“YOU ALL ARE UNGRATEFUL, VILE and professional USERS. Next time don’t ask me or any FILIPINO designers to dress up your candidates."
Bahagi ito ng matitindi at maaanghang na buwelta ng international Filipino international fashion designer na si Michael Cinco laban sa MGmode Communications at kay Miss Universe Canada 2020 Nova Stevens.
Ang MGmode Communications ang team ni Nova nang sumali ito sa 69th Miss Universe.
Ang kanilang mabigat na akusasyon laban kay Cinco ang naging mitsa kaya naubos ang pasensiya at nagsalita ang sikat at respetadong Filipino fashion designer na ngayon lamang nasangkot sa isang kontrobersiya.
Ito ang unedited social media post ng MGmode tungkol sa Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer:
“The truth need to be told. The gown was sent late by Michael’s team, and when it arrived none of them fitted! We were able to fix the one for the finals, but the one for prelims, we didn’t have time.
“We went to Dubai 2 times, to prevent such mistake since it happen to us as well with Argentina’s gown last year and Uruguay.
“Such a terrible mistake should not have happen! We love Michael! But this was inexplicable.
“At the same time, they have time to custom made a gown for another delegate who checked in with her custom made Michael Cinco gown. Things don’t add up! Sadly!”
MICHAEL CINCO FIRES BACK
Labis itong ikinagalit ni Cinco kaya naglabas din siya sa Facebook account niya ng mahabang sagot para pasinungalingan ang diumano’y walang katotohanang bintang laban sa kanya.
“It is common knowledge, I believe, that I am a very positive person. I never go into rants as it is just not me. I try to find humor in any adverse situation that I think warrants my time and attention.
“And the need to comment. I don’t normally respond to unnecessary social media rants or any negative criticisms about my work but this one caught my ire as it seems to put uncalled for blame on my team week after Miss UNIVERSE. The audacity of truth to be told when it is bereft of it…” pasakalye ni Cinco bago nito pinakawalan ang kanyang matatapang na salita laban sa Miss Canada Team ni Nova.
"Fake news" daw ang ipinapakalat ng Miss Canada Team. On time daw dumating ang mga dinisenyo niyang gowns, taliwas sa paratang laban sa kanyang team.
Direktang mensahe ni Cinco: “Now this is for you to the whole Miss CANADA Team Migüel Martinez, Denis Martin Davila, and Miss CANADA Organization and your ungrateful Miss CANADA Nova Stevens.
“You have been spreading fake news about me and my team being unprofessional days before the pageant but I chose to be quiet and calm. But this time, I need to stand up for me and my team, as it is just so UNFAIR!
“FIRSTLY, the gowns arrived on time. Or how could you have sent me photos and videos of her wearing them, showing how the gowns perfectly fitted her, days before each event. You even posted a video of NOVA in her last fitting and she was happy.
“You were forcing me to make Nova’s 26” waist line to be cinched to 23”, which I obviously didn’t heed even if you said that in pageants, comfort doesn’t matter. But PLEASE don’t say that her gown was ill-fitting."
Inalmahan din ni Cinco ang paratang na sinabotahe nila ang Miss Universe 2020 win ni Nova.
Saad niya, “SECONDLY, the insinuation that my team was trying to sabotage her win, is just absurd.
"Her life story was supposedly inspiring and I even went out of my way hiring a team of world-class photographer to shoot her in my couture gowns at a world-class location in Dubai just to give her extra publicity mileage and create for her a balance of glam and luxury as opposed to her humble homecoming in Africa.
“And everything was PAID FOR BY ME. Did you get that?"
Wala rin daw pakialam ang Miss Canada Team sa mga dinisenyo niyang gowns para sa iba pang Miss Universe 2020 candidates.
“THIRDLY, if it doesn’t add up to you, then I’ll add Miss ROMANIA, Miss MEXICO and Miss CZECH REPUBLIC who all wore couture gowns from my latest collection in Preliminaries.
“Sadly, it is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. Let me just add that they are endlessly thankful. The new Miss UNIVERSE Andrea Meza of MEXICO who was not able to wear my gown at either nights, even took time to send me a THANK YOU message right after her coronation.
“Miss ROMANIA Bianca Trilsin even sent me a video message and was very grateful and is even planning to come to Dubai next week to meet me and THANK me personally. Miss CZECH REPUBLIC was so humble and honored to wear my gown.
“Former Miss Universe 2017 DEMI-LEIGH TEBOW was so gracious to send me video greeting and thanked me for the gown she wore."
“But for NOVA and your team, not only have I not got a curt THANK YOU but even seemed so upset with me for being eliminated in the pageant. AM I THE JUDGE?” litanya ni Michael tungkol sa fake news na ikinakalat ng grupo ni Nova laban sa kanya.
Sinabi rin ni Cinco na hindi ito ang dapat sisihin ng Team Canada sa pagkakaligwak ni Nova sa Top 21 candidates ng 69th Miss Universe.
Ipinaalaala ni Michael na tatlong taon nang hindi siya binabayaran ng Team Canada sa mga damit na ginagawa niya para sa mga kandidata sa Miss Universe ng Canada.
“STOP blaming me for Nova’s not making it to the Top 21 in Miss UNIVERSE. In fact, she did not wear my gown to the prelims as you were earlier posting that she will wear another gown.
“And now YOU’RE TELLING ME that her PRELIMS GOWN KILLED HER to advance to the finals. Am I to be blamed for that?"
Sabi pa ni Cinco: “I dressed up most A-List HOLLYWOOD Celebrities, Royalties and wealthiest clients all over the world and they only have ONE RULE in fashion...IF THE DRESS DON’t FIT, DON’T WEAR IT!!! SIMPLE AS THAT. GET IT???
“And LASTLY, here is the real TRUTH TO BE TOLD...YOU and your team have been USING me for the past 3 consecutive years to dress up your candidates WITHOUT PAYING ME ANY CENTS! A SIMPLE THANK YOU NOTE FROM NOVA, YOU AND YOUR TEAM would have sufficed. But you don’t have the grace and decency to do that.
“YOU ALL ARE UNGRATEFUL, VILE and professional USERS. Next time don’t ask me or any FILIPINO designers to dress up your candidates.
“Ask your Canadian designers to showcase your works in world stage...STOP scamming FILIPINO designers...HOW DARE YOU...SHAME ON YOU and your whole CANADIAN Team.”