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Philippines’ representative to the Miss Universe 2010, Maria Venus Raj was one of the candidates who garnered the loudest cheers during the swimsuit and evening gown competition last August 19, 2010. Raj was one of the top bets to win the crown of Miss Universe 2010.
On the release of the swimsuit shots of the Miss Universe 2010 candidates, most pageant fanatics all over the world were convinced that Miss Philippines was one of the sexiest. Raj is 5 feet and 9 inches tall with a waistline of 22. Her vital statistics measures 35-22-35. Many expressed that the 22-year-old candidate will make it to the top 15 on August 23 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
Raj, a half Filipino-half Qatari, is from Camarines Sur, Philippines. She finished a degree in Communication Arts at Bicol University in Albay, Philippines. She is currently connected with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Region V as Information Assistant and does fashion modelling with Carousel Productions, Inc.
She is described as bubbly and full of enthusiasm. According to her, winning the Miss Universe 2010 crown is difficult but still wishes to be the third Miss Universe from the Philippines. Filipinas who won the crown were Miss Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Miss Margarita Moran in 1973.
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To William Baldwin’s question, public favorite Venus Raj thought out her answer in native language (Tagalog) and then blurted her response in second language (English). The hard lesson learned is that, even if a Philippine beauty candidate can speak English, she should opt to avail of interpreter service, as how Miss Mexico did. After all, Miss Universe is not a public speaking contest — it’s a beauty contest! Psycholinguists will confirm that a non-native speaker, even if intermediate in level, may hardly be able to respond with spontaneous eloquence in second language during a time-sensitive situation in public. Still, making it to Top 5 was no minor, minor feat. So here’s my sincere “MAJOR, MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS RAJ!”