Beauty Pageant Guru Criticizes New Miss Universe

By Ikam Acosta

Catty president of Miss Venezuela and Nuestra Belleza Latina, Osmel Sousa, criticized the beautiful Miss Universe, Leila Lopes, by calling her "fea y barrigona." Ouch!!

Sour grapes, much, Mr. Sousa? He went on to say,

"Esa morenita en la mañana no es tan bonita...A mí no me gusta. Tiene hasta barriga, un mal cuerpo."

Well I know Osmel wasn't competing for the crown, but he's no prize either. I believe this is a classic case of jealousy. He claimed that the hair and makeup is what made the Angolan beauty look her best, when, in actuality, she really wasn't all that good looking. As if the poor beauty queen hasn't suffered enough criticism and scrutiny in the few days she has held the title of Miss Universe. What's next, a sex tape?

Leila Lopes has had to defend herself against allegations that she wasn't really from Angola, after being accused of being Cuban instead. She also had to face the scrutiny of having some alleged pageant organizer falsify documents for her so that she could compete in the Miss Angola pageant in the first place. Qué mala suerte!

Osmel didn't even try to hide his disappointment when his preferred candidate, Vanessa Goncalves, from Venezuela, only made it to the top 16 semi-finalists. Even after commenting on how the Mexican beauty Ximena Navarrete's crown should have gone to Miss Venezuela or Miss Kosovo, his favorite finalist was actually Miss Ukraine. But certainly not Miss Angola!

Sousa also claims that the reason Miss Venezuela didn't do so hot in the pageant was that once she would have made it to the top ten finalists, she would have clearly won the crown, and the pageant coordinators did not want another Miss Universe from Venezuela.

Do you think Osmel Sousa is just being catty or does he have valid reasons to think the crown should belong to someone else?

Tags Beauty Pageants, Blogger: Ikam Acosta, Chisme, Leila Lopes, Miss Universe, Osmel Sousa