When Megan Young won the country’s first Miss World crown, there was technically no swimsuit contest. For years before then, the Beach Beauty fast-track challenge was in swimsuits. In 2013, responding to protests, candidates wore a sarong around their waists. The event was removed the following years.
The representative of Bulgaria in the recently concluded Miss Universe pageant on Monday said she wanted to give away the gown that she wore during the opening of the preliminary competition to a Filipino fan.
Despite financial woes that faced her, Miss Dominican Republic Sal Garcia arrived in Manila Saturday to join the 80 other Miss Universe 2016 contestants to compete for the crown on January 30.
The new chief of the Department of Tourism was eyeing the next Miss Universe pageant to be held in the country, according to a report by CNN Philippines.
[ventuno id=’ODgzMDA2fHwyMzY4fHwxMDg2fHwxLDIsMQ==’][/ventuno] Bb. Pilipinas Maxine Medina drew the loudest cheers from her avid fans during the Miss Universe...
Bashing is the undertow to the spirit of unity that pageants impress upon the viewers. Understandably, the drama adds pyrotechnics. Besides, who the heck is perfect?
Aside from funerals, pageants are perhaps the most superstitious endeavor of man. If you read blogs and forums long enough, you will notice several beliefs far-fetched but, amazingly, historically grounded.
Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere from France on Thursday called the Philippines her second home.
Weaving through a mammoth crowd, standing in a queue for two blocks on a barricaded driveway of the Mall of Asia Arena at 7 a.m., in my black Cary Santiago gown and with evening makeup on—I was not exactly sure where I was supposed to go, but that was just one of the situations I found myself in throughout the recent Miss Universe 2016 event.
The Philippine government assured “a safe and successful” hosting of the Miss Universe pageant in the country in 2017.
