There are times when we are not supposed to make the MOST of what we have

When they were calling out the names of the Top 20 one at a time, the camera caught a glimpse of Miss Indonesia, whom I thought was strikingly gorgeous. Unfortunately, she didn’t make it. However, I was glad to see some other Asian beauties made it to the Top 20s, Miss Thailand, Miss India and Miss Japan. Miss Thailand seemed to have a great personality but she didn’t survive to next round.Neither did Miss India.What's extraordinary about her was her smile and nothing else.

Miss Japan made it to be in the Top 5. She is undeniably sexy. She revolutionized the typical image of a Japanese girl. The National Costume that she wore, Japanese Missionary armour with the Samurai sword symbolised her readiness to take up any challenging missions.Her pose with the sword has also shined up to the night, like a great sex symbol. She has a great figure compared to all the others in the Top 5 who are mostly lanky and bony. But she would have appeared more glamorous in the evening gown if it was a little bit more grandiose.

She is a linguist too. Apart from a sharp mother tongue, she also speaks Spanish and French. But what a HUGE BUMMER when the translator was already standing attentively, ready to translate Japanese to English while the host was reading out the question in English but she had then proudly answered it in French. Everyone including the translator seemed 'lost without translation'. I wonder how many of the judges or audience had actually understood her. Yet, the crowd was still roaring with thunderous clap....

She is now Miss Universe 2006, 1st runner up and she's still my favourite.