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Not known to many pageant fans, the Philippines has won the Best in National Costume award in the Miss International, Miss Earth and Miss Universe pageants. This is the list of the Filipinas who won the coveted special award. For a Clothing Technology graduate like yours truly, the national costume is one of our favorite … Continue reading Philippines’ Best in National Costume Wins
Is the MU franchise fee is too expensive to pay for any pageant powerhouse country? How much does pageant franchise holders have to pay every year to the Miss Universe organization? It is said that the Miss Universe pageant franchise varies from country to country. Smaller countries who have little competition in their hometown for … Continue reading How Much is the Annual Franchise Fee for Miss Universe?
Logos are important for any brand as it communicates a brand’s identity and personality. That is why every once in a while brands tend to update their logos to reflect the current mood of the time. Pageant logos aren’t any different. The logos and icons used should keep up with the changing attitudes and social … Continue reading A Proposed New Logo for Miss Earth
The Miss Universe parent company Endeavor, suffered another setback as its credit ratings has been downgraded to a "substantial risk". Endeavor, formerly IMG|WME, has its S&P credit rating lowered. It has been downgraded from B to CCC, which means that the company is currently vulnerable and is dependent upon favorable business, financial, and economic conditions … Continue reading IMG|WME in Financial Trouble, Miss Universe Pageant Survival in Question
With the introduction of the new Mouawad "Force for Good" crown, let's take a stroll back in time and revisit all the crowns used in the Miss Universe pageant... This post is all about the crowns used in the Miss Universe pageant and how it has evolved through time. In the 71 year history of … Continue reading The Evolution of the Miss Universe Crown | Detailed History of the Crowns
Venezuela, the Philippines, Colombia, South Africa and the US are some of the coutries consistently performing well in pageants this past 10 years. What do they do right in pageants that they seem to win or unfailingly place year in and year out? Why do we see the same countries place and win in international … Continue reading Why Do the Same Countries Win in International Pageants?
Did you know that the longest streak the Philippines had in Miss International was a series of placements for six consecutive years? And that it happened twice? In both cases, each streak got us a Miss International winner in the process. Meet the wonderful ladies who made the successive placements possible... PHILIPPINE'S LONGEST PLACEMENT STREAK … Continue reading The Philippines’ Longest Streak in Miss International
THIS JUST IN! Miss Universe 2020 will likely be on December 6th! Despite the current CoVid-19 pandemic crippling the globe, the Miss Universe 2020 is still full steam ahead! According to some insiders the National Directors of the Miss Universe pageant have been informed by the Miss Universe organization that the TENTATIVE date for the … Continue reading Rumor Mill: Miss Universe 2020 on December 6th!
April 22, 2020 will mark 50 years of Earth Day. EARTH DAY 2020: THEME The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge — but also the vast opportunities — of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary. Climate change represents the … Continue reading Earth Day 2020: the 50th Anniversary
Today’s post in about the 10 Miss Universe candidates who nabbed the highest televised scores in the pageant final’s evening gown competition. Back in 2015, on my old Sash Factor blog, I wrote a number of interesting articles on the Miss Universe pageant. One of the most fascinating researches we ever made was to … Continue reading The Miss Universe Evening Gown Top-Scorers
There are 8 years, so far, that the Philippines can claim as its most victorious years in international pageantry. Read below for more… Over the course of the years as a blogger, we have received numerous variations of the same question: which year is the Philippines most successful in pageantry? That of course is tantamount … Continue reading The Most Victorious Year/s in Philippine Pageantry
The Miss International pageant is considered a heritage pageant filled with history. However the new generation of pageant fans doesn’t seem to give high regards to the pageant. Should Filipino pageant fans start putting the Miss International pageant in higher regards? Miss International’s Interesting History Conceived in 1960, the Miss International pageant was an answer … Continue reading Is it Time to Put Miss International in a Higher Regard?
If someone has to ask how much is the Miss Universe pageant is worth, it would be safe to say that it would be millions of dollars involved. But no one could really pinpoint the actual number of zeros involved in the estimation of the pageant's cost just yet. Except in 2015 when then owner … Continue reading How Much is the Miss Universe Pageant Worth?
There are 40 candidates vying for the Binibining Pilipinas titles at stake this year. But one of the titles that is overlooked is the Miss Globe title which is a shame considering how well the Philippines has done in recent years. One of the possible reasons why the Albania-based pageant isn’t as popular is perhaps … Continue reading 2020 Binibining Pilipinas Globe Contenders
In the event that the NCov-19 pandemic in the Philippines doesn’t get resolved by the months of May or June, we believe that national pageant organizations should hand-pick reps for the 2020 pageant season. Having a pre-selected set of Filipina representatives for the 2020 international pageant season can be a good solution in case that … Continue reading Handpicked Filipina Reps for 2020 International Pageants?
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