A picture of things to come in BBP2013?
How would you like to see the above photo of Luzelle Felipe become a reality in Bb. Pilipinas 2013? Well, it was a Santacruzan image alright, but who knows what fate awaits the lady who is taking a shine from BPCI. With more training and polishing (paging Carnegie!), this beautiful Bulakena should be ready to step up to the plate a 2nd time and hopefully show the real stuff she is made of.
What say you, dear readers? 
Mutya ng Magayon 2012 Naimah Abdirazack
Her name and face evoke the sights and sounds of Africa, but Naimah Abdirazack is Pinay na Pinay and she is the newly-proclaimed Mutya ng Magayon 2012. The half-Filipina, half-Somali beauty from Sorsogon was a clear standout during the finals of the regional pageant as she took the competition by storm and wowed all the judges en route to being crowned most beautiful in the whole of Bicolandia.
The next question begs. Will she be the face of Bb. Pilipinas 2013? You see, winners of Mutya ng Magayon always end up joining the national tilt. And with the right training and polishing from the right handlers, she will be a force to reckon with next year.
Mutya ng Magayon 2012 Naimah Abdirazack (2nd from left) and her court.
Care to comment, dear readers?
She could be the face of Binibining Pilipinas…..
But not this year because she is only 17. In 2013, by which time she will have already turned 18, this girl could be the one to beat. Her killer dimples remind me so much of TV/Film Actress Carla Abellana. In fact, she can pass off as the young sister.
Let’s not get too prematurely excited. At this point, I trust that her famous handlers will transform this sweet-looking ingenue into a young elegant woman worthy of becoming a beauty queen in a year (or two) from now.
For now, let’s be happy that the (University of the) Philippines is not running out of knockout beauty-and-brains to field in our national pageants.
Now back to the title of this blog feature.
Who’s that girl?
Just call her ‘Patch” 
During Binibining Pilipinas 2011, Luzelle Felipe was one girl who made heads turn and ended up on many armchair judges’ shortlist as a strong possibility for one of the titles. True enough, she made it to the semifinals. Her Q&A left much to be desired, but not to the point of getting potshots from everyone. Many pageant supporters (including myself) were not disappointed when she lost. Instead, she was looked at as someone who can be perfectly groomed for future editions of the competition.
Now that everyone is getting hyped up for Binibining Pilipinas 2012, do you think that this Bulakenya is ready to join again? Or should she wait for 2013, by which time she has already armed herself with more than enough pluses to compliment the kind of beauty she is naturally endowed with?
Methinks Luzelle should stretch her patience a little longer. 2013 could be her year. If she joins the current one, some shortcomings might still show.
Hopefully, we can see a fully-prepared candidate in her a year from now.
