The Intersection: SHAMCEY SUPSUP is Miss Universe 2011 3rd Runner-Up

A good contender...a true definition of beauty and brains.. a proudlyFilipina..

‎"I was so happy. I didn't think that I would be actually part of 16 lang. I'm so happy and I owe it all to the Filipino people... Hindi ko na ini-expect na makakapasok sa Top 5. It was a dream come true."

"You don't get everything you want in life. But 3rd place is not that bad, I accept it with a grateful heart''.

''I wouldn't do anything differently, I did my best. I didn't let the competition get in my head."

The online votes plus her own merits..For showing excellence in representing our country,..

Shamcey Supsup is still the

Miss Universe in every Pinoy's heart!

Quick Facts:

Shamcey Gurrea Supsup, a native of General Santos City,( also the hometown of Manny Pacquiao) was born on May 16, 1986. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines-Dilimanwith a degree in architecture where she also topped the June 2010 Architecture Licensure Examination in July 2010. She was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe on April 10, 2011 through the 2011 Binibining Pilipinas pageant and took over the crown from the 2010 winner and Miss Universe 2010 4th runner-up Venus Raj.

During the question-and-answer portion judge Vivica A. Fox asked Supsup, "Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you love? Why or why not?"

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup answered, "If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person I love is God, who created me. I have my faith and my principles, and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God, too."

Questions concerning religion is very sensitive. Definitely no answer is right or wrong in this case as long as one can feel the sincerity of the contestant's answer. I believe she did speak and did articulate her beliefs and ideas very well to the world.Another thing to be proud of is that Miss Philippines is an EXCEPTION..the only one without an interpreter among the top 5! I guess the only word that was lacking on her answer was the word "RESPECT" because all of the top 3 contestants applied it in their answers. For some, it will not be easy to make someone to love his or her God or to follow his or her belief so what bridges the gap there is one's respect for your love- being loved for who you are, same goes for one's culture and beliefs. But still, she did her best.

What's perfect with her answer is that she did glorify God in the universe and with that, NO CROWN CAN MATCH THAT!

"Miss Universe is supposed to be about more than just looks, and hopefully, these women will be judged on their other qualities, such as intelligence, poise, manners and culture, themselves out-of-date markers of a woman's worth, but certainly more important than beauty alone"(International Business Times, 2011).

"With the aforementioned statement, Philippines is the sure winner and the best candidate fitted for the crown. Miss Philippines is not only beautiful and charismatic, she's also a Summa Cum Laude graduate from a world-class university and topped the country's licensure exam for Architecture, a profession dominated by men. She has a natural body and angelic face, free from siliconized/collagenized body parts. She's a total-package indeed, no wonder she's the world's favorite, dominating the online surveys and the consistent media darling."-Posted by Megan Young on Facebook