But first, some establishing shots of Gretchen and I on our way to the pageant

Gretchen outside (my picture looked windblown, so vanity dictates that I not show it)

Moi in my gold animal print off one shoulder dress

Gretchen in her little black dress and fluffy thing (which btw, she later swiped my face with, leaving me with a mouthful of fluff)

Later, we switched sides and posed in front of some artsy fartsy stuff

BUT NOW!!! ON WITH THE SHOW!!

The initial costumes from each country (actually, almost all the girls were Filipina)

Two of the more sedate costumes - NOT!!

More of the national costumes

Swimsuit competition

Evening gowns

So who won? We don't know cos we were so pooped we left before the end, which Gretchen suggests you do too and head for the Photopage List