1st Runner-up Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011, Diana Sunshine Rademann, replaces winner Vickie Rushton
Once again, Mutya ng Pilipinas shuffles it’s winning candidates just like last year, hmmmm….
According to the PR Department of Mutya ng Pilipinas, Vickie Marie Rushton, winner of the Mutya ng Pilipinas International 2011 title will not be competing in the Miss Tourism International 2011 beauty pageant this New Year’s Eve as originally planned. Taking her place is Diana Rademann of Puerto Princesa, her 1st Runner-up.
Click here to see the line-up of contestants in the Miss Tourism International 2011. Diana Rademann’s photo is there!
Mutya PR Head Francis Calubaquib told me that Vickie Marie Rushton, who is based in Bacolod, needs to make up for missed exams and days in school. He also mentioned that the other winner, Felicia Baron, Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism 2011 could not stand in for Vickie Marie Rushton as she had to fly back home to the US after the death of her grandfather.
Wow, lots of international names here now that I think about it – Rademann… Rushton… Baron… Burton… LOLOL!
Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 Court of Winners - L-R - 1st Runner-up Diana Rademann, MP Tourism Felicia Baron, MP International Vickie Rushton, MP Overseas Filipino Bea Rose Santiago, 2nd Runner-up Tifani Grimes
Anyhoo… Diana Rademann, who had one of the prettiest faces in the 2011 batch of Mutya ng Pilipinas candidates, stood out on pageant night for her Snow White looks and her Sleeping Beauty walk. According to my daughter Diandra, who covered the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 for me, Diana Rademann looked like a Disney Princess from head to foot.
Hopefully, they will find time to train Diana Rademann further, especially in the Q&A portion, the waterloo of many a beauty contestant. Unfortunately, training will be short since she will be leaving in a few days; the Coronation Night of Miss Tourism International 2011 will be on December 31, 2011.
However, Diana Rademann has had experience in a previous international beauty contest - The Princess of the World 2011, held last October in the Czech Republic. She won the Miss Sympatie or the Miss Congeniality award. Armed with experiences from that international tilt, I am confident that Diana Rademann won’t disappoint.
Speaking of which, the re-shuffling is still a bit of a disappointment for me even if I feel that Rademann will represent the Philippines well. Such reshufflings weaken the Mutya brand. Also, I just have ask this question – if Vickie Marie Rushton was willing to skip exams and school in the first place just to join the pageant, why back out now, after winning? Well, I will try to find out when I talk to her. She just might have a valid reason… and of course we all agree that school is tres tres importante!
But as a consolation to fans and supporters of Vickie Marie Rushton and Felicia Baron, Mutya ng Pilipinas promises to send both girls to international competitions next year if a window of opportunity opens. Lets see what happens!
PS. To Mutya’s webmaster – please update the site!!!! It’s been a couple weeks since the pageant and you’re still showing last year’s winners! Maraming Salamat PO!
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“Also, I just have ask this question – if Vickie Marie Rushton was willing to skip exams and school in the first place just to join the pageant, why back out now, after winning?”
A valid point. Coming from the same department as Vickie, I know for a fact that she had missed a lot of classes and had dropped out of a lot of subjects.
Really, why back out now, Vickie?
Hi Gretta, I had to edit your comment, I hope you don’t mind. But please also give Vickie Rushton the benefit of the doubt – I did say that I was planning to interview her. For all we know, she was forced to back out by circumstances beyond her control. There are always behind the scenes stories that even I won’t write about…
As for her choice to prioritize pageants over school, that’s what I did when I was a young beauty queen. I skipped two years of high school to travel and model and now that I’m in my mid-40s, I am thankful I had those two years of meeting people, learning new things and developing skills that I would have never learned in school. I eventually finished highschool and graduated two years older than everybody else.
I agree; School IS very important. Especially for the academically inclined. But IMHO, school will always be there to return to while the opportunity of representing the Philippines in an international competition is a rare opportunity. I know many people devalue beauty pageants and look down on beauty queens but boy, let me tell you, competing in Miss U was a huuuuuge learning experience for me! And all those lessons are a part of who I am today. So, while I respect people who excel in school and prioritize it, I also have big respect for people who prioritize and excel in non-school things like modelling, acting, sports, painting and competing in pageants.
I know Vicky. She is a sweet girl that has a lot of respect for herself. Knowing her family and her, school is a priority, but maybe they got pressured by people who wanting her to be an “artista” or join a pageant, so maybe they tried (Im one of the people who want her to be an “artista” because I think she should be). As far as I know, her family wont let her and I think she is also not into it. But I heard, she wants to be a TV host but she wants to finish school first which will take 1 year more.
Thanks very much Kagumea,
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