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Beauty Queen - The Ultimate Beauty Secret - A Collab with Cecilia Crasto

Beauty Queen – The Ultimate Beauty Secret, A Collab with Cecilia Crasto Did someone want to find the Ultimate Beauty secret? Against all odds, will persistence pay off at the Beauty Pageant? Watch to the end of this hilarious and heart-warming journey of resilience, humour, and style, as one contestant defies all odds. Thank you for your visit, you will be able to follow my full playlist by clicking on my YouTube channel above. I'm going to enter a beauty quest Win or lose it’s my right to contest Age race or gender should not bold us back We've fought for our rights so let's get on track I'll enlist the help of my lovely niece She runs a gym and is ready to please We’ll, work on muscles and then the curves Right now I'm just a bundle of nerves Woke up this morning and my hair's all gone A touch of alopecia and I'm like a sheep shorn To make matters worse one eyebrow is missing I look a freak and my cat is hissing Well we’ll, work on muscles and then the curves Right now I'm just a bundle of nerves Woke up this morning and my hair's all gone The day arrives and I'm ready to go Wig and make-up in place I head for the show My dress is from the Op Shop all silk and lace And with my stilettos the stage I, will grace They have us lined up to do the high kick I raise my leg and feel my knee click l' m forced to dance one leg in the air Oh! how I long for my rocking chair They're calling my name to receive the crown My courage and persistence has won me renown That dress from the Op-shop was a very good deal I'll remember them kindly for their Winter Appeal.

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Victor Buhagiar

Date: 1/24/2025 5:40:00 AM

Woops. It seems I missed your collaboration with Cecilia. I loved the music, though. I cannot understand how I missed this. Usually, you send me a note on Messenger. Am I blocked?

Maria Williams
Date: 1/28/2025 5:46:00 AM

Thank you Victor for your visit. No you are not blocked - Someone seemed to have been using my instagram account which is connected with FB and Messenger so they are investigating. Hugs Maria PS I've just posted one here - Trust you will like it - Please read the poem first and then click onto the YouTube tab if you would like to comment there. Thanks Hugs

Valsa George

Date: 1/17/2025 6:05:00 AM

You are amazing my friend. This beauty pageant has been hilarious and engrossing. It shows that persistence and deep determination can yield rampant rewards. The elderly lady with make up on and a positive attitude to life won the pageant to the roaring applause of the audience. The lyrics and the visuals are equally appealing and enticing. Congratulations to you dear Maria and Cicilia. Wonderful collaboration.

Maria Williams
Date: 1/28/2025 5:45:00 AM

Thank you Valsa, I apologise for not seeing your lovely comment earlier, I've been busy posting on Youtube and just came to post on of my latest here. I trust you will enjoy it. Hugs Maria

Beryl Edmonds

Date: 12/20/2024 11:35:00 AM

Love the lyrics Maria, a fantastic collaboration. Time may change the face and the shape, yet nothing can change one’s heart or one’s grace…. Beryl

Maria Williams
Date: 12/20/2024 3:34:00 PM

Thank you Beryl - That's a very profound observation. Hugs Maria

Michael Tor

Date: 12/20/2024 1:23:00 AM

Maria such a lovely collaboration. Love your theme and what I love is that you don't have to be young and win a a beauty contest and their are beautiful older women that need to be recognized and appreciated besides its more important what you are like inside than what is on the outside. I finished the song and I am sending it to you via Soupmail. Love this collaboration and I am favoring it. Have a Joyous Merry Christmas and a safe New Year. God bless you and all you love...

Maria Williams
Date: 12/20/2024 3:32:00 AM

Thank you Michael, your observation is very true. Superficiality is not uncommon and people don't recognise their self worth or appreciate what is inside rather than just the external. Thanks for the fave. A Joyful Merry Christmas to you and your family. I've posted video in collaboration with my sister Cecilia, called Sacred night, I'm sure you will love it. Hugs Maria I'm replying to you soup mail Cheers

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 12/19/2024 4:36:00 PM

Hilarious, Maria. And also to your collaborator. Well done, you two

Maria Williams
Date: 12/19/2024 11:49:00 PM

Thank you Andrea, I thought it would 'tickle' the funny bone. I'll be posting one tonight, again a collab with my sister giving a Christmas message - 'Sacred Night - it's a new original Christmas Carol. You will love it. In the mean time, let me wish you a Happy and Joyous Christmas - Hugs Maria

Duke Beaufort

Date: 12/18/2024 10:44:00 AM

Maria, too funny really! It reminds me a bit of the Edgar Allen Poe story, "The Man that Was Used Up." What you wrote raises a lot of questions about what we value in society and the blow back we might expect from our obsession. It's not all ice cream and roses! You also have a bit of humor, which makes this even better! Smiles!! Of course, there's the part about stepping out of our comfort zone. That has plusses and minuses of course. At least here we are free to choose our path. Hopefully, we can survive it!

Maria Williams
Date: 12/19/2024 11:46:00 PM

Thanks Duke, I though you would like it. Indeed you have gone deep into the meaning of the video. Wishing you a Joyful Christmas and I am following the video with a Christmas message today. I trust you will get a chance to look at it - Hugs Maria

Joe Maverick

Date: 12/18/2024 9:41:00 AM

Quite a good video and collab narrative have You been doing these long Maria? Cecilia and yourself worked well indeed.'

Maria Williams
Date: 12/19/2024 11:43:00 PM

Thank you Joe, I guess I've been writing for quite a while and joined PS in March 17. Cecilia is my sister and I'll be posting another collab with her in a Brand New, original Christmas Carol today. Let me take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Happy and Joyous Christmas. Hugs Maria

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 12/18/2024 6:14:00 AM

- Excellent collaboration Maria & Cecilia ...I am left with a smile on my face :) - I wish you and your loved ones a peaceful and lovely Christmas :) - hugs

Maria Williams
Date: 12/19/2024 11:52:00 PM

Thank you Anne-Lise, so glad you liked the humour. A Lovely Christmas to you and your loved ones too. I'm posting a Christmas video today in Collab with my sister today, I'm sure you will like that too. Hugs Maria

Daniel Henry Rodgers

Date: 12/17/2024 5:08:00 AM

Dear Maria and Cecilia, Oh I loved the humorous and self-deprecating account of an older woman's journey to participate in a beauty pageant. Yes we should show perseverance, no matter the age and keep positivity. Wait for those unexpected rewards of stepping out of one's comfort zone. "Age race or gender should not hold us back". Excellent words from the dynamic duo! Autumn Blessings, My Dear Friends, Daniel

Maria Williams
Date: 12/17/2024 6:20:00 AM

Dear Daniel, thank you for your visit and your perspicacious insightful reading into the deeper meaning of the lyrics as Besma did below. Perseverance has it's rewards indeed and stepping over that invisible threshold of fear and negativity brings it's rewards and is a gift. Blessings and a Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones. Hugs Maria

Besma Riabi Dziri

Date: 12/16/2024 12:44:00 PM

"Age race or gender should not bold us back We've fought for our rights so let's get on track" Amazing lines from a so rich with depth and humour a poem and a video! Great beautiful souls of wealth in Art, Heart and mind have blessed us with such a Gem! A reminder to all of us , there is no end of a journey.. there's an end to a dream, a hope, a meaning, a belief, a Faith.. Let's celebrate the Life as we feel and see! Great work! Blessings to all of you my dearest Maria, Cecelia and Ron.. My deepest regards and gratitude.

Maria Williams
Date: 12/16/2024 8:29:00 PM

Thank you my dearest Besma on behalf of the three of us not only for your visit but your excellent interpretation and the hidden meaning - Hugs Maria

John Read

Date: 12/16/2024 9:28:00 AM

Hi Maria, your poem was hilarious, that is a real beauty queen. xx

Maria Williams
Date: 12/16/2024 8:28:00 PM

Thanks John, I had a feeling after reading yours that you would find this funny also. Hugs Maria

Paige Hind

Date: 12/16/2024 9:21:00 AM

LOL funny - enjoyed this, made me smile

Tom Woody

Date: 12/15/2024 12:59:00 PM

Hilarious Maria. I don't think I've seen you do funny before. In any case, the country western vibe fit perfectly with the tongue in cheek humor

Maria Williams
Date: 12/15/2024 10:06:00 PM

Dear Tommy, there's a funny bone there that runs through the whole family. Lol. Thanks for the visit and support always dear friend ...Hugs

Robert Gorelick

Date: 12/15/2024 9:59:00 AM

What an amazingly pointed lampooning of cosmetic companies promises to turn back the hands of time. Ah, to stay young, beautiful and delicious--and naïve, shallow and vulnerable? Loved the catchy song. Hugley entertaining, offering much food for thought. All my best, Robert

Maria Williams
Date: 12/15/2024 10:05:00 PM

Haha, I'll take Naïve, shallow and vulnerable any day. So glad you liked it Robert, thanks for the visit and support always dear friend...Hugs

I Am Anaya

Date: 12/15/2024 9:51:00 AM

I enjoyed the collaboration with Cecelia. The flip side of what one wants; to be young and beautiful once more, such great humor Maria and perfect for the holidays. Brilliant! ~ xhugs Anaya

Maria Williams
Date: 12/15/2024 10:02:00 PM

Thanks so much dear Anaya, so glad you liked it. Laughter is the best beauty secret I feel. Lovely to see you. All the best over the Holidays ...Hugs

Silent One

Date: 12/15/2024 9:27:00 AM

Age should not matter and people should not worry about their age either... Too many seem to worry.. I do like the message behind this collaboration and Ron has produced a fantastic video as always...

Maria Williams
Date: 12/15/2024 9:58:00 PM

Yep it shouldn't. The best kept beauty secret as they say is all in the attitude. Thanks so much for the visit dear S1, Ron will appreciate you liking his video skills, he's certainly improving under my excellent guidance .lol...Hugs

Tom Cunningham

Date: 12/15/2024 9:01:00 AM

Brilliant collaboration Maria, and an amazing video too. Tom PS, is that 'turn back the clock' lotion for sale anywhere, asking for a friend lol.

Maria Williams
Date: 12/15/2024 9:54:00 PM

Thanks so much Tom, so glad you enjoyed it. Yes, bit of a sore point with my sister and I,she's been a bit tight lipped when I ask her about that ' Turn Back The Clock' stuff. I need a gallon of it .lol