Paul C’s thoughts regarding Miss World 2006

I think Ms World is definitely heading in the right direction, but a number of
things concern me about the ethics of the pageant.

1. Why are the rules changing from year to year, it makes you wonder.

2. The mini events are fun, but since they seem to have no bearing on the final
results besides give some girls added publicity, why bother to fasttrack the winner?
Why not just award a sectional prize?

3. I still feel public voting is a waste of time, how can public choose a girl, solely based on photos, or a couple seconds video clip in U-Decide? Most of us won’t see the girls in person, nor meet them. I feel this is the weakest area of MW pageant & still need to be refined. Its still good that they will now choose only one from public vote (from each continent) & one from judges vote. This public voting excercise & the added U Decide Video must cost MW a fortune, I wouldve kept the process simpler & force each person voting to choose not just one girl (which is often their home country girl), but also choose one, from each of the continents- 6 in total.

4. The “Beauty with Purpose” mini contest should not be restricted to charity only, but should include overall purpose of the delegates. This could include achievements, scholastic & otherwise, & general direction of the girls. Purpose is not only about charity, but also about how we better ourselves to make better
citizens & contribute greater to our societies.

5. Still no one knows, how much weight MW Org will add to the final results, they sit on judging panel. Its about time the judging process is transparent, otherwise countries may just start loosing interest & droppping out of this remarkable event which would be a shame.

P. Chris Tavares
Canada