Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach’s Travels (So Far)

So far so good for reigning Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach as she has traveled to 11 countries into her reign. The German-Filipina beauty has clocked in several miles into her air mileage having extensively shuttled between key cities in the US and the Philippines aside from her other international travels. Below are the countries that …

Angelica Alita & Jehza Huelar for Bb Pilipinas 2017?

Will we be seeing Binibining Pilipinas 2016 runners up Angelica Alita and Jehza Huelar in Bb. Pilipinas 2017? Rumors circulating among pageant insiders is that the two runners up this year will be turning over their titles as reigning beauties for another shot at the nationals next year. Looking at these photos, looks like Angelica has 'prepared' more …

PhotoCollage of the Day: Kian Sumague’s Dapper Pics

If there was something I like about Kian Sumague's face is the fact that he has a masculine face with high cheekbones and strong jawline. This is why he would be a great model for face & beauty products. Photog: Niño Panagsagan HaMu: Cheska Fandialan Styling: Ghune Katigbak Location: Velvet Stills Special thanks to Sir …

Mister Supranational Balarus, Sergey Bindalov

Heat up your Tuesday with a certified hunk! Mister Supranational Belarus Sergey Bindalov is arguably one of the best candidates in this year's competition! SERGEY BINDALOV Bio Age: 29 Height: 1.88 m/ 6'2" Hometown: Mogilev Education/Occupation : Sales Manager / Model Hobbies : reading, motorcycles, martial arts Did you know that he works as a sales manager …

A Maria Clara for Catriona Gray’s National Costume

During the press send off of Miss World Philippines Catriona Gray, she sang several lines of the Pinoy OPM classic “Sana’y Wala ng Wakas” as requested by Sir Norman Tinio. That song triggered memories from 2014 when Aces & Queens’ Carlos Buendia and I were mulling over possible Dances of the World options for then …

Nichole Manalo is named Miss Globe 2016 – 3rd Runner up!

Congratulations Nichole Manalo for winning Miss Globe 2016 3rd Runner-up while Miss South Africa is Miss Globe 2016 4th Runner-up! No, this is not a Steve Harvey moment, but rather an embarrassing fluke of having the names of the third and fourth runner up placed on a different envelope. So it was announced by the …

Mister Model Paraguay Edmaycom Silva’s Risque Costume

This has got to be one of the most risque national costumes I have seen recently... Mister Model Paraguay Edmaycom Silva can sure turn heads with this costume as it seems to defy laws of construction. How can his loincloth stand without any (seemingly) form of support? How did his designer, Alfredo Gaona do it? Ideas …

Mister Supranational Philippines, AR dela Serna

Leaving several days ago for the competition, the 6’0” AR dela Serna is expected to be a hit in Poland with his matinee good looks. The youthful looking, square-jawed AR was one of the lads I have previously interviewed in 2015 when he was still a hopeful for Misters of Filipinas. He has bulked up …

Pilar Pilapil on Journey to the Crown on ETC

The Journey to the Crown continues on ETC channel and today we have some pageant trivia on the guest for you! Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1967 and critically-acclaimed actress Pilar Pilapil is going to be interviewed for today's show! But didn't you know that she was underaged when she competed in Miss Universe? She was born …

Mister Supranational Poland, Rafal Jonkisz

He was supposed to be the Polish rep to Mister Universal Ambassador (according to some insiders) this year but suddenly we didn't see him compete there. RAFAŁ JONKISZ Bio Age: 19 Height: 1.87 m Hometown: Rzeszow Education/Occupation : student of Arts, acrobat Hobbies : acrobatics, video editing, modeling Earlier this year Rafal was a semifinalist …

Sashes&Scripts Interview with Catriona Gray, Miss World Philippines pt2

This is the second part of our exclusive interview with Miss World Philippines Catriona Gray. Here we explore a different facet of our rep. Here she shows herself as a normal person who pageant fans can relate to. Without further a do, here is our second set of questions in this two-part interview… There are …

2013-2016: Six Alpha Crowns for the Philippines

When boredom strikes, creativity follows. This is exactly what happened prior to my #Funart banner today. I found myself with nothing to do yesterday with my day off, so I started organizing the hundreds of downloaded photos I have on my computer. Lo and behold! I have kept photos, high resolution at that, of the …

Sashes&Scripts Interview with Catriona Gray, Miss World Philippines Pt1

Sashes&Scripts has been able to have a lovely conversation with the Philippine rep to Miss World, Catriona Gray and our interview with her revealed that she is not just a woman of surface beauty but of substance as well. We threw her way really difficult questions and she was able to answer them sincerely and …

Miss World Venezuela, Diana Croce’s Mantuana Costume

Miss Mundo Venezuela Diana Croce has recently revealed her national costume for Miss World to be held in National Harbor, Maryland. Her mantuana costume has religious undertones. The costume which pays tribute is inspired by the Cruz de Mayo de Guatire as revealed by Osmel Sousa on his Instagram account. Will this be a hit …

#FashionFridays: Accessory & Jewelry Designer Christopher Munar

If you have any jewelry emergency and want to have your own pair of earrings and other baubles, designer Christopher Munar is you main man. This designer has not only bejeweled celebrities and beauty queens in the Philippines, he has also started to design pieces used by other Asian celebs in Malaysia and Singapore. He …