabase sa performance during the Q&A, expect winners na hindi ka masyadong proud without the make-up and the get-up after the pageant. Pulbos at konting lipstick lang dapat sa isang tunay na beauty queen.
A Bb. Aroroy Foundation title holder is essentially someone who iconizes young and raw beauty, full of promises. She may not be a very intelligent girl. Average IQ will do. We, on the other hand, as organizers, are just mere instruments for the wonderful opportunities that may come on the way of these young women of Aroroy. But without your support, we will all fail in this objective.
(Next: this year's answers to the final question, transcribed!)
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