Gone temporarily are the days when beauty pageants are held live in a big venue with a big audience watching and cheering for their favorites. Well, at least during this ECQ period. So when the offer came to be one of the Board of Judges for the first ever online pageant, I grabbed the opportunity right away. Truth be told, it wasn’t easy because the judging nights were long and tiring. But after one week of being involved with the whole process, the time spent was well worth it because it really rolled out like a true competition. Thanks to the Zoom app for making it easy for all of us. So without further ado, let me share our results which was followed by thousands of fans and supporters on social media.
Congratulations are in order for Mariane Crisologo (left photo) representing Nueva Ecija for winning the first-ever Queen of bECQi 2020 title. From hundreds of applicants and 130 Official Candidates at the onset, she now has the bragging rights for being the most beautiful beki in this trail-blazing online pageant, aside from being P100,000.00 richer.
Another Novo Ecijano insured a 1-2 punch in the Grand Finale when Matricamae Centino bannering Cabanatuan City captured 1st Runner-Up honors, winning P50,000.00 cash in the process.
It was a strong Top 3 indeed with another tentpole favorite Lars Pacheco of Bocaue, Bulacan being named 2nd Runner-Up that comes with P20,000.00 in cash prize. Meanwhile, Patrick Isorena of Laguna and Britney Madali of Quezon City got 3rd Runner-Up and 4th Runner-Up placements respectively to complete the winning circle.
The winners of the first ever Queen of bECQi 2020
It was a close fight for all the winners. In the end, Mariane edged out the rest with her most fluid answer during the Final Q&A.
Congratulations again to everyone and kudos to Wilbert Tolentino (right photo) for spearheading this online challenge of a pageant that allowed all participants to give their productive best during the #StayHome ECQ period. Thanks also to host Kristine Caballero-Aplal who did wonderfully in hosting all the web episodes and to my fellow judges Rodgil Flores, Ryan Soto, Gelbert Aplal, Chad Jonas and Frankendal Fabroa.
If you’re interested in watching the Grand Finale episode, please click HERE or watch below.
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I’m so amazed of how Patrick Isorena looks so different in and out of drag… it’s like 2 different people!?! And let’s not forget that he is a very talented costume designer… that tribal Darna costume he designed for Ongina could win us another “Best National Costume award at Miss Universe.. He could be more than just the “Look Queen” of the local franchise of RPDR… I am totaly gagged!!!
@Serge, this is a pioneering initiative! This showcases that the Philippines is not just a Pageant Powerhouse but also a Pageant Pacesetter. No pandemic can deny the Filipinos’ penchant for celebrating beauty. As I said before, calamities or revolutions come and go, but beauty pageants stay forever! Only in the Philippines….
This pageant could serve as prototype for future online pageants to copy. Pageant-loving Filipinos have proven their ingenuity even during pandemic.
This pageant can serve as prototype for future online pageants to copy. Pageant-loving Filipinos has proven its ingenuity even during pandemic. Congratulations to the organizers.
have proven
I agree. It’s not easy, but with utmost preparation it can be done almost seamlessly
Mr. Tinio, is this the first ever online beaucon in the world? I’ve been searching the internet and I cannot find anything similar. Or maybe, in my heavy post-lockdown work schedule, I have not searched enough… If it is, the Philippines indeed is the world’s pageant powerhouse even when it comes to innovative adaptation to the challenges of this pandemic.
I have also been searching the internet for any national pageant with professionally-laid out action plans similar to MUP’s. I think this trailblazing initiative is the world’s first in pageantry, not just in substance but in form! And the speed with which they are able to produce a planning blueprint is impressive. I know the huge difficulty in reinventing a business model for the post-coronavirus world, specially when most coordination takes place via Zoom and Group WhatsApp. But MUP has presented theirs when in our manufacturing company we are just at the stage of finalizing our new Business Model Canvass.
I believe it is. Everything was done by Zoom.
Awesome! Only in the Philippines…
@ scorg ME, too, come 24 May, right?
@For, ME was ahead in press release, but they lack a written documentation as sophisticated as MUP. For someone in the thick of ideation and deconstruction of a company’s post-coronavirus future, MUP’s planning document appears to me as world class.
@ scorg Mr. Tinio is too modest.
He will simply dismiss his vital role in advising MUPO in this matter as “all of us accredited media”.
🙂
(‘Ay, nako! Maka-split na nga bago ako sapatusin ni Boss Sir…)
Blogger, please also do your 4-Picks (Elemental Court) for ME 2020. 24 May looms….
Yes, Flor, I am an accredited media. It would be hard to go beyond that because I want all the ladies to see me as an ally.
@Flor, I won’t be surprised if Mr. Tinio has some inputs in that professionally-written scholarly MUP planning blueprint.
I wish, scorg. My inputs are just two of the media questions
I don’t understand why Tito Norman is so supportive of Chezka in spite of his vulgar posts . Tolerating is fine … but endorsing the vulgarity ?
I like Patrick Isorena’s approach to NatCos design – semi–quirky and never dead-serious. 🙂
He did AR de la Serna’s in Poland, essentially a denim look jazzed up with the Philippines flag.
Mr. Tinio, 1) he also did Karen Gallman’s “Moriones” she-gladiator when she competed at MIntercon, right?, 2) Cary Santiago organized “Queens of the Philippines”, right?, & 3) don’t you think Wilbert Tolentino, in the photo, looks like Chase Dasalla?
Wilbert and Chase? Well, Chase is more moreno. Perhaps a semblance.