Should Pageant Organizations Skip the 2020 Pageant Season?

With the pageant season being delayed due to the NCov-19 global pandemic, one of the possible scenarios is to cancel altogether both national and international competitions. Which leaves the question are pageant organizations willing to do so? Here are some of our thoughts on this matter… CANCELLATION OF LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL PAGEANTS This may be …

The Top 5 Misconceptions about Madame Stella Marquez-Araneta

There have been some hate that Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. Chair person Madame Stella Marquez-Araneta had to endure over the last couple of decades from a number of pageant fans. Today, we will try to shed some light on a woman who have championed the Filipina beauty queens for more than 50 years. A woman …

Wide & Diverse Backgrounds for Binibining Pilipinas 2020

There is always something impressive in the yearly batch of Binibining Pilipinas candidates, and this year is no exception. This year, the batch doesn't only boast of models and actresses, but a wide scope of professions and professionals. Ana Thea Cenarosa, Philippine Netball athlete to the 2019 SEA Games - a former student athlete playing …

Miss Venezuela Postpones 2020 Pageant

It is not only the Philippines that is postponing its national pageant season! Pageant Powerhouse Venezuela has communicated through it's official social media channels that the Miss Venezuela 2020 pageant is being postponed to a yet unspecified date due to the threat of the NCov-19 pandemic. Below is the full translated press statement from the …

Miss Universe Philippines Moved to June 14th

NEWSFLASH! MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES  MOVED TO JUNE 14TH!   Miss Universe Philippines (MUPh) is postponing it's finals date due to the outbreak of the NCov-19 outbreak in Metro-Manila.  According to it's press release on its official Facebook page: Pageant activities will be suspended with immediate effect to ensure the health and safety of our contestants, …

Samantha & Vickie: Third Time’s a Charm

Samantha Mae Bernardo and Vickie Marie Rushton have dedicated three years of their life to the Binibining Pilipinas pageant. Would this year be the year that they finally find themselves with a crown? Ever since Maricar Balagtas and Mary Jean Lastimosa pioneered joining the Binibining Pilipinas pageant three times before securing a crown, a number …

Pageantry and Covid-19

With the news of several new cases of Covid-19 found, how will that affect the national pageant season? The Covid-19 virus scare is a hot topic in the news nowadays. No one can escape it on the news and even on social media. With this global epidemic becoming more widespread, we fear that this may …

The FrontRow Controversy

FrontRow made a huge splash starting several years back. This MLM company has made an even bigger news in the world of pageantry when it was one of the sponsors of the Miss Universe 2016 pageant in Manila and the main sponsor of the Miss Universe Philippines franchise in the country. So it was a …

Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Celebrates Women Empowerment Month

March 8 is International Women's Day and the whole month of March is National Women's Month! And the Binibining Pilipinas Charities incorporated is showing its support for this initiative with a couple of events for its candidates and reigning queens. For this year, BPCI is adopting the theme "#EachforEqual: An Equal World in an Enabled …

Best Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Headshots

All 51 headshots are in! The headshot photos of the 51 candidates of the Miss Universe Philippines are a huge improvement from the gown portraits.  Shot by photographer Dookie Ducay, these new images had the candidates set up in a neutral gray background which resulted with better images than those shot with a gold backgdrop. …

Catriona Gray: Like She Never Passed Her Miss Universe Title

If there is something to be wowed about 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Gray it is that she's more active nowadays after her reign. Three months after passing her crown, Catriona Gray is doing public appearances left and right. This is something that pageant fans would have wanted during her reign as Miss Universe. Free from …

Best Photos: Official Bb. Pilipinas T-Shirt Portraits

This is how you level up in a pageant! The Binibining Pilipinas pageant continues to give reasons why they still are the most prestigious pageant in the country. Looking at how the 40 candidates look so fresh and vibrant in their photos wearing the official Binibining Pilipinas shirt reminds us that well selected and well …

1st leaderboard for Miss Universe Philippines 2020

The Miss Universe Philippines 2020 press presentation is done, the first set of gown photos have been released and the first runway challenge happened several days ago. We can now safely say that the Miss Universe Philippines  frontrunners have clearly established themselves in the competition and they are most likely the ones to watch out …

Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Standouts at Farmers Garden

The earth smiles in flowers, or so they say... but seeing the Binibining Pilipinas candidates with flower crowns would surely put a smile in anyone's face. Last February 28th, the Binibining Pilipinas candidates were in for a lesson in gardening and another creative activity with a flower crown making. The said activity is actually a …

2nd Leaderboard for Binibining Pilipinas 2020

Proving itself to be the premier national pageant in the country, the Binibining Pilipinas pageant has rolled out activity one after the other over the past 3 weeks. From the amazing Talent Show, to the Gateway Museum tour, art and painting workshops, down to the flower crown making at the Farmers' Garden, the Binibinis continued …