The Philippines’ Longest Streak in Miss World

2011 - 2017, those are the years that the Philippines has placed successively at Miss World. The winning streak was started by Gwendolyne Ruais, placing as 1st Princess to winner Ivian Sarcos. Since then the country has made semis at the pageant. 2011 - Gwendoline Ruais, 1st Princess 2012 - Queneerich Rehman, top 15 semifinalist 2013 …

#RumorMill: Who Should be Appointed Miss Universe Colombia 2018?

The Señorita Colombia 2018 pageant is said to be slated for the last quarter of this year (rumors have it taking place in November). Which brings a conundrum of how the winner could prepare for Miss Universe in such notice. Hence rumors of an appointment for this year abound. Two of the names that have been …

The Miss Universe Telecast Breakdown

During the Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas last November, a huge amount of the pageant was dedicated to the opening and very little for the actual swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Below is the breakdown of the actual pageant telecast... act1 - Welcome contestant intro: africa, asia, pacific act2 - Intro Europe, Year in …

Ariadna Gutierrez to enter the US Big Brother House!

Look who's coming inside the US Big Brother house! In a news report by ABS-CBN, Miss Universe 2015 1st runner up Ariadna Gutierrez (who was mistakenly announced as Miss Universe by host Steve Harvey) will be joining several other celebrities that will be going inside the Big Brother house, US edition... Here are snippets of …

#MANicMondays: Mr. Universe Tourism Philippines 2017 Jayarr Agustin

Today's #MANicMondays feature is on Jayarr Tormo Agustin, Mr. Universe Tourism Philippines 2017 & Mr. Universe Tourism 2017 Top 10 finalist. The 5'9" tall  19 year old Jayarr also bagged the Best in Swimwear in the competition. Do you think he should join another male pageant in the coming years?

Muriel Adrienne Orais: a Binibini Introductory Profile

One of the girls that has one of the best faces in Binibining Pilipinas this year is Muriel Orais. The Kagandahang Flores beauty is one of the 19 girls that was selected as official candidate from her camp. PROFILE Name: Muriel Adrienne Isidore Orais Age: 26 years old Height: 5'6" Hometown/ Province: Cebu City Profession: She …

1st Sashes&Scripts Leaderboard for Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Pt2

With the 2017 batch who are strong speakers collectively, I had to make adjustments on who tops the first Sashes&Scripts leaderboard. We have to really grill on the aspects of being able to communicate, sell a backstory, draw people in and pay attention... one that would make people immediately take notice that a Binibining Pilipinas …

S/S 2018 Fashion Trend Series: Silhouette and Details

For the final post of this #FashionFridays series, we look into the silhouettes and details that would be fashion appropriate for pageants this 2018. Note that this summary includes some crossover trends from the Fall/Winter 2017- 18 season. * The Ball Gown - the swish of tulle and yards and yards of organza is making …

1st Sashes&Scripts Leaderboard for Bb. Pilipinas 2018 Pt1

The first leaderboard I am making for this year's Binibining Pilipinas pageant relies heavily on two aspects: 1) the web interviews and 2) facial beauty while seeing the candidates upclose. It is quite difficult to narrow down the 40 girls into just a field of 12. And while it was a hard process, I had …

#Nostalgia: Miss International 1997 Consuelo Adler

When you are blonde, green-eyed and stand 5'11" you hardly could go unnoticed. That is Miss Venezuela Internacional 1996, Consuelo Adler. The 1997 Miss International winner is arguably one of the most beautiful winners of the Tokyo-based pageant and perhaps for this blogger, one of the most memorable. In a decade where blue-eyed, blonde doll-like …

Should Wynonah Buot be one of A&Q’s Main Flagbearer?

While Aces & Queens may be focusing on Michele Gumabao and Aya Abesamis as the flagbearers of their camp, I believe that an equal attention has to be given to Binibini #26, Wynonah Buot. Here below is a short bio from her official Facebook fan group: Born in Cebu, Philippines but raised in Saudi Arabia, …

Eva Patalinjug: More than Just Another Beautiful Face

If there is something to be impressed about Binibini #32 Eva Patalinjug, that is a beautiful heart that goes along with her beautiful face. The Cebuana beauty started this charity event three years ago. The event would bring food and rice as well as rubber slippers to the far flung mountainous baranggays. The 5'7" mestiza through …

The Binibini Legacy, Aya Verdadero-Abesamis

Be ready for the Binibini legacy has arrived! Meet Aya Verdadero-Abesamis, Bb. Pilipinas 2018 hopeful... The 25 year old, who revealed in Cosmopolitan magazine in 2013 that “modeling is definitely a passion of mine. Having been exposed to the world of fashion at a young age, I see it as another form of art with myself …

Sash Factor Final SashPicks for 2017 Miss Intercontinental

I was asked to do the 2017 Miss Intercontinental Final SashPicks banner and here is what I did! I utilized the immaculate pyramids of Giza as an homage to the fact that the pageant is being held in  in SUNRISE Resorts and Cruises, Hurghada-Egypt. Despite being delayed from being held in India last year, the pageant has …

Is it Too soon to host Miss Universe in Manila Again?

Can we have too much of a good thing? There are talks that the Philippine DOT is at the middle-to-final stages of talks in hosting another Miss Universe pageant in the country this year. And this is confirmed in a write up from Philippine Star below... Earlier reports from the Department of Tourism (DOT) revealed …