Miss Universe

[IndianSpringsGuy]

Miss USA fell on the boardwalk. She was nevertheless selected in the top 5. The Mexican audience boo'd her when she was called to answer questions.

[FamilyGal]

How rude of them to boo! I can't imagine how embarassed she was to fall. I'm glad she wasn't hurt.

[LarkinJoanna]

Is the frowning smilie because Miss USA was booed or because she made the top five even though she fell? I don't understand post. The booing was bad but maybe making the top 5 wasn't good either since she fell.

[FamilyGal]

I took it as a frown because of the booing. That's pretty crappy to me. I hadn't thought that it could be because of her making the top 5.

I stopped watching pageants when I was about eight. :D

[LarkinJoanna]

I don't watch them either but I checked out a news link after that post. Miss Japan won.

[natvtxn]

I heard on the news this AM that Miss USA might have actually gained points from recovering so fast from her slip.

[IndianSpringsGuy]

I would have given her extra points for that recovery! She did not let a little problem keep her from keeping her poise and smiling as if nothing had happened. It was incredible!

[FamilyGal]

Ah, I get it now. Do you think she was good enough to still make the top 5 even though she fell? I would think anyone that fell would mess up their chances to go further. But, it is still rude to boo ANYONE for any reason.

Edited to add: I didn't see it, but if she recovered so well, I agree that may have upped her chances. Good for her!

[IndianSpringsGuy]

The emocion was for the booing. It was rude. My take on that was that the crowd thought she was selected because she is American, not because she deserved it. A typical anti American sentiment.

[LarkinJoanna]

Natv, that's what we used to be advised when I was on a womens drill team. If you make a mistake we were advised to continue and recover just as if it didn't happen. That told us that in competition that's seen as a good thing because it shows the person has poise and will be able to recover whenever they may make a mistake in front of an audience which is going to happen to everyone at one time or another. It's considered a plus to show how well you can recover.

[HereWeGo69]

I've been recovering for years:D