Gwendoline Ruais: 1st Runner Up Miss World 2011

Just a few months after Shamcey Supsup's Top 5 finish in the Miss Universe competition, Gwendoline Ruais, does better, finishing first runner-up in the Miss World competition!  Well, the girl almost won! Imagine that!  She would've been the first Miss World we've ever had.  Darn you, Miss Venezuela!.  Anyway, the good showing by these two beauties has revved up a bit the 'dying' beauty queen franchise for a while - thanks also to Venus Raj's Top 5 finish last year. Well, I just hope it doesn't end this year.  Remember that before Raj's Top 5 appearance, the last time we landed in the Top 10 was way back in 1999, thanks to one of my favorite beauty queens - Miriam Quiambao!