Desiree during the 30th Anniversary Bash of PMAP
Desiree with husband JB Abesamis
But first, let us watch a clip of the Top 5 and crowning moment that year.
courtesy of tpageant
Desiree has always kept her presence in the limelight – albeit in a relatively low-key manner – since she has maintained strong ties with close pageant contemporaries in doing several charity projects through the years. While she has never hollered about such involvements, pageant fans and followers have always been keen in knowing about her whereabouts or whatever keeps her busy. And she never disappoints because the image she has kept since then is one of grace and positivity.
Now that her lovely daughter Aya (right photo) is on the verge of following her footsteps in the pageant world, you would expect the equally lovely mother to hug the spotlight just as well. But no. If not for this Senti Feature, she would rather just stay in the background and watch the unfolding of scenes before her eyes.
I always have sentimental memories of her Miss Universe 1984 stint and I will never get tired of watching video clips from her successful mission as Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1984.
courtesy of TheOnesBeautiful
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Rachel Peters has a slight resemblance to Yvonne Ryding. Colombia 1984 looks like Colombia 2017. And South Africa’s face is stunning.
Like Venus Raj, she was favored by many to win the crown during her
time, pero hindi daw kumabog ang kanyang q&a.
I hope Aya got the spunk and the vibe of her mom.
Pero HELLO daw muna sa spanx ni Mommy Des 😂
Kamukha niya si Jan Marini Alano nung Bata pa siya!
Wala pang sash factor Ang Philippines when she competed. Her placement was hard earned and well deserved.
But then PH already had 2 MU crowns when she competed in 1984..
I beg to disagree…ever since gloria diaz and margie moran won, Philippines has already weight on it’s sash…we’ve been placing as runners up and semi finalists numerous times
Between Margie Moran (1973) and Desiree (1984) the Philippines only had THREE placements for that entire 9-year period (1974-1983) in Miss Universe:
1974 – top 12 Guada Sanchez
1975 – 4th ru Chiqui Brosas
1980 – 3rd ru Chat Silayan
By the time Desiree competed in 1984, the Philippines’ MU sash factor was considered weak compared to powerhouses USA and Venezuela. It would take another 3 years (1987) for another semifinalist placement for the Philippines, then no placements at all for 7 long years, until 1994 when Manila hosted the pageant and the Philippines placed in top 6.
I agree with RyaN .
Before 2010, the ‘sash factor’ could be only rightfully applied to the USA and Venezuela .
U can’t claim sash factor if u miss the scene for 11 Long yrs
I agree with Ryan and Fabian. To say that we already had the sash factor when Desiree placed in MU is delusional. We were doing better than most countries for sure but, as Fabian correctly pointed out, we were not in the league of Venezuela and the USA in terms of the number of total placements.
Taray ni momshie Des! Rumaravan pa din si mama! That pose though nag modelling talaga sa PMAP! Yung gown nya fashionable at stylish and age appropriate pa din. Hindi siya mukhang nagpapaka bata or super tanda kaya pak na pak at tamang pakita ng skin. Way to go Momshie Des! You still got it!
I love Miss Desiree Verdadero! 😚
mas bet ko ang aura si mama des! baklang bakla ang rampa kaya pak na pak! stand out kahit nung presentation ng past binibinis sa opening ng binibini gold! winner talaga! kaya kering keri kahit nagha ‘hi’ and ‘hello’ ng konti ang spanx sa photo above.. hihihi