By MJ Felipe

Everything is all set for this year’s Miss Universe pageant. Vietnam will play host to this prestigious event to be held at the Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa on the 13th of July.

All the candidates have been presented to the press and their most recent outing was the pre-pageant show for the parade of their national costumes. Miss Philippines Jennifer Barrientos wore a terno flushed in pink and gold with butterfly patterns spread all over it. Unfortunately, Miss Philippines didn’t make the cut for the best national costume. The top 10 best bets in the category are Columbia, Dominican Republic, India, Kosovo, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Venezuela, and host-country Vietnam.

But what really caught our attention was this photo posted at a Miss Universe gallery at www.seattlepi.com wherein Miss Philippines was sharing a table with candidates from Germany, Russia, and The Netherlands. In this photo, you’ll see that the word “Philippines” was misspelled, with two letter Ls instead of just one. We assume that this error was immediately brought to the attention of the organizers by our representatives to the pageant because such a snafu is an embarrassment for the country and to Miss Philippines.

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