We Love You Maria Venus Raj

I saw this video when the link was posted in twitter. At that time, it only had 300 views. A few days after, it has captured the interest of many youtube viewers. The video has now 1, 857, 172 hits today.

What's nice about this video is that it shows how Venus Raj has affected the lives of many Filipinos. The viewers are able to witness 4 friends who went crazy when Venus Raj was announced to be part of the top 15 in the Miss Universe pageant. I too was really ecstatic when I found out that she got in the top15 but these 4 guys..i mean gays...were hilarious! :)

See for yourself! :)



They're so popular right now that they even guested in a local TV show and was featured in Perez Hilton's blog.

By the way, Venus Raj's answer was so controversial that she was featured in some US TV shows and online newspapers.

Check them out:

ABC News
Washington Post
Huffington Post

Major Major Happy For Venus Raj!

Days before the Miss Universe Coronation Night, I came across a website which listed the contestants who made it to the Top 15. I really thought that that was the Top15 already. So I was really surprised when I found out that Miss Philippines, Venus Raj, was a finalist! From the swimwear to the evening gown portion, I knew already that she was a standout. My mom even said that if Venus Raj would make it to the Top5, she had a good chance of winning the title.

But alas, nerves got into Venus Raj and she was not able to explain well her answer to the judges. One of the judges, William Baldwin, asked her about the biggest mistake that she made in her life and what she did to make it right. And she answered ""You know what, Sir in my 22 years of existence I can say that there is nothing major major, I mean, problem that I have done in my life. Because I am very confident with my family, with the love that they are giving to me. So, thank you so much that I am here, thank you thank you so much,"

Venus Raj's answer was okay for me but she could have said it better. I think Miss Mexico had an edge because she answered the question in her native language so she didn't have a hard time putting her thoughts into words. I bet if she tried to answer in english, she might have committed a "major major" boo-boo also.

Anyway, I'm still proud of Venus Raj. At least, she made the Miss Universe competition pretty interesting to watch this year. To be top 5 out of 83 contestants is a "major major" feat already. And even if she wasn't crowned as Miss Universe, at least, we can call her Miss Twitverse because she was the number 1 trending topic this morning in twitter worldwide and even her "major major" comment also landed in the top10.

I'm major major happy for you, Venus Raj!!!!!!!!!!!!

Miss Universe 2010: Venus Raj

If the winner for the upcoming Miss Universe pageant will be based on online voting only, our very own Miss Philippines, Venus Raj, will emerge as number 1. I visited the Miss Universe website today and found out that Venus has a score of 3.67 (4 stars). In fact, she's the only contestant who has a score of 3+. Filipinos really know how to show their support to their "kababayan"! ha!ha!

Kidding aside, Venus Raj, is really a standout. I've seen her pictures in the newspapers and online and I must say, she's got it! I just hope the judges also appreciate her beauty. I hope she enters the Top 10. It's not exciting to watch the pageant if your bet is not a finalist, right? :)