Hannah’s Beach Resort & Male Competitions

Earlier this year, I have blogged about Hannah Beach Resort and Convention Center becoming a destination for the biggest pageants in the Philippines. Well, the premier pageant destination in the Philippines truly is living up to that name. They have recently extended their support for national and international male pageants. Recently Mister Indonesia welcome Hannahs …

Modern Day Beauty Queens: More Diverse & Accomplished

Are we moving towards a change in the modern day beauty pageants? Are modern day beauty queens more than just surface? In the efforts to modernize and re-brand modern day beauty pageants, four of the biggest pageants around have updated their pageant to reflect changes in times. All four Alpha pageants have an advocacy to …

Maria Poonlertlarp Ehren is Miss Universe Thailand 2017!

This blogger is on a roll... After predicting the wins of Miss Universe Philippines, Binibining Pilipinas International, Mister Global, Miss Philippines Earth this year, we have predicted Maria Poonlertlarp Ehren as Miss Universe Thailand 2017! Early on during the screening, I have placed Maria and Fahsai as top contenders for the title. Maria will be competing …

Hawaii Won’t be Hosting Miss Universe 2017!

It was a hushed rumor among pageant insiders that aside from the Philippines, Japan, Australia and Hawaii is considered to host the Miss Universe pageant. However, hosting in Hawaii wouldn't push through due to the concerns of the pageant regarding the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena. “The Department of Enterprise Services was contacted by representatives of the …

#FashionFridays: Kylie Verzosa’s Pageant Style

Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa's second foray at Binibining Pilipinas was marked with a blooming of sorts in terms of her personal style. In one of her recent Instagram posts, she explains the journey of her style and personal aesthetics. "I have always been against big hair and heavy looking makeup 😅 When I joined …

Valerio Patane, Mister Grand Italy 2017

Check out the newly inducted rep of Italy for the inaugural Mister Grand International, Valerio Patane. Valerio is a 20 year old half Filipino (Mother) and half Italian (Father) born in Giarre (CT) in the island of Sicily, Italy. This 6’2″ lad speaks Italian, Tagalog and English and is working as Commis-de-rang at Mandarin Oriental in …

Sash Factor’s Miss Universe Thailand Final SashPicks

I was tasked to do the Miss Universe Thailand final SashPick artwork and here below is what I came up with. It features the candidates' portraits in traditional glamoured up costumes set up on a background of gold filigree with Thai borders. I believe its good to set off the entire graphic layout to highlight …

Maria and Fahsai: My Bets for Miss Universe Thailand

Miss Universe Thailand 2017? Maria Poonlertlarp Ehren and Paweensuda 'Fahsai' Saetan Drouin... only those two girls for me. These two girls wouldn't be any different from each other. Despite being both Thai-halfies, Maria has a more pronounced Caucasian features while Fahsai is looking more Oriental. Both are tall and leggy, Maria is 5'11" and Fahsai is …

Newsflash! Miss Universe Date Revealed!

Mark your calendar ladies and gentlemen as the 66th edition of the Miss Universe pageant will be on November  26th! According to TVyNovelas, the pageant will be held in the United States during the Thanksgiving weekend which falls on November 23rd. No city has been confirmed as venue as of yet but it is speculated …

Opinion: Jessica Rose McEwen for Miss Earth New Zealand?

One of the shocking non-inclusions in the Miss Philippines Earth top 5 is Jessica Rose McEwen. After being virtually every pageant sites' top pick, she only managed to finish among the top 10 of this year's competition. Why do you think she missed the cut? I have two theories. First is that her very Caucasian …

No Miss Universe for Keysi Sayago!?!?

According to an article by tvynovelas.com, Miss Venezuela Keysi Sayago would not be competing in Miss Universe this year as MVOrg could not come up with the necessary franchise fee for her participation. The article reads: "For the first time since the 1952 World Beauty Fair began, Venezuela may not send a representative to it... Keysi Sayago, …

#PhotoCollage of the Day: The Sizzling Hot Douglas Castro

WARNING!!! NSFW! These hot photos of Venezuelan Douglas Castro will surely turn up the temperature! Douglas who won Mister Tourism International Venezuela in 2016, represented Margarita Island in the recently held Mister Universe Model/ Men Universe Model in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.  The 21-year-old Industrial Engineering student finished as 5th Runner-up in the international competition. From 1 …

Gentlemen of the Philippines-UK 2017

The male pageant season is starting and July marked the start of the search for the next Gentlemen of the Philippines winners. The United Kingdom has already selected its winners earlier with month with three well-deserving gentlemen. Gentlemen of the Philippines-UK 2017 - John Alfred Bendana, Essex 1st runner up - John Berganio, Cardiff 2nd Runner up …

The Miss World Head-to-Head Challenge

A gamechanger is coming for Miss World. Rebranding itself from a pageant to a beauty festival, the oldest international pageant around is introducing the Head to Head Challenge". Below is the announcement from the official Miss World website: The Head to Head Challenge events will all take place between October 21st and November 15th at …

The Miss International 2017 Early Frontrunners

The Tokyo-based Miss International pageant is scheduled to be held on November 14th at the Tokyo Dome. So far the prospects of a strong batch is still in the making. 9 girls out of the confirmed 28 candidates for Miss International 2017 makes the initial list of Sashes&Scripts' early frontrunners. Colombia, Vanessa Pulgarin - definitely …