Ms Singapore Beauty Pageant 2011

Since im so lost without my phone(left my phone in a cab) :( , i decided t blog.

Yesterday was th Grand Finals for Ms Singapore Beauty Pageant 2011. It was so tiring, i slept for 1 hour befr waking up and getting ready t head down t Hotel Intercontinental for rehearsals at 10.30am. I got there and almost fell asleep because im having th worse cough ever, since th oth day. Plus im on th verge of losing my voice(yes my voice is husky now!) So got t rehearsals all th way t 3pm! After which, i was really looking forward t eat because i hadn't eaten since th day befr yesterday. However i decided i should get my hair and make up done first. Got it done, coincidentally by th MUA's who did my makeup for 'Model for Hope Fashion Show' @ Zouk on Friday. After that i spent a good whole hour in th toilet improvising on my makeup, concealing my tattoo and changing t th first outfit which was a white dress. Sakti bought a McChicken for me(thanks babe i have yet t pay you for it!) hahah. Went through th 15 questions we were given t prepare. I didn't even get it last week therefore yesterday was th first time i got t look at it all. Pretty alright, was kinda worried since QnA isn't exactly my forte.

Its just th thing everybody keeps asking, 'what's th difference between modeling and pageantry?' Its a hell lot different. For one, i am definitely not used t smiling so much, or even just smiling for that matter. And when i joined this pageant, my smiling exceeded its quota i swear. Also th walks, well it all does depend on what we wear too anyway. And most importantly it would definitely be th Question and Answer Segment. In runway modeling, all we do is walk, sell th clothes whereas in pageants, we have t speak on stage. Not my forte! Which was also th reason why i joined this pageant. Being th first one im in, given 4 years of modeling background, i wanted t experience what a pageant is like. I mean, you gotta admit its not one bit easy t do what beauty queens do. And for one, i definitely joined it because i wanted t challenge myself with th QnA segment. 

So back t where i was, so after scanning through th question paper, i just relaxed and did my usual 'meditation stuff' befr shows. Hahahah. And at 8pm, it was showtime! So first segment we wore a white dress, and danced t Sweet Dreams in several groups. Next was th ever challenging bikini! Did our formation thingy, and th next was Fashion segment which was my favourite. That was also when they announced Top 10. So Top 10, which includes me stayed on stage for QnA. I picked envelope number 2 since i've always liked that number and my question was, 'In what point does a girl become a woman'. I didn't stutter, and nor was i freaking out. Because i guess im good with these kinda questions, like opinion based kinds. and not questions like 'Who dyou think should win presidency?' Hahahah. So well i said smth like 'a girl becomes a woman when she accepts herself for who she truly is with grace and poise, and acquire th thought of her flaws being a beautiful part of her since nobody is perfect'. Im so glad i breezed through it without blanking out on stage or smth. So i left th stage and heaved a motherfucking huge sigh of relief th second i stepped outta th door. And then started exercising my jaw because it was so cramped from smiling hahahah. Which reminds me of th first segment where i was standing with Sreeveena and doing mouth exercises. Anw lastly, i changed into th gown, went in for th subsidiary awards where i won 'Ms Facebook Friendship 2011' and 'Ms Photogenic 2011'. We exited after and proceeded back on stage about 10 mins later for th announcement of th Top 5 main titles. Which was and is definitely one of th happiest and proudest moments of my life when i won 'The Look Of The Year Singapore 2011' - one of th 5 main titles. This would mean that im flying off t Milan, Italy t compete in Elite Look Of The Year representing Singapore. And i guess for some, that could only be as far as a dream but it became reality for me. I guess th thought of it haven't really sank into me yet, because its still unbelievable and at 18 years old, its definitely th best offer i got in life so far.

Obviously, i wouldn't have been able t achieve anything if not for people in my life.

On a public note, i wanna thank every single person who liked my picture on Facebook eventhough i've been annoyingly sending mass invite t th event page and sharing it continuously. Even i found myself annoying. Regardless of whether yknow me or i know you personally or not, i really appreciate th support and countless encouragements. I always believed that there's only so much one can do but there's so much more we can achieve with encouragements. Words go a long way, no matter how non-impactful it may seem. I guess its just an emotional thing. So thank you so much t everybody on my Facebook! :)

On a formal note, i wanna thank Mr. Alex Liu - National Director of ERM for an opportunity one could only dream of, Ms Tracy Lee for being stringent and disciplining me whenever i lost slight hope in seeing myself with a title and also th reigning Mrs Singapore World 2011 - Vanessa Tan for th Grooming sessions where i learnt a hell lot about pageantry. I definitely brought back so much from it.

Last but not least, on a personal note, i wanna thank my parents, and all my close friends. Thank you so much for encouraging me sincerely when i really need it, and believing so much in my modeling career.

Also t all th contestants, esp Shirley, Sreeveena, Agnes, Jean, Marcella and Sakti. Every girl shone in their own light :)

Well, im glad i got this load of my back but as this chapter closes, i begin a new one very soon. But for now, i need rest and a few days of waking up late!