The first question running inside my head in this year’s Miss World Philippines is this: How far will the organization favor the familiar showbiz personalities who are vying for the crowns? There are three certified Kapuso actresses among the forty – Isabelle de Leon, Michelle Marquez Dee and Kelley Day. Gut-feel is telling me that two of them are strong front-runners for any of the titles at stake.
Now the second question following that is this: With only four (4) certified teenagers among the candidates – Hannah Therese Cruz, Vanessa Mae Walters, Jena Masero and Mary Daena Resurreccion – will the most familiar among them (Vanessa being a former Miss Teen Earth Philippines winner and established model) be a shoo-in for the Miss Teen Eco International Philippines honor?
Before I answer the above, allow me to share my Top 20 (although it is likely that Top 16 will be the first cut, inclusive of the fast-track winners):
According to their assigned numbers now:
Isabelle de Leon
Glyssa Perez
Michelle Arceo
Patricia Navea Tan
Kalea Pitel
Tracy Maureen Perez
Kayesha Chua
Ruffa Nava
Ilene de Vera
Michelle Marquez Dee
Vanessa Mae Walters
Kelley Day
Michelle Thorlund
Patrixia Sherly Santos
Katrina Llegado
Sheila Reyes
Justiene Ortega
Sammie Anne Legaspi
Casie Banks (Kristi)
Shannon Kristie Kerver
With the list above, my second question was effectively answered. I predict Vanessa Mae Walters as winner of Miss Eco Teen International Philippines 2019, even if methinks that another teen might be included in the mix just to make the competition a little less predictable. At any rate, I stand behind my forecast that the 19 year-old Fil-Aussie from Cebu will get the title.
So I give you now my predicted Top 10 for Miss World Philippines 2019 and they are:
Glyssa Perez
Kalea Pitel
Tracy Maureen Perez
Kayesha Chua
Michelle Marquez Dee
Ilene de Vera
Kelley Day
Vanessa Mae Walters
Michelle Thorlund
Casie Banks
Honestly, it shouldn’t be too difficult to guess that Michelle Marquez Dee, Ilene de Vera, Kelley Day and Michelle Thorlund will bring home crowns late Sunday night because they are the clear tentpoles in this batch.
Now who will be added to the mix? My guess is that Glyssa Perez will complete the quintet. Potential Princesses will be Tracy Maureen Perez, Casie Banks and Kayesha Chua.
So if I had to make a final tally of which crown will go to whom, I would distribute them as follows:
Miss World Philippines 2019:
Michelle Marquez Dee
Miss Eco International Philippines 2019:
Kelley Day
Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2019:
Michelle Thorlund
Miss Multinational Philippines 2019:
Ilene de Vera
Miss Philippines Tourism 2019:
Glyssa Perez
Miss Eco Teen International Philippines 2019:
Vanessa Mae Walters
First Princess:
Kayesha Chua
Second Princess:
Casie Banks
It is hard not to see Michelle Marquez Dee winning the highest crown. Miss World Philippines 2019 is a title that is all hers to lose. Will she cave in to the pressure from the likes of Kelley Day and Michelle Thorlund? That is a possibility, but I wouldn’t want to delve into a big blunder preventing such victory to slip away so easily.
So to answer the first question at the start of this blog entry. Yes, my hunch is that two GMA-7 personalities will be big winners during the Grand Coronation Night at the Araneta Coliseum this coming Sunday.
By the way, the slightly delayed TV telecast will start airing around 10:30PM on the Kapuso Network.
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Bakit kasi may mga eco, multi achuchu na yan. wala din namang followers yung international pageants nila
there were more quality candidates in the Mutya Pilipinas pageant than in this year’s MWP …
I will choose Ilene de Vera over Michelle Dee for MWP.
I want Michelle for MUP!
In terms of winnability at MW, I think Ilene de Vera should be the choice. That is my opinion. Others may have theirs, and I respect those. Good luck, Ilene!
Si ilene din mwp ng mudra ko. Agree din ako
I feel ilene will get one of the crown. Like I said she is beautiful in motion pero hindi OK sa picture. Michelle face is beautiful. Kayesha is one of my fave during bbp 2018 Sana maka minor crown so she can represent PH internationally
Im not a fan of Michelle beauty but may angas at sa ibang nasyon she may be beautiful
Kelly face is a breath of fresh air. How I wish she is 5’8
I’m talking about Michelle thouland na nagandahan ako
And Michelle Melanie daughter na hindi typical beauty but malakas dating
like i said 2-3 months ago
Michelle Dee is MWP, kahit absent yan sa finals, sya pa rin win
Arnold V. is her Talent Manager, mag isip isip naman kayo mga Sis
#AllTeaNoShade
Sinong candidate ang pasok sa age limit ng miss eco teen ph?
joyvz20 There are four (4), as per second paragraph (above).
Snob ng MWP org. ang beauty ni Ilene de Vera, bdi na ako magtataka kung maging clapper sya gaya sa bbp. Sayang nmn brainy pa nmn si girl.
@ joyvz20 She did not perform too well, as per Jacob’s comment (below).
Only some weird divine intervention or an extreme heavy blunder could prevent Michele Marquez Dee from winning the top prize.
If u look at it that way , which to me is extremely narrow-minded just like your take on national costumes , u r probably looking at another TY girl at MW . Realize that facial beauty is foremost at this pageant .
I would prefer to see at MU.
The owner of the MWPH org his manager ALV would decide who would win the TOP prize… and I dont think Michel’s Mother Melanie Marquez, former Miss International, would be please if her daughter would recieve anything less than than the MW ph title… As for Miss World, that would be a totaly different story ahead of us.
Actually, madami naman ang maganda ngayon… sa performance lang magkakatalo.
Si Michelle Dee, hindi sya kagandahan pero malakas ang dating.
Yung mga hindi papalarin sana subukan nila ang BBP 2020.
No doubt that 2019 will be the victorious year of Miss World Philippines. All the winners this year will surely going to bring home the crowns. I will keep crossing my fingers for you ladies.
Ilene De Vera didn’t place on any fast track. I doubt that she’ll be part of the winning circle. I think a dark horse will rise like from the previous editions (Sophia Seronon and Kimi Mugford).
@ Jacob Hhhmmm… Ilene would have been good for Multinational, sana.
The Indian pageant brand will have HIGH expectations from Philippines as far as eloquence and articulateness are concerned. BOTH Sophia and Kimi did not disappoint.
ALV should just send the best speaker and we should be OK.
And if so, it’s GAME OVER for Ilene – Mutya, BBP, & MWP, all now behind her.
Perhaps another Cebuana pageant veteran – Ena Velasco – in the not-too-distant future? But yes, right now it’s BbC for her. 🙂
@Flor I also like Ilene but she gave a lackluster performance the entire run. She already represented our country in MAP-Int’l. That’s something that can’t be taken away from her.
I like Ena, too. But is she overage already like Wyonah?