Is it better to be a queen for a day than never a queen at all? For Denise Garrido, whose Miss Universe Canada crown was taken away after 24 hours due to a paperwork error, the answer is clear. "It's definitely a blessing in disguise," the 26-year-old brunette beauty from Bradford, Ontario, tells People. "I had this dream since I was a kid. I had that moment to be Miss Universe Canada." For this pageant veteran - Garrido also won 2008 Miss Earth Canada and 2010 Miss World Canada (and has a degree in bio-medical sciences) - that moment meant the usual tears and congratulations,...
- 5/30/2013
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
When Denise Garrido was announced as the winner of the 2013 Miss Universe Canada pageant, on May 25, she was genuinely shocked and excited. However, 24 hours later the circumstances had changed.
When officials were validating the scoring results the next day, they discovered a typo in the top five entries "which significantly impacted the final results of the competition," according the organization. They say it was human error that led to the typo, and that Garrido was actually the third runner up.
The true winner was Riza Santos, who was originally announced as first runner up. The two appeared together on CNN to discuss the outcome of the pageant, their first time speaking since the crowning.
Garrido feels bad about taking away the winning moment from Santos, but says "At the same time, Riza, I am glad that we kind of share this bonding experience." Likewise, Santos doesn't feel like she missed...
When officials were validating the scoring results the next day, they discovered a typo in the top five entries "which significantly impacted the final results of the competition," according the organization. They say it was human error that led to the typo, and that Garrido was actually the third runner up.
The true winner was Riza Santos, who was originally announced as first runner up. The two appeared together on CNN to discuss the outcome of the pageant, their first time speaking since the crowning.
Garrido feels bad about taking away the winning moment from Santos, but says "At the same time, Riza, I am glad that we kind of share this bonding experience." Likewise, Santos doesn't feel like she missed...
- 5/30/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Oops! A scoring error dashed the dreams of Denise Garrido, who was crowned the new Miss Universe Canada 2013 on Saturday, only to be told on Sunday that her selection as pageant winner was in error. Garrido, 26, of Brantford, Ontario, is a pageant veteran, having won the titles of 2008 Miss Earth Canada and 2010 Miss World Canada. But the latest competition was her ultimate goal, offering her a chance to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. But less than 24 hours after she'd claimed her crown and sash, Garrido was pulled aside by the Miss Universe Canada pageant director, who explained that because...
- 5/29/2013
- by Andrea Billups
- PEOPLE.com
Liu Chen (Miss China), Midori Tanaka (Miss Japan), Kanishtha Dhankhar (Miss India), Hyman Chu (Miss Hong Kong) and Gwendoline Ruais (Miss Philippines) attend Miss World 2011 UK Tour Photocall.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Erin Cummings (Miss USA), Riza Santos (Miss Canada), Gabriela Palacio Diaz De Leon (Miss Mexico), Lourdes Figueroa (Miss Guatamala), Paola Mayela Chav attend Miss World 2011 UK Tour Photocall.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Liu Chen (Miss China), Midori Tanaka (Miss Japan), Kanishtha Dhankhar (Miss India), Hyman Chu (Miss Hong Kong) and Gwendoline Ruais (Miss Philippines) attend Miss World 2011 UK Tour Photocall.Photo copyright Landmark / PR Photos. Antonella Kruger (Miss Argentina), Jucella Bueno (Miss Brazil), Gabriela Pulgar Luco (Miss Chile), Ivian Sarcos (Miss Venezuela), Monica...
- 11/2/2011
- by M&C
- Monsters and Critics
Set Video from Road Raiders has been released. Cirio H. Santiago‘s Road Raiders (2011) stars Michael Madsen, Riza Santos, Alvin Anson, Beau Ballinger, and Kevin Stapleton. Road Raiders‘ plot synopsis: “After some type of world devastation, an amazon tribe of women led by three sisters is guarding an oasis of water which mercenaries are searching the whole world for, following a legend about a place where water still flows.” The song playing in the first Road Raiders set footage clip is Avril Lavigne‘s “Alice”. Cirio H. Santiago is now deceased and “Roger Corman put Jim Wynorski in to finish principal photography.”
The Amazonian tribe will be played by two Playboy Playmates (one is Monica Leigh, Playboy Playmate for March 2006) and our very own, former Viva Hot Babe and now Gma Artist Center star Jen Rosendahl.
I hope the Amazons in Road Raiders are as aggressive as they were in...
The Amazonian tribe will be played by two Playboy Playmates (one is Monica Leigh, Playboy Playmate for March 2006) and our very own, former Viva Hot Babe and now Gma Artist Center star Jen Rosendahl.
I hope the Amazons in Road Raiders are as aggressive as they were in...
- 3/17/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
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