MISS PHILIPPINES – VENUS RAJ GAVE AN HONEST ANSWER AND IT COSTS HER THE CROWN
Let me enlighten you as to why?
Venus Raj lives a simple and poor life. She lives in a province, sort of your rural America or the boonies. The house she lives in is a simple thatched-roof hut made of bamboo and wood, located in the middle of the rice paddies. Her immediate support are her family, friends, and relatives. She was born illegitimate. In the Philippine society, it is still a stigma. She strives to do her best to study hard and succeed in life. She graduated Cum Laude in Communication Arts and managed to find a job as Information Assistant in a governmental agency in her province. While doing that, she helps her mother, a farmer, buys land on installment basis. Her goal is to help her mother and family improve the quality of their lives and lift from the life of poverty.
Going back to the question posed by Mr. Baldwin, “what is the one big mistake that you did in your life, and what did you do to make it right?”
When Venus answered, “In my 22 years of existence, there is nothing major – major problem that I have done in my life. Because I’m very confident about my family and the love they are giving me. So thank you so much…”
IF YOU ANALYZE HER ANSWER, SHE IS TELLING THE AUDIENCE THE TRUTH!
In her 22 years of life, she did not commit a ONE BIG MISTAKE WORTH UNDOING OR REPENTING! SHE THANKS HER FAMILY BECAUSE THEY ARE HER GUIDE AND SUPPORT.
Let’s see…where could she make a big mistake?
DID SHE SLEEP AROUND AND CATCH HIV/STD DISEASES? – No, she did not. Remember, she lives in a rural area in a conservative Catholic society, acting whorish is a big NO NO!
DID SHE GET PREGNANT AND HAVE AN ABORTION? – NO, she did not. She is one wholesome girl. Her family watched, protected, and nurtured her. She can’t escape the watchful eyes of her 4 brothers. Suitors will have a hard time to be near her. If there is going to be one, he will be talking to the whole family instead of talking privately with her. That’s the way life in rural Philippines. Everybody knows everybody, and everybody knows what everybody is doing.
DID SHE SMOKE OR DID DRUGS? – NO, she did not. She came from a poor family. She has no means of buying it. These bad habits are only enjoyed by the wretched people, who are typically shunned by Philippine conservative society.
DID SHE FAIL IN SCHOOL? – No, she did not. She excelled in school. Graduated Cum Laude.
DID SHE COVET A MARRIED MAN? – No, she did not. She doesn’t have a boyfriend at the present time.
IS SHE A BAD DAUGHTER? – No, she is not. In fact, she helps her mother and family improve their lives.
OVERALL, VENUS IS A WHOLESOME, GOOD GIRL, WHO GREW UP IN A RURAL CONSERVATIVE SOCIETY, PROTECTED, NURTURED, AND WATCHED BY HER LOVE ONES AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE BIG MISTAKES IN LIFE. SHE LEAD A CAREFUL AND NORMAL LIFE THAT IS TOTALLY OPPOSITE OF WHAT YOU EXPECT OF A LIFE OF A YOUNG LADY IN THE MODERN WESTERN SOCIETY.
SHE WAS JUDGED BY A PANEL OF MODERN SOCIETY JUDGES AND AUDIENCES WHO CAN’T BELIEVE WHAT THEY WERE HEARING. TRUTH IS INDEED STRANGER THAT FICTION. BUT JUDGES SHOULD ALSO LOOK AT FACTS AND TRUTHS, NOT SOME GENERALIZED OPINION THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO THE POLITICALLY CORRECT. VENUS ANSWER WAS FACTUAL AND BRAVE, AND SHE SHOULDN’T BE LAMBASTED FOR TELLING THE TRUTH, AND IT SHOULDN’T COST HER THE CROWN.
VENUS BEING COMING FROM A POOR EXISTENCE AND MAKING IT INTO THE WORLD SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR PEOPLE LIVING AND BORN INTO POVERTY, WHICH APTLY APPLIES TO THE 70% OF THE WORLD POPULATION, AND FOR THOSE BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK. SHE CAN BE A GREAT MESSENGER TO THE WORLD THAT:
1. THERE IS NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF BEING BORN OF OUT WEDLOCK. IT IS NOT THE END OF THE WORLD. LIFE OFFERS REDEMPTION AND MANY POSSIBILITIES.
2. BEING POOR IS NOT A HINDRANCE TO SUCCEED IN LIFE.
3. STRESS THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND OF FINISHING COLLEGE.
4. HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE OF MORAL CHARACTER AND A GIRL’S WHOLESOME IMAGE
5. FAITH OF A CREATOR WITH UNLIMITED GIFTS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE ~NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD. HE CAN USE A MESSENGER FROM THE LOWLY AND POOR AND EXALT HER TO NEW HEIGHTS. SHE CAN BE A LIVING TESTAMENT OF GOD’S GRACE AND POWER THAT HE CAN DO ANYTHING AND CAN CHANGE LIVES.
6. GREAT ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG GIRLS ~BE VIRTUOUS~BE HONEST ~HONOR THE PARENTS~EXCEL IN SCHOOL~HELPS FAMILY, ETC.

WHERE CAN YOU FIND A RARE AND SPECIAL GIRL LIKE VENUS RAJ?
MR. TRUMP AND THE PANEL OF JUDGES FAILED TO DO THEIR DUE DILIGENCE. THEY FAILED TO DO THEIR JOB AND IN FAILING TO DO THEIR JOB, THEY MISSED THIS ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY FOR A GREAT MESSENGER TO THE WORLD, WHO IS CONVINCINGLY BELIEVABLE TO THE WORLD, BECAUSE SHE IS A LIVING AND BREATHING PROOF OF OVERCOMING HARDSHIPS, OBSTACLE S, AND CHALLENGES IN LIFE. JUST LOOK AT HER LIFE … AND HOW FAR SHE GOES.

YES! TOTALLY!

Very well said elle27! And to this dude Ernesto Sanchez, did you even read the preceding comment(s)?

That was a truly enlightening post Ms Elle. And I agree with you. When I look at her life and see how she has has remained a decent soul and kept a positive outlook despite what her family and herself had gone through, I think she gave an answer completely based on personal honesty and integrity. She could have made up something in her head to make her answer sound more ‘dramatic’ and ‘earth shaking’ but she she didn’t. In her mind, no obstacle (even if one was born out of wedlock, or was too poor to get into a a fancy-schmancy school or is bi-racial and not be acknowledged by your father) is too big that she would dwell on it for the rest of her life and hate the goddam world for having to bear those ‘MISTAKES / PROBLEMS’ on her skinny shoulders. So did she get the answer wrong? Nopes. I think you just (completely) missed (the point) of her answer.

Hi Venus! it’s my 55° b-day today and the 1°st thing I thought was about that very haste yet honest answer to that very last question on the paegeant. Don’t worry my dear, that question really did’nt have too much impact on you because in your whole life honestly you did’nt find any major mistake ever, really! “BIG MISTAKES” for us filippinos are sorts of moral sins where you never have done in your 22 years of life.But you got a technical mistake of not providing yourself a passport as a filippino citizen as you are really a filippino citizen thru your mom although was born outside Philippines….which could not be considered a very “BIG MISTAKE” but only carelessness of a very busy young girl yet carry huge life’s responsibilities for yourself, for the Phil. society as a model girl and for the whole households back home….YOU ARE VERY RARE!

Aside, that question should not be asked in the first place. Anyone will have a hardtime answering it without getting too personal. I say that question was unfair and should not be there.

Bec. i was confident that Ms. Raj would get the crown, i got so frustrated w/ what she said that i totally blamed her for such a dumb answer.. after reading your (elle27′s) comment, i have realized that yeah Ms. Raj gave the judges a complete honest answer. yes she could have come up w/ a “made-up story”, but she even didn’t think about it. she chose to be honest w/ the people in front of her. (perhaps thinking that it would earn her the credit more for doing the right thing-telling the truth) a value that perhaps was instilled in her mind since childhood. there are moments in our lives where we always choose to compromise our integrity by lying for the sake of getting what we want .. in this case, this kind of experience is an eye-opener to all of us who struggle in the area of “taming our tongue..

It is easy for us to judge Venus kasi wala tayo sa position nya on that day. Naniniwala ako na Venus answer the question honestly. She did her best on that day. We should be proud of her instead napintasan ang sagot nya

Perhaps Venus Raj is a good person but not making a mistake in life is not being human. How does one learn from not making mistakes? There are hundreds or even thousands of ways to answer the question. Dodging the question won’t win the crown as you can see.

Hey Robert F. Bark, I mean Burk. You said that Venus Raj is not that pretty? Who then for you is pretty? You or the macho gays in your country? Or the Miss USA who failed to be among the top 15? Are you crazy?