Maltese girl selected for Top Model UK 2011

antoine spiteri

Oct 7th 2010, 08:53

What a downer you are. instead of wishing well to someone who did something with her own talent , you are trying to put her down.
well it show's how much you love Malta and the Maltese!!
Good luck Tiffany and wish you more than you have achieved .
All Malta is proud of you apart from those that are very jealous .

Steve Compagno

Oct 7th 2010, 15:44

It's because we are proud of being Maltese and we support each other in such events!!

JMercieca

Oct 7th 2010, 22:48

"Why is little Malta so small minded?"

Well, what do you call yourself then?? The only thing that happened here is that Times of Malta shared the success of a model in another country with the public. What's wrong with that? Is it not justified and are they hurting someone?

Also... so you are saying that if you are doing something which does not improve or help in the tourist industry you won't do it at all. Well that's funny! So ALL people, and I mean ALL, should get rid of their hobbies & their passion including what they simply love to do & what makes them live for it just because it's not helping the tourist industry? So pathetic!! Give yourself a pat on the back for making my day!!!! Your comment was sad but hilarious!!

JMercieca

Oct 7th 2010, 23:09

And how dare you speak of how we should live our lives in Malta. You have no right to tell ANYONE how one should live. Not even a local in your own country. More especially to foreigners!!

Unimportant news? Do you think that news should only include tragic events. Success is not important? You're unbelievable!!

joseph francis

Oct 8th 2010, 17:00

Margie in Australia. In Malta it is plain and simple GERIT. Margie may sound like Tiffany. Unluckily GERIT does not.

K. Crockford

Oct 6th 2010, 11:07

Sour grapes ?

lucia davies

Oct 6th 2010, 11:39

why do people in Malta have to be so unkind about other people's achievements,, my goodness wish them well, come on kids open your wings and fly, do not let anything or anyone hold you back,,,,, good luck to you,,,,

Marco Cremona

Oct 6th 2010, 11:46

No, K. Crockford. Let's not give the impression that the future of all Maltese girls lies in modelling as we'll be bringing up a generation of deluded youngsters. Just like we shouldn't give boys the impression that they'll all become international football stars.

Some people have what it takes, others don't. By all means we should be proud of those who have the talent and persevere, but I think we're now getting an overdose of this BNTM stuff (like we have been getting for years re. Eurovision Song Contest).

Let's choose the country's role models/ambassadors carefully.

Only last week I was involved in a public consultation meeting on how we need to inspire kids/youths to take up science subjects. We have a disproportionate number (compared to our population) of great scientists/inventors/researchers who have done a name for themselves and for Malta. Are they promoted as role models? NO. Does anybody know who they are or anything about their work? Hardly.

I wish the best of luck to our models but let's not bring up a generation of misguided and deluded youths.

K. Crockford

Oct 6th 2010, 12:34

Marco Cremona, i do agree with you on some points though not on all,
as far as i know apart from tiffinay, sofia is the only other model that has/will be taking part, so i fail to see how this is an overdose and considering Malta has a 100% success rate in winning BNTM unlike the eurovision contest were malta has never won it (and prob never will)
Let's choose the country's role models/ambassadors carefully.
I see, so if i a person decides to become a model competes and wins abroad or a footballer artist, etc etc and is very successful, we should not support them since they haven’t achieved any academic breakthroughs?
Let's not give the impression that the future of all Maltese girls lies in modelling as we'll be bringing up a generation of deluded youngsters. Just like we shouldn't give boys the impression that they'll all become international football stars.
I doubt all women think their going to be supermodels or all men are going to be the next pele just cause someone does well internationally
“Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best.”

S.Micallef

Oct 6th 2010, 13:00

@ K.Crockford,

I fully agree with M. Cremona. You will be surprised how many young girls already believe they are models when its clear many of them do not have what it takes to be models let alone top models.

I worry mostly about all these local "agents", contest organisers etc who in order to make a quick buck lead young girls & boys to think they can be models. Tiffany was a one-off, she had something special and made the most out of her situation and that's what got her success. Whilst being happy for her great achievement let's be realistic and recognise that we are not going to become a country that will be churning out models by the dozen.

Marco Cremona

Oct 6th 2010, 13:12

K. Crockford

I re-iterate, I wish the Maltese model(s) the best of luck but we (and not only us Maltese) have a tendency to sensationalise glamorous activities and idolise models, singers, actors (and politicians) but fail to give due appreciation to the equally important feats by Maltese in other professions - which, in my opinion, would be better role models for kids.

This, I think, was Joanne Fenech's argument which you interpreted as sour grapes.

S.Micallef

Oct 6th 2010, 13:19

Well said, whilst being happy for Tiffany, let's concentrate on young people making something out of themselves. Let's move away from this idea that has plagued Malta in the past years - everyone seems to be a singer, model or actor - very few people make it abroad and Malta is no different.

The sad thing is that these deluded youngsters as you call them have little time to think of anything else and even less time to think of a back up plan to some silly dream they have.

J Simpson

Oct 6th 2010, 16:00

Oh come one people....young girls dream all the time.....I used to dream of marrying a prince..becoming a singer....becoming an actress and walk the red carpet...etc etc. Let the girls dream for heaven's sake...nothing is wrong with that!

S.Micallef

Oct 6th 2010, 16:18

Dreaming is fine but not at the cost of being unrealistic. What's worrying is the amount of parents and people willing to make a buck pushing kids & fuelling their dreams which will never materialise.

Beauty contests/ modelling/ acting glamorous are no longer just hobbies for many, they have now become a "career" choice. Some girls have what it takes to make it, but as is the case abroad, these are few. One simply needs to go through beauty contest participants - many are very plain-looking, singers - many can't sing, actors - many can't act. So i think a large number of these wannabe models, beauty contest participants, actors and singers should really wake up, stop watching E! and get back to the real world.

How many maltese girls winning BNTM will there be? How many Joseph Callejas will there be? A few. I suggest that we all keep that in mind. Tiffany winning does not automatically up all Maltese wannabe models to Top model status.

S. Calleja

Oct 6th 2010, 11:37

And what wrong with that?

Cassandra Miggiani

Oct 6th 2010, 15:34

Everything is wrong with that, how deluded are you? Hard work, humility and loving others - that's what life is all about. Not standing half naked in a room full of strangers while they create airbrushed images of you for gay men, an the increasingly insecure (and materialistic) generation of girls/women and perverts who don't understand the sacredness of our human bodies.

J Simpson

Oct 6th 2010, 15:58

Dear Cassandra Miggiani, modelling doesn't mean porn!! The fashion industry is one of the most if not the most industry that makes money. Fortunately enough for those fortunate ones who make it to work in this industry make a lot of money! I don't see what is wrong with that!

S. Calleja

Oct 6th 2010, 16:40

@ Cassandra Miggiani

I was referring to "sinjur u famuz mix-xejn", not to standing half naked etc as you put it. If you can make a lot of money and become famous, etc, why not? You make money because people pay you for something in return, and when a large number of people benefit from your product or service, then the money paid is substantial. What's wrong with that?

Modelling is just one way to reach many people and share a slice from the huge advertisement industry. People who complain and have funny "robin hood" ideas usually contribute little to society themselves.

JMercieca

Oct 7th 2010, 22:53

@ Cassandra

You left me speechless, all I can say is LOL.