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On Sunday, December 8th, most of the male population throughout the world will be glued to their viewing devices as they watch the 68th annual Miss Universe contest live from Atlanta, Georgia.
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This year’s contest will feature 90 contestants, a new crown and the return of Steve Harvey. The popular entertainer will make his 5th straight appearance as the host of the world’s premiere beauty pageant.
Entertainment betting sites have released their Miss Universe odds and an assortment of prop bets that add some fun to this must see extravaganza. Let’s take a closer look at the odds and contestants for the 2019 Miss Universe competition.
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Miss Universe Betting Odds
With 90 contestants entered into the competition, the following is a shortened list of Miss Universe betting odds courtesy of BetOnline:
- Thailand (+300)
- Philippines (+500)
- Brazil (+600)
- El Salvador (+600)
- Portugal (+600)
- Puerto Rico (+600)
- United States (+600)
- Colombia (+700)
- Australia (+800)
- Chile (+800)
- Iceland (+800)
- Venezuela (+800)
- Bolivia (+900)
- Costa Rica (+900)
- France (+900)
- Mexico (+1200)
- Finland (+1400)
- Poland (+1400)
- Sweden (+1400)
- Bangladesh (+1600)
- Germany (+1600)
- India (+1600)
- Spain (+1600)
- Israel (+2000)
- Namibia (+2000)
The Miss Universe Betting Favorites
Of the 90 official contestants, the following ladies are considered the odds on favorites to win the 2019 Miss Universe competition:
Miss Thailand Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin
Saetan-Drouin comes into the competition as the overall betting favorite. She was raised in Canada and moved to Thailand when she was younger. The 26-year old model stands a half inch under six feet tall and has racked up plenty of accolades on the pageant scene.
Paweensuda has finished high in several competitions including a win of Miss Thailand Earth 2017 and this year’s Miss Universe Thailand 2019. In that contest, she won several categories like Best Swimsuit and Perfect Poses. Saetan-Drouin comes in with a lot of momentum and fanfare.
Thailand hasn’t won this competition since 1988 when Porntip Nakhirunkanok took the crown. Thailand also won in 1965 giving them two all-time victories.
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Miss Philippines Gazini Ganados
Ganados is a 23-year old pageant winner and fashion model that has taken her country by storm. She was just crowned Miss Universe Philippines after taking home two categories in that contest: Best in Long Gown and Miss Photogenic.
In addition to her beauty, Ganados is also an advocate for elderly care after being raised by her grandparents.
Unfortunately for Gazini, she has history working against her. There’s only ever been one occasion where a country has won consecutive Miss Universe competitions. Last year, Catriona Gray, from the Philippines, won the Miss Universe competition.
Can the Philippines defy history and make it two wins in a row?
The Philippines have won two of the last four Miss Universe competitions and have four overall victories, but winning two in a row is going to be tough.
Miss Brazil Julia Horta
The 25-year old Brazilian model Julia Horta has been competing in top beauty pageants for over five years now. She’s finished in the top four for some of Brazil’s top competitions, but it wasn’t until this year’s Miss Brazil 2019 that she won a major contest.
At 5’8, Horta is shorter than some of her top competition. However, she has stood tall among the betting competition as she’s considered one of the favorites.
Brazil has two all-time wins in this contest, but hasn’t won since 1968. With 50 years of futility, the country is putting their hopes in Horta.
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Miss El Salvador Zuleika Soler
The 25-year old Zuleika Soler scored her first big pageant win in 2016 when she claimed the title of Miss El Salvador Latina 2016. However, Soler didn’t get her next big win until she claimed this year’s title of Miss Universe El Salvador which earned her the right to represent the country in the Miss Universe competition.
Like with Ganados for the Philippines, Soler has history working against her as well. Her country has never won this major beauty competition.
At 5’7, she will be one of the shorter contestants. However, her country is hoping she can stand taller than the rest of the competition and bring back the first ever Miss Universe crown.
Miss Portugal Sylvie Silva
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At just 20 years old, Silva is one of the youngest contestants in the Miss Universe competition. But, don’t let her age or beauty fool you. At 5’9, the Miss Universe Portugal 2019 also has brains behind all of that beauty as she’s pursuing a career in landscape architecture.
Silva quickly endeared herself to her fellow countrymen and countrywomen through her personality and the advocacy responsibilities of the crown. Unfortunately, she has a big hill to climb as Portugal has never won a Miss Universe competition before.
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Miss Puerto Rico Madison Anderson
Madison Anderson Berrios is a 24-year old pageant winner standing at 5’10 inches tall. The American model has a Puerto Rican mother which allowed her to compete in the country’s beauty pageants.
She originally started competing in 2014 as a teenager and even took a hiatus for almost a few years before taking 2019 by storm. Anderson was a runner-up in Miss Florida USA 2019 and would go on to win the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 competition a few months later.
Although she finished runner up in the Miss Florida USA competition, which prevented her from entering the Miss USA pageant, she has a shot at beating Miss USA this weekend in the Miss Universe contest.
Puerto Rico has won four Miss Universe competitions with the last one coming in 2006.
Miss United States Cheslie Kryst
Along with Miss Poland, Kryst is the oldest contestant in this competition. She’s also one of the shortest at just 5’6. Yet, don’t let any of that dissuade you and her chances.
Kryst is a very successful woman outside of beauty pageants as she has three degrees from two different universities, is a civil litigation attorney, runs a fashion, is active in volunteer work and aspires to become a clothing designer.
She started off her pageantry career as a teenager in high school and worked her way up the ladder. Eventually she competed in major North Carolina competitions and won Miss North Carolina 2019 and then Miss USA 2019. She’s the oldest winner in America’s top pageant.
The United States is tied with Venezuela for the most Miss Universe victories at seven apiece. However, the USA hasn’t won since 2012.
Potential Miss Universe Betting Value
The following contestants offer betting value based on their current odds and media projections:
Miss Venezuela Thalia Olvino
They say that beauty pageant contestants is the second biggest export for Venezuela. And, whoever “they” are, happen to be correct. Venezuela has won more major international beauty competitions than any other country.
Venezuela has won seven Miss Universe crowns, six Miss World titles, six Miss International contests, and two Miss Earths.
The country’s reputation for winning, along with Thalia Olvino’s physical beauty and endearing personality make her a contestant to keep an eye on in Atlanta on Sunday.
Miss France Maeva Coucke
The 25-year old Maeva Coucke has international pageant experience which gives her a leg up on the competition. She won Miss France 2018 and represented the country in Miss World 2019 where she finished in the Top 12. However, she wasn’t supposed to be in this year’s Miss Universe competition.
Vaimalama Chaves, the 2018 Miss Tahiti and 2019 Miss France, was the first in line to represent the country for Miss Universe. However, she announced over the summer that she wasn’t going to compete in the major international competitions. So, Coucke got the nod for the Miss Universe competition.
For being a last minute substitute, I like Coucke to fly under the radar and crack the Top 12. From there, it’s anyone’s competition.
France last won the Miss Universe competition in 2016, which was the country’s second all-time victory.
Miss Poland Olga Bulawa
This value pick is a shout-out to my son. When dropping him off at school today, I was talking to him about the Miss Universe competition. After explaining to him how the contest works, his first pick to win the entire competition was Miss Poland.
Not knowing anything about who was even representing the country, my son was confident that this country would win. He said if she didn’t win then it would be Miss Ireland who I will discuss further on.
After perusing the beauty pageant scene and the international celebrity buzz, Olga Bulawa is actually garnering some attention from pundits and fans who think she can crack the Top 5 and take a shot at winning the crown.
At 28 years old, Olga Bulawa is tied with Miss USA as the oldest competitors. Bulawa has a Masters degree in Law, is an avid traveler, hosts a TV show, and is a huge Harry Potter fan. Poland has never won a Miss Universe contest before.
Miss Indonesia Frederika Alexis Cull
The 20-yeard old Australian moved to Jakarta to further her modeling and beauty pageant career. The move paid off as she won Miss Puteri Indonesia 2019 and will represent Indonesia in the Miss Universe contest.
Indonesia has never won a Miss Universe contest, but Australia has. Cull will look to make history this weekend. Of all the women previewed in this article, I believe Cull has the most natural beauty.
With the Miss Universe competition allowing Internet votes for one of its categories, Cull will get my vote. The winner of this category automatically moves on to the Top 20.
Possible Longshots to Win or Place High
The following contestants are considered longshots to potentially upstage the competition with a high placing or overall victory:
Miss Kenya Stacy Michuki
Michuki is the youngest contestant to have ever been crowned Miss Universe Kenya. At age 18, she’s also one of the youngest in the Miss Universe competition.
Michuki is a newcomer on the international scene, but she’s already turned a lot of heads and has received some buzz over her chances this weekend in Atlanta.
Michuki wants to become a world famous fashion model and to also be a role model for other kids in her country. She’s well on her way to accomplishing both. Kenya has never won the Miss Universe competition before, but Michuki could become the highest finisher of her country’s history in this pageant.
Miss Ireland Fionnghuala O’Reilly
As mentioned above, my son also picked Ireland as his backup choice for winning the Miss Universe competition. At just 12 years old, he certainly had no idea who was even representing the country. In fact, neither did I.
However, after perusing the international online beauty scene, I’ve come away with a newfound respect for Fionnghuala O’Reilly. The 25-year old is not only one of the most attractive women in the competition, but she’s also one of the smartest.
O’Reilly has a Bachelor of Science in Systems Engineering to go along with all of that beauty. She competed in the Miss District of Columbia USA 2018 competition and finished in the Top 5. However, her biggest win to date was this year’s Miss Universe Ireland 2019 where she wasn’t even a favorite.
Ireland has never won this competition before. However, if this year’s Miss Universe contest has multiple categories dealing with one’s intelligence, then O’Reilly certainly has a shot.
Miss Universe Prop Bets
In addition to the outright winner, online betting sites also have prop bets listed for the Miss Universe competitions. The following is a list of some of these props:
Where Will the Winner Be From?
- Americas/Caribbean (+130)
- Asia/Africa/Pacific (+170)
- Europe (+200)
The Americas/Caribbean option is the favorite for this prop bet and not just because the competition is being held in the United States. There are a few major factors that tip the scales toward the Americas and Caribbean.
Since 2000, 11 of the last 18 winners have come from these regions. However, the last win for these regions was in 2014. Nevertheless, of the Top 15 betting favorites, nine of them are from the Americas and Caribbean:
- North America – United States, Puerto Rico
- Central America – El Salvador
- South America – Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Venezuela, Bolivia, Costa Rica
Odds are that the Americas/Caribbean option will hit. Forget the Europe betting option as they’ve only won one Miss Universe since 2000. Although they have some solid options this year like Portugal, France and Poland, they’re the underdog for a reason.
I do like the value with Asia/Africa/Pacific. They’re coming in strong with Thailand and the Philippines being the top two betting favorites. Australia and my favorite Miss Indonesia is in the mix as well. This region has also won three of the last four Miss Universe competitions.
The smart bet is on the Americas and the value is with Asia/Africa/Pacific.
How Old Will the Winner Be?
- Over 23.5 (-110)
- Under 23.5 (-110)
Since 1953, after the first two competitions, every winner has been at least 18 years or older. The oldest competitor to win was 26 years old and that was done twice: Miss USA in 1997 and Miss Philippines in 2015.
The following is a breakdown of ages for the previous 67 Miss Universe competitions:
- 17 years old: 2 times
- 18 years old: 15 times
- 19 years old: 11 times
- 20 years old: 12 times
- 21 years old: 5 times
- 22 years old: 8 times
- 23 years old: 5 times
- 24 years old: 4 times
- 25 years old: 3 times
- 26 years old: 2 times
Despite the Under 23.5 winning 58 of the 67 competitions, the odds for the O/U are even. That means the Under 23.5 option offers a lot of value based on the math alone. The average age of a Miss Universe winner has been just over 21 years old.
For this year’s competition, we have 90 contestants broken down into the following age groups:
- 18 years old: 5 contestants
- 19 years old: 5 contestants
- 20 years old: 12 contestants
- 21 years old: 7 contestants
- 22 years old: 6 contestants
- 23 years old: 14 contestants
- 24 years old: 13 contestants
- 25 years old: 10 contestants
- 26 years old: 12 contestants
- 27 years old: 4 contestants
- 28 years old: 2 contestant
This year, the ages are almost even as 49 contestants are 23 years old and under. That leaves 41 contestants over the age of 24.
Since 2010, there have been only four winners over the age of 24. Last year’s winner Catriona Gray was still just 23 years old. She was one month shy of her 24th birthday. Once again, the math is telling us that we should go with the Under.
Before we can safely make a prediction, we have to look at the ages of the betting favorites for this year’s competition:
- Thailand (26)
- Philippines (23)
- Brazil (25)
- El Salvador (25)
- Portugal (20)
- Puerto Rico (24)
- United States (28)
- Colombia (24)
- Australia (27)
- Chile (19)
- Iceland (19)
- Venezuela (20)
- Bolivia (21)
- Costa Rica (27)
- France (25)
Of the Top 15 odds on favorites, nine of them are 24 years and older. The average age of the Top 15 is 23.53 years old.
Although Thailand is the favorite and the United States has a strong chance as well, I have to go with the Under here. There’s too much data to ignore. Plus, two of my favorites (Miss Indonesia and Miss Venezuela) are Under 23.5 years old.
How Tall Will the Winner Be?
- Over 5’9″ (-110)
- Under 5’9″ (-110)
Last year’s winner Catriona Gray of the Philippines was 5’10”. She was only the 16th contestant over 5’9” to win in the previous 67 Miss Universe competitions. In 45 competitions, the winner was under 5’9” and the other seven competitions saw winners exactly 5’9”.
The tallest winner ever was Amelia Vega from the Dominican Republic. She was 6’2” and won in 2003. The shortest winner ever was 5’4” and it happened twice as Miss Columbia won in 1958 and Miss Thailand won in 1965.
This year’s Miss Thailand, who is also the betting favorite, stands at five feet, eleven and a half inches tall. Of the Top 15 betting favorites, seven of them are Over 5’9”, seven are under 5’9” and one is exactly that height.
If you add my favorite Miss Indonesia to the mix, then you have eight favorites under 5’9”. This bet is a tough one, but I’m leaning toward the Under.
Will Steve Harvey Announce the Wrong Winner?
- Yes (+5000)
Are we still talking about this? Steve Harvey messed up back in 2015 and it’s like the man can never live it down. Yet, he didn’t mess up the last three years in a row and I see no reason to think he will now.
And, the 2019 Miss Universe Winner Is…
Last year, I successfully picked the winner of the 2018 Miss Universe contest. However, this year’s field of beauty contestants is a lot harder than the 2018 competition.
With that in mind, my Top 6 picks are:
- Miss Thailand
- Miss Philippines
- Miss USA
- Miss Venezuela
- Miss Indonesia
- Miss Costa Rica
From there, I believe we can eliminate Miss Philippines since the country won last year and only one time in the history of this competition has a country won two Miss Universe contests in a row.
I think we can also eliminate both Miss USA (28) and Miss Costa Rica (27) as they’re over 26 years old and no woman has ever won this competition at 27 or 28 years old. That’s also why I’m not going with my son’s pick of Miss Poland because she’s also 28.
That leaves us with Miss Venezuela, Miss Thailand and Miss Indonesia.
Venezuela has won three of the last 11 Miss Universe competitions and is definitely a value pick. Miss Indonesia has become my favorite of the field, but might too much of a longshot for some. So, the smart play here is to go with Miss Thailand who seems to have all of the hype heading into the beauty pageant.
Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.UPDATE: I wrote this list back in 2017, but now that Star Wars:The Rise of Skywalker premieres later this week, I’m revisiting it and updating it.
The final installment of the Skywalker Saga is upon us, with episode IX dropping last week.
I’ve seen some spoilers already dropping after the premiere and tried as hard as I could to ignore them. The way I did it? I went over and updated my all-time ranks of greatest Star Wars movies, which included the three trilogies and the two throwback stories.
As promised, I’m updating this with TRoS included. And as always, SPOILERS AHEAD, including from The Rise of Skywalker! Don’t read if you haven’t seen it yet!
11. The Phantom Menace
Little future Darth Vader! Podracing! Jar Jar Binks! A confusing political plot! Midi-chlorians!
That about sums it up. Episode I was a massive disappointment, save for one terrific fight scene involving Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Darth Maul that deserves to be in the all-time Star Wars highlight reel. Other than that, I think it’s consensus among fans that it’s the worst of the lot and didn’t bode well for the rest of the prequels.
10. Revenge of the Sith
Clunky dialogue (see below) and the “NOOOOOOOOOOOO” (also see below) heard ’round the galaxy mocked by countless fans were nails in the coffin. There’s a pretty good Yoda fight with Emperor Palpatine and some decent plot threads tied up, but otherwise, it was another disappointment.
9. Attack of the Clones
The sound that came out of the theater I was in when Yoda takes out his light saber was equivalent to Madison Square Garden during a 1990s Knicks-Bulls playoff series.
That didn’t completely save the best installment of the prequels, but it helped a lot, as did the plot that revealed how the Clone Wars began.
8. The Force Awakens
“Luke Skywalker has vanished.” That opening crawl gave me chills and set up for what was a really, really fun Star Wars movie. There were thrills, epic battle scenes, new, full characters with mystery to them, the return of fan favorites, a near-perfect ending (see below, again this is a SPOILER ALERT) and the right set-up for Episode VIII.
Now, all of that said, the criticism that it felt a whole lot like A New Hope was right on. There’s a Death Star-like weapon, a droid protecting some vital information, a young pilot on a desert planet who has no idea she can use The Force, a dude with a mask with an evil mentor guiding him … you get the idea. And that’s why it lands here, even though it was a great ride that was shot beautifully.
7. The Rise of Skywalker
We all had so many questions after the film (and quite a few before). But the biggest one was: what did we truly expect? We did get closure on the Skywalker saga, and although the first half of the film is clunky and uneven, the second half was epic. I happened to like Rey’s ending, even though getting there had its weird moments (bringing back Palpatine felt unnecessary, even if he might be a clone, and that Rey and Kylo Ben kiss was awkward), and the space battle was pretty wild.
Back to my first question, which I’m going to try to answer: we expected the door closing on a nine-chapter story. It wasn’t going to be easy to please the millions of fans and countless critics by putting on an additional ending onto a story that already ended. Overall, from this trilogy, we got our Millennium Falcon and Luke and Lando and Han and Chewie (HE GOT HIS MEDAL!) and even a farewell to Leia. We met some great new characters, too. As up and down as this movie and the other two felt, it was a fun ride. There’s a lot of value in that.
6. Solo
It’s a swashbuckling pirate story, told through the Star Wars lens, and that’s what makes it so fun. But there’s something about it that makes it land right in the middle. Maybe it’s because we actually get to see the Millennium Falcon do the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, which turned out to be just okay, not much better than the line the scene was fashioned after. I did geek out to the appearance of Darth Maul and Donald Glover steals the show doing a terrific young Lando.
But it’s not as good as the other origin story on the list.
5. The Last Jedi
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Although fans seemed to like The Force Awakens more, I think this is the better movie. It’s got more depth and feels like less of a New Hope reboot. The Luke plotline is a good one, right down to him Force projecting himself to “fight” Kylo and help the Resistance escape, a fitting end for him after his self-exile (although I bet we’ll get a good ol’ Force ghost visit in The Rise of Skywalker). There was an all-time great battle in which Rey and Kylo team up, and the scene in which Holdo uses a ship at light speed to destroy a First Order vessel is stunning.
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I’m not sure the Canto Bight plot was necessary, but it was fun. And that little move at the end where the kid grabs a broom using the Force was subtle and good. So I’ll put it here.
4. Return of the Jedi
No, it’s not because of the Ewoks. I’m fine with those critters. It’s just not as good as the other three on the list. Maybe it’s because it hasn’t aged well now that we’re in an era when everything doesn’t get wrapped up happily ever after, or the over-the-top nature of that final Luke, Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine fight.
That said, it’s still an awesome movie. There’s so much to take in: The escape from Jabba the Hutt, the invasion of Endor, Darth Vader finding his soul and one more Death Star blow-up.
3. Rogue One
If it wasn’t a Star Wars tale, it would still be an amazing movie. But add in the fact that it’s what leads up to the very first moments of A New Hope and it’s that much better. And remember what I just said about Return of the Jedi? It was far from a tidy ending, one that was downright depressing.
Rogue One is the closest thing we’ve seen to A New Hope from the dialogue to the acting, with the feel and pacing of a World War II film.
And holy cow, that finale! Emotional and a nod to the fans, who could see the moment (a digital version of) young Princess Leia gets the Death Star plans. Bravo.
2. The Empire Strikes Back
I know. It’s everybody’s No. 1. And there’s good reason for it: Luke Skywalker’s training is iconic, the Leia/Han/droids/Chewbacca storyline is soul-crushing, and there’s one of the all-time craziest revelations in film history. There’s also serious drama — will any of our heroes survive?
But let me tell you why it’s not No. 1.
1. A New Hope
Do you remember the feeling you had when you first saw the original Star Wars? I do. It was euphoria. I’m not old enough to have seen it in the theaters, but I understood right away what it must have been like. Looking back and realizing what special effects has done to the film industry, it’s even more of a miracle how incredible A New Hope is.
The Empire Strikes Back takes all of that and elevates it to dramatic new heights. But we wouldn’t have loved it so much if we all didn’t fall for the original.