Having personally met and talked to the 35 Official Candidates of Miss World Philippines 2017, I am sharing my early choices but tweaking the presentation just a little bit. There are four (4) titles at stake, so I decided to come up with four (4) potential winners for each one of them. Of course, it would be possible for four choices for the highest title to grab all crowns in the end. But that would be spoiling the chances of the rest who will definitely make the all-important first cut of the pageant. But in essence, these are the sixteen (16) contenders I am shortlising for now.
For Miss Eco Philippines where the winner will travel to Egypt for her competition, I have placed (from top photo clockwise) Ella Eiveren Lubag, Chelsea Manalo, Rose Flores and Nikki Deveza. This is such a diverse quartet with a Chinese-looking, a half-American, a half-Indian and a full Filipina in the mix. The competition and varied preference in the host country could favor one of them.
For Miss Multinational Philippines who will fly to New Delhi, India in December, I have set aside (from top clockwise) Sheila Marie Reyes, Trizha Ocampo, Jeanyfer Ozbot and Jona Sweett. Methinks that the host country would love to see either a sweet-looking lady (Sheila or Jeanyfer) or a fiery Pinay with Latina-ish vibe (Trizha or Jona) representing the Philippines.
Now it gets more interesting for Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas who will visit Bolivia in South America for the first time. Do we favor a Spanish-speaking Barcelona-raised Gabriela Ortega as shoo-in? Or do we go for the exotic and statuesque Ethel Abellanosa? How about world traveler Zara Carbonell? Or maybe the Australia-raised Boholana Glyssa Perez? It’s supposed to be free for all, but this is one title that Gabriela should have in the bag at the onset. Unless she allows the other comers to nose her out.
And the biggest title of them all? There are four in the hunt for Miss World Philippines who will fly to Sanya, China for Miss World 2017. And they are – without a doubt – the solid front-runners this year. Heck, they might even be the four eventual titlists! Consider Cynthia Thomalla, Janela Joy Cuaton, Teresita Ssen Marquez and Laura Lehmann. One of them is very likely to succeed Catriona Gray, in my opinion.
Your thoughts, dear readers? 🙂
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Wyn for the win (miss world). No for laura. Mariah carryish ang look nya.
whos ready? wyn and laura either of the two is an excellent choice for MW. laura i personally feel should go back to BBP.
My prediction
MWPh: LauraLehman/TeresitaMarquez
Hispano: Gabriela/Laura/Glysa
Multinational: Teresita/Janela/Cynthia/Glysa
EcoFil: Janela/Teresita/Cynthia/Jona/Glysa
Cynthia has a very strong face .some angles make her look really good but in reality she’s not who I feel like should rep us at MU.
We need a pleasant beauty.
Wynwyn may not have it but she is very nice to look at
For a 5’4 in height without heels maliit si Wynwyn for MWP, Competing in the International pageant, hindi sya mag stand out.
No doubt on her Comms skills, (Matalino sya) yun nga lang kinulang sya sa height.
My opinion lang…
I’m rooting for CYNTHIA MAGPATOC THOMALLA
Laura Lehmann for MWP! During the 2014 BBP Parade, she’s one of the real godesses…ang linis tignan! And kahit with minimal makeup, napakaganda nya (UAAP Courtside, in person o sa tv). Comm skills, ok na din…so Lau for me!
Chelsea Manalo should seriously consider joining Bb Pilipinas.
i agree..she stood out in the modeling and beach body part of the competition
she has a bright future in beauty pageantry ahead of her
Beauty of face is important .
It’s not because she is black.
Miss world ph = Cynthia thomalla . Face value alone she has the it factor & confident
Miss Reina H = Gabriela Ortega . This girl is smart& articulate I saw her att BB. Pilipinas and the second she took the stage it was on fire. It’s rare when I girl is so perfect for a title , if you pay close attention she’s genuine more then just a beauty
The 2 other titles would go to
1. Wynwyn Marquez. I’m not a fan . but I can see that she has improved on her body& styling
2.Laura Lehman. Here’s where it gets tricky , she’s fronrunner pretty and probably the candidate that is most prepared to go miss world, is she goes she will do well. But something tells me that winds will go in favour of thomalla.
Off topic: nakita ko lang sa IG na nanganak ng isang healthy baby boy si Imelda schweighart last july 21, so if full term ang bata, is it possible na buntis si imang during ME2016? If yes, no doubt kaya mejo iritable si ate at that time.
TSISMOSANG BAKLA WALANG BAET SDA SARILI! E ANO NAMAN DAW KUNG BUNTIS SYA, IWINAKSI NA NYA TITLE NYA KAYA WALA NANG PAKIALAM ANG PAGEANT WORLD SA KANYA, NANANAHIMIK NA SYA KAYA PATAHIMIKIN MONA RIN SYA.
AT NATURAL MABUNTIS SA KASI BABAE SYA, MAGULAT KA PAG TRANIE SYA AT NABUNTIS!
ECHOSERANG PALAKA KA RIN NAMAN ANO? HALA SUMAGAP PA NG TSISMIS!
Tupperware ka naman Angelo . I’m sure you got curious too about Imelda. Don’t tell me you didn’t say ‘OMG’ when you read it.
TEH MATAGAL NG ISSUE YANG BUNTIS BUNTIS EK EK NG IMELDA NA YAN AT KUNG ANIK ANIK PA, DI BA NGA PAGEANT NIGHT PA LANG NG ME NOON BULONG BULUNGAN NA YONG MGA FATS NYA SA TIYAN AT MEDYO LUMAKI BALAKANG! KAYA DI NA BAGO YANG BALITANG YAN. SAKA HAYAAN NA NATIN SYANG MAKAPAGSIMULA ULIT KUNG ANONG BUHAY MAN MERON SYA NGAYON.
ANG BAGO KUNG MADEDETHRONE SI RACHEL PETERS DAHIL NATUKLASANG TRANSVESTITE PALA SYA, NA DATI PALA SYANG LALAKI ALA JENNA TACLOVA! PAG YAN NANGYARI TALAGANG ISSUE TO THE MAX YAN!
No real standouts . Also whoever wins is not going to do well in China anyway. Kakatamad mag comment
laura, wyn, cynthia, gabriela
JawzKuh 😄
Bakit ipagpilitan talaga c Laura eh kung isa syang pagkain ay walang lasa hijiji 😋
Sorry but it’s true.
Parang c Valerie lng ang peg🤗
Wyn2 4 d Win😍
We have the same thought bong.. she is plain, bland and boring. She bores me to death
E DI LAGYAN NG SARSA PARA MAGKALASA, MANG TOMAS KAYA, SA TNGIN NYO?
Bong , Laura has a well-defined face with a great cheer leader type personality and exceptional comm skills. Her skin glows so bright she stands out among the candidates .
I see a few beautiful faces and they are not Cynthia or Janela. They could be a threat if their comm skills are good.
So far it’s still Laura… or Wynwyn.
Pakicopy and paste para sa finals next week
Congratulations Laura for winning MWP 2017
#AllTeaNoShade
Hi Tito Norman
I just noticed one thing in your article.
I do not quite like the use of Half-Black in the descrption. I would maybe say half-African, half-Nigerian etc.. but really not ‘black’. There’s racist kind of tone for me. Please just my feedback, thanks a lot
No worries. I’ll edit.
kaya vote na kayao sa zalora one email per vote. 1 email for laura and 1 for ortega.
Admit it! Gabriela is set for the Reina Hispanoamericana Filipnas Title!!!
Okay, there are 6 girls na nakakadalwa na sa FT. They are cynthia, wynwyn, janela, sheila…. hmmm forgot the other two. anu man ang score nila for sure pasok na sa semis ang anim na girls. But TOP model challenge until now wala pa coz botohan ang basis para makuha ang papasok sa semis. still no laura and gabriela sa mga FT. so the voting is their last chance para may points na for semis. if hinde pa rin sila maka place sa top model. hmmmm. alam na…maybe good for laura since she can join bbp2018. if she will not place this year in mwp i hope she will consider to join in bbp2018. but bad for gabriela. next year over age na sya to join any pageant. sayang sya pa naman din ang fit sa RH.
honestly sa mga girls ngayon sa mwp. its hard to choose who among them should be send in mw. kase, oo 4 of them is mw material but each of them lacks of something. merong ganito kay ganire pero walang ganito kay ganire na meron sa iba etc etc. so in short no uber mw prototype sa kanila. ung tipong all in 1 na. ala meagan or more than her or kahit mala catriona man lang. There are girls who are physically stand out but lacks of other things. there are girls who are brainy but lacks of attractive physical beauty. and dahil na din sa magulong system ng mw d mo mabuo ang idea na dapat mo ipadala sa mw. like what happened last year. Even still we need to send someone who uber mw prototype eh we cant coz wala tayong all in 1 this year. but we need to send the best among them. Kung ang basis ng mw this year eh FT talaga until sa top 5. so i think the one who have the highest score in mwp FT sya ang dapat ipadala sa mw ng sa ganon eh may chance makapasok sa mw FT. bahala na si batman sa Q&A. trainable naman ang dapat na i attitude pagsasalita sa Q&A. so kung d masyado brainy basta feel mo at sincere sumagot ibbigay sa kanya ni madame ang korona. like last year hehe. Pero feel ko mw package ang kokoranahan this year. pero until now wala pang idea kung anong basis na gagawin. anung gagawin ng top 40 sa mw? kung mag lalaban ba sa SS at EG? Meron kase silang 10 or 20 judges selection para mabuo ang top 40 sa mw. so kung FT pa rin ang basis til top 5 so bakit may judges selection? so i think may awrahan sa mw finals.
Ano raw?!
simple lang yan teh, ang mga kokoronahan na mapipili ng mga judges sa finals ang ipapadala sa kung ano mang international pageant na nakatoka sa kanila. wag masyadong nagpapaka-analyst, hindi mo keribelles!
Laura will win complete package sabihin nyo na may gums nareretoke yun. Tomalla is a good alternate even she is only 5’4. ok lang ang maliit kung maganda likes of culpo parungao Tomalla
The other supposed to be frontrunners consist of (hindi kaya retokihin ang problema)1. one candidate needs strabismus surgery 2.another is piki , huge forehead w a memorized sales pitch 3. a popular one who I also like has long torso and not outstanding facial features
Lady who can win a minor crown or princess:
Ortega this beautiful polygot gained much weight to my dismay (eto kaya pa i diet kung kokoronahan ng Hispanica or mwp)
To malls is not a good speaker
I meant Cynthia
@Fabian I have no idea how they rate in q and a at the back of my mind I was thinking mwp candidates were chosen bec of their gift of gab just like bb 2017 . It seems I was mistaken. my observations are more on physical side.
Most of the candidates are 5’6 below and for me Laura has the height beauty wit natural demeanor and body proportions .
@jackie, I agree. Laura is it .Since she seems to have no inclination to go back to BP, she should get the MWP crown . She’s the only one worthy of the crown.
Wynwyn is questionable when it comes to facial beauty . But I like her drive to win and her gift of gab . For me , she’s way more prepared than Melanie was back in the day
Agree on the short torso so her legs looks shorter. Not to mention she’s already short for a beauty queen.
the problem kay ortega is until now wala pa sya sa FT even laura. so the voting in top model is their last chance. kung hinde makapasok sa FT at kapag si laura lang sa kanilang dalawa ang naka. pasok sa top model so i think laura is the alternate choice for RH since may spanish speaking skills din but not fluent as gabriela..
I meant, agree on the long torso short legged so she looks shorter than she already is.
di ko lang masyado magets.. bakit siniksik pa rin natin ang sarili natin sa reina hispano… i know we were a spanish colony before.. pero.. uhmmm
@ MrManila : Good afternoon/morning/evening.
As per previous comments, we were INVITED. The organizers CERTAINLY want to leverage the popularity of pageantry among Filipinos to capture a WIDER audience and increase profits. And they get greater attention for their pageant here in Asia.
And after Ms. Jeslyn Santos’ FEVERISH and knife-edge Spanish salvo at United Continents, why would we not accept?
In fact, Australia was ALSO invited to take part this year! Certainly NO Spanish colonial history here…
i also have the same choices for MWP.. BUT, my top 2 will be Laura and Wyn. mas malakas ang dating nila sakin for the MWP title.
kanino kaya ibibigay ni Hulya ang Mess World Cooking Show 2017, Indonesia or China? Papasok tayo sa semi for sure kasi bago franchisee…Pa-hopia ang candidate natin pagkatapos
It’s either Laura or Wynwyn. I am just torn between the two. But, Cynthia Tomalla may snatch it if she will play her cards well on the finals night. Good luck beautiful ladies!
Janela For The World!!!
#JaneLovers
#JaneLaban
#JanelaWarriors
i agree with the front runners for the most part
but i like the chances of these less heralded ladies:
glyssa perez
chelsea manalo
ethel abellanosa
nikki deveza
pro-tip for future pageant contestant: start learning espanol 🙂
you have better chances at reina hispanoamerica
The most fresh of all is Jona Sweett, sayang kasi di pala matalino si Girl.
But my favourite this year is Chelsy Manalo. She is the best but i wont mind her clapping because I want her to be a BBP queen of any title (but not Globe/Intercon).
I would really suggest Laura Lehmann to win MWP. She is my first choice to win, though I am not a big big fan of her.
Janela is not so good in communication skills, she sounds fake and reheared pero sa totoo lang she has the most stunning face in my opinion.
Thomalla looks okeyish for me. She is good for minor crowns.
Gabriella is undebatable for Reina.
Wynwyn. Well, I like this girl as a tv personalityand she looks nice when she is all alone. But when she stood alongside the beauty contestants, i do not have any problem with her height, but the face value. If she win MWP, I have nothing against of. I would still love to see her competing internationally
Laura for MWP… or Wynwyn
If either one loses , I hope she joins BP again although it’s not likely to happen with Laura who said MWP might be her last pageant.
Janela and Cynthia are not likely to succeed internationally -Janela because of her looks and Cynthia because of her comm skills.
Chelsea Manalo is so pretty reminds me of Miss Universe 1977
Wyn2 will win for sure, MWP2017😄
Laura is Miss Supra2018😋
Janela is MI2018😗
Thomalla is Miss Globe 2018🙄
😎🤗😚
#26 Janela is a frontrunner indeed and will she go all the way? Well, factor in these “assets” and she zooms on TOP – an on-going platform aligned to MW vision, a magnetic personality, humble yet strong-willed, super passionate in her chosen endeavors and a stone-walled support from family and friends.
Cynthia leads the pack as long as she’ll do good on Q&A. Marquez is overrated. Not really a beauty queen naterial. Just popular (deja vu bb pilipinas).
When you place the 4 frontrunners together like that, you’ll really notice how Lehmann is the most inferior in looks, she looks like a filler candidate tbh. On the other hand, Cynthia is gorgeous, Janela is pretty and Wynwin is averagely pretty or exotic/unique or wtvr.
I have a feeling that this is KF’s year in the local pageantry. Thomalia is really gorg.
My thoughts Tito Norman is:
#notomessworld
Reina Hispanoamerica is definitely for Gabriela! Huwag na natin palampasin Yung comm skills niya. Ang pasarela, madaling aralin Yan and may foundation na Rin siya.
I’m split between Laura and Wynwyn for MWP. But in both ways parehong masasayang lang tong dalawa pag dating sa China!
The rest of the titles wapakels!
My bottom dollar would have to go to Gabriela. It is the only sure bet! She is really working hard to be the top one as she cannot get the Ms World by age. Go Abby!!!
#GabrieLaReina
#mwp11
#mwp2017
#architectwithapurpose
I think part of working hard for it should be to work out and lose those extra pounds
Janela for me is the most deserving having a strong Bwap, a well proportioned body, beautiful face even without make up and intelligent. She is the perfect candidate for Miss World Ph. Goodluck.