Binibining Pilipinas 2019, The First Leaderboard

The 40 Binibining Pilipinas ladies have their first salvo of activities as official candidates during the past several days. As such we are listing down the ladies that are continuously gaining momentum as the days progresses. With forty gorgeous ladies in a very even-level playing-field, it is quite difficult to narrow the ladies and trim …

LCS to Work with BPCI to Develop Further the Miss Universe Brand?

Is Chavit Singson to work with the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated to further develop the Miss Universe brand in the Philippines? And how will that arrangement look like? That seems to be the song the LCS group is singing after the Miss Universe Organization made the announcement that the Miss Universe Philippines franchise will remain …

How a Pageant Demolition Team Works on Social Media

How do you play a real-life snakes and ladders game when there are more snakes than ladders? Underneath the glitz and glamour is the truth of how pageant fanaticism is used to disparage and slander pageant camps, beauty queens, pageant groups and every other 'little people' in pageantry. Their weapon are lies, hate and fear-mongering, …

Miss International 2013, Bea Rose Santiago: Winning without ‘Trying Too Hard’

Pageant fanatics like this blogger have saved newspaper articles, magazine clippings and all sorts of pageant memorabilia. One such article is this feature story of Miss International 2013, Bea Rose Santiago for the Philippine Inquirer. The beauty queen was one of the first Filipinas to ignite a 6-year successive winning streak in the four most …

The Universe at MOA, Part 2

For today we are continuing yesterday's post on the exceptional creations by designer Mak Tumang for Miss Universe Catriona Gray. Designer Mak Tumang created 9 very exquisite creations for Miss Universe Catriona Gray all displayed in their glory in SM Mall of Asia in Pasay. NOTE: The descriptions of the outfits were taken from the …

The Universe at MOA, Part 1

We may have missed the Mak Tumang Exhibit in Pampanga but we were able to catch the Mak Tumang: The Universe at MOA just several days ago! On exhibit are some of the most iconic pieces that Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray wore from her journey in Binibining Pilipinas to Miss Universe. These outfits showcase …

5 Reasons Why Binibining Pilipinas Has Strong Brand Equity

This 2019 marks the 56th year of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant. And after winning two international titles with the previous year's batch, the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated is set to gear up for another year of pulchritude. But what makes the Binibining Pilipinas pageant the best national pageant in the country? Why do pageant girls …

Not Your Typical Once Upon a Blind Item

Disclaimer: the people and circumstances depicted in this story is purely a work of ‘imagination’. Any similarity/similarities to actual people and/or circumstances is purely coincidental… Once Upon a Blind Item, there was a high and mighty council of elders that held so much power in the Kingdom of Anque, electoral monarchy. The High Council is …

Thoughts on the Official Binibining Pilipinas Screening

Sashes&Scripts said it before, this year the Binibining Pilipinas pageant is going to be a beauty bloodbath! The Bb. Pilipinas 2019 screening last March 18 certainly went so fast it made our heads spin. What would usually take us to the wee hours of the morning was finished in an almost lightning flash speed. WHO …

The Day Aurora Won Miss International

Today's post is a republished article about Miss International 1970, Aurora Pijuan. Aurora, was the first Miss International winner under the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated and followed the Miss Universe win of Gloria Diaz as Miss Universe. Read the wonderful article below: Forty-five years ago tomorrow (May 16), Aurora Pijuan won Miss International (the second …

#MANicMondays with Osmar Sanjurjo Rivera

Continuing our #MANicMondays post is a feature of male pageant winner turned adult film performer, Osmar Sanjurjo Rivera. These photos were taken during his modeling days... Back in 2012, while he was still a teenager (he was about 18 years old then) he was chosen among the candidates of Misters of Puerto Rico as Mister …

The Art of War: the Pageantry Edition

Today's post is taken directly from a page on the "How to Destroy a Pageant Girl Playbook" from one of the pageant factions in the country. This playbook illustrates how one is able to destroy any pageant girl's chances of winning with lies, intrigues and manipulation. This is not going to be a "feel good" …

Binibining Pilipinas 2019: The Bloodbath Begins

We all witnessed that the heavy hitters in the upcoming Binibining Pilipinas 2019 passed their applications hours ago. Just like in the past the camp flagbearers are always sent on the last day of the Binibini application date, this year is no different. Disclaimer: there are portions of this blogpost that are marked as rumors …

Binibining Pilipinas 2019: Rumors and the Girls Joining this Year

Today is more like a mishmash of various rumors and "whispers" that we have heard in the past few months with regards to the ladies joining this year's competition... Don't be too serious in taking in these chismis as our sources are your friendly neighbourly talipapa vendor. Without further ado, here we go! Girl # …

Gemma Cruz-Araneta: What It Is Like

"What is it like?" People who think my life has been an exciting sequence of romance and adventure often ask me that question. They want to know how it feels to be in the public eye, subject to scrutiny, the object of adulation. More than half a century ago, I won the Miss International beauty …