She said she got the invitation through her manager, David Belenzon. She’s thrilled to be a judge and she knows she’ll have lots of fun but she’ll stay in Brazil for only a couple of days as she has to go back to the U.S. for her concert tour.
Before her, Kuh Ledesma was the first Filipina singer to be invited as judge in 1991. Along with Lea, the other judges for this year are broadcaster Connie Chung, actress Vivica Fox, model Isabeli Fontana, Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves, reality TV star Adrienne Maloof, and Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega. Manny Pacquiao is not one of them as earlier reported. The hosts are Andy Cohen and Natalie Morales. It’ll be aired live locally on ABS-CBN and the Velvet Network on cable.
Our bet this year, Shamcey Supsup, is topping the online poll so hopes are high for Pinoy beauty pageant lovers that she might just make it as the country’s 3rd Miss Universe winner.