The Philippines’ hope for a back-to-back Miss Universe win was shattered when representative Maxine Medina failed to make it to the top 3 after a tense question-and-answer moment. Before the
Ariadna Gutierrez, who was runner-up to Miss Universe 2016 Pia Wurtzbach, said she was proud of her successor Andrea Tovar, who finished second runner-up on Monday (Manila time). In her Instagram post,
Now that we’re getting this out of the way for now, here are a few things we—that is, the powers that be—need to formally declare war on.
Even if she did not make it to the top 13, Miss Netherlands Zoey Ivory gained her own fame in the pageant through her sizzling dance number. At the rehearsals
To be a citizen of a country where beauty pageant culture is inculcated in youth, and then to admit to not being a fan of these contests would be seen
The new Miss Universe has been crowned and her name is Iris Mittenaere, a 24-year-old dental surgery student from Lille, France.
We spotted another Filipino restaurant that’s bound to be big in the US: F.O.B in Brooklyn, New York. The New York Times notes that the resto’s walls have giant utensils hanging
Shortly after the new Miss Universe was crowned, the Miss Universe Twitter account was officially transferred to Iris Mittenaere of France. Her first tweet was: “Shining brighter than gold. This is your
Iris Mittenaere still clinched the most coveted crown of the Miss Universe even though she was mistranslated in the question and answer portion during the coronation on Monday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.
The country’s bet Maxine Medina may not have won the Miss Universe title — but at least she was able to unite the country.
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