Rian Fernandez breaks his silence

Posted by Norman on May 23, 2021
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The controversy didn’t stop with Michael Cinco. This time, my dear friend Rian Fernandez shared his experience with the same organization.

I was adamant to share this story, but with all the hullabaloos circulating the social media right now on how Miss Universe Canada Organization deceived the great Michael Cinco, a well-renowned Filipino designer based in Dubai, I just want to share the dreadful experience I had with them as well. An awful experience that almost cost my life!

Maybe people will be asking why I am only speaking up right now, or maybe I just want to ride this wave of controversy to gain popularity… OH NO! That is not my intention. Unfortunately, I did not have the courage to speak before because I am just a small brand. I was scared that it will boomerang on me. Now that I know that I was not the only one treated badly by Denis, but other Filipino designers as well… I cannot be silent anymore.

I wanted my voice to be heard NOW because I am one with M5 when he mentioned that FILIPINO DESIGNERS SHOULD NO LONGER TRUST Miss Universe Canada Organization, under the directorship of Denis Martin Davila. I will not allow this VILE & CHEATERY of Denis to continue!

Here goes my story… Denis and I go way back. We had several collaborations before but netizens only took notice of this partnership when I dressed Siera Bearchell during Miss Universe 2016. I know everyone remembered that white serpentine gown that was bashed online. Yes, I did that. Yes, I was criticized because of that! But I have another gown that I wanted her to wear for the finals. This was the brown high-slitted gown with sweetheart bustline that Nick Verreos, a famous US-based blogger, ranked 1st for the Miss Universe 2016 Red Carpet event worn by Cynthia Bailey. Since Denis mentioned that Siera wanted to wear the white serpentine gown, I just lent Cynthia the said gown. Just to know that Siera didn’t even see the brown gown! (BTW, Siera and I are still good friends, and I even made her wedding gown.)

This was not drama yet. Fast forward. I left this all behind me because I felt that I have a great collaborative relationship with Denis (or so I thought!). Around September 2018, where Marta was just crowned as Miss Universe Canada, Denis and I were already discussing the gowns for Marta Magdalena Stepien. To make sure that Marta will have several options for her preliminary & final gowns (and other functions like Red Carpet & dinner events), I made 5 in colors of deep red, blue, green, gold, and nude. I have shown these gowns to Denis, Marta, before the fitting. They said they were excited. So, my team & I went to Thailand on Nov. 28, 2018, for Marta’s fitting, then went back to Manila on the 30th. And returned to Thailand again on Dec. 9 to make sure that Marta will get all the assistance. My team and I stayed in Thailand for weeks… ALL EXPENSES FOR MY TEAM WAS SHOULDERED BY ME! The gowns were made out of love for the reason that Denis promised me that I will get the exposure & media mileage.

But alas, the preliminary competition happened and I was shookt that Marta is wearing a Michael Cinco creation. I have nothing against M5 because he is an icon! My point is, we were promised by Denis that Marta will wear me to the preliminary and final competition because we have a group chat of continuous updates on how the 5 gowns are going. Since this happened, I asked Denis to return to me all the 5 gowns so that other ladies can wear me on the final night, even just for an OOTD on backstage so that people will see the creations that my team & I worked hard for! Denis didn’t return the gowns (except for the one Miss Cambodia wore… the deep red gown) for he promised me that Marta will really wear me for the finals, but you all know that it didn’t happen and Marta still wore M5… THAT HE B*$H!+ ME TWICE!

I was devastated and cried in my hotel room!!! I FELT FRUSTRATED, CHEATED… and I questioned my talent and skill as a designer! Until the stress and anxiety level escalated and I felt half of my body paralyzed. It was the scariest moment of my life. Luckily, there was this supporter of Catriona, a licensed Physical Therapist in Dubai, who helped me. If not, I might not have seen the light of day.
After that incident, I never received any explanation or apology from their team. I know that I shouldn’t be counting the cost of that dreadful experience (both financially, mentally & psychologically) because I wanted to be part of Marta’s Miss Universe journey. To sir Michael Cinco’s point, a simple THANK YOU would do! But those 2 simple words that could have eased my anxiety was not even uttered by Denis Martin Davila, Marta Magdalena Stepien and Miss Universe Canada organization.

Let this be a lesson to all of us Filipino designers. Never shall we be scammed again by this MUC organization! To you Denis and your team, please have some gratitude and a little sense of professionalism when dealing with people who want to help your queen. Please have a little shame. May this be the end of your swindler personality!

Note: Michael Cinco and I have talked about our terrible experience with Miss Universe Canada org.
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#DontScamFilipinoDesigners #FilipinoDesignersUnite #MissUniverse #MissUniverseCanada

34 comments on “Rian Fernandez breaks his silence”

  1. A good lesson in social media interaction. Plan and study your moves. Always end on top. Always end with class and civility. 🤵🏼🙋🏽 Be the one to end on a sober note.

  2. ‪Just wondering if M5’s social media rant could affect his business reputation. 👨🏼‍💻 If his clients are among the richest in the Middle East, he should take equally great care in shielding them from his brand’s squabbles with pageant organizations.‬

    • HINDI. M5 HAS SOLIDIFIED HIS REPUTATION in Middle East’s Fashion Industry for around two decades. Mas lalo siyang sisikat sa buong mundo.

  4. Nangyayari talaga yan kahit saan. Yung mananahi sa lugar namin, gumawa ng gown para sa isang baklang sumali sa miss gay sa kabilang barangay. Natalo si bading pero di nagbayad ng pagtahi sa gown. Yung bading biglang nag-disappear kasama yung gown. Nowhere to find na si beke til now.

    • pinaparentahan na niya yung gown. nakapagsimula na siya ng isang micro-enterprise. may negosyo na siya. he, he, he…

  5. Guys, sabi ko sa inyo it’s a trap… kulit nyo
    Ayan na…. pinost na ng mga media outlets…
    Naglabasan na ang mga racist na Pinoy na nanglalait sa ganda at kulay nya haaays sa comments section….
    Ang tatanga grabe ng mga kababayan natin… haaaays… Iscreenshot nya uli yan… tapos ipost nanaman nung impakta sa vlog nya paawa effect….
    Tsk tsk

    • @ Closer2Fame Sino’ng paawa effect? Si Sir Rian? Kawawa naman talaga siya. 😦

      ISUMBONG KAY… T* ang mga hustler sa MUCanadaO!

      * – Trudeau or Tulfo, whom do you prefer, po, and why? 🙂

      • Si Nova Flor parang gustong maging international celebrity. She is taking advantage of the controversy. Pero hindi na talaga siya gaganda pa. He, he, he…

  6. Bakit ba kasi libre? I understand if it’s for our girl, pero foreign delegates libre din? Kahit man lang sana yung cost ng tela at beadings bayaran. Malulugi ang negosyo pag ganyan.

  7. Yang mga gnyang pag uugali ang dapt kuyugin ng mga pinoy netizens! Hanggang bumalik sa ulirat! Nakakainis. Mga Filipino talents who painstakingly underwent all the obstacles and hurdles just to be where they are now would just be deceived and abused by these ass*ho*es!! Dpat sa mga gnyan pinapasok sa blender!!🤨🤨🤨

  8. This pageant has brought out the best and the worst in us. Let us pay tribute to our fellow Filipino ‘s tenacity and brilliance in the face of challenges by raising the bar of our online behavior. 🙋🏽🕊💙

  9. Filipino Designer Jaggy Glarino THICKENS the PLOT. Please also read his story. Good evening to all.

    • @ paul Yup. And with Bessana as supporting role, no? 🙂

      SINO KAYA NAPILI NI JOJO BILANG ‘FACE OF BRAGAIS’? I hope it’s MUCzechia, GREAT beauty!

  10. Maybe he meant ‘reluctant’, not ‘adamant’. Or “…adamant NOT to share…”

    But he is cute. So, who cares? 🤷🏽‍♂️

  11. MORAL OF THE STORY,

    Don’t be gullible!

    Smartest sa kanilang lahat, si Leo Almodal!

    Pa-isa-isa lang kuha ng ward! Hindi pakyawan! After all he has a name of his own with a lot of international clients!

    Last muse niya on stage is Kelley Day at MWP!

    And mukhang mapili siya sa dadamitan niya, as if, he is not going to do it if it is just for an unsure piece of publicity! Tignan niyo naman yung sinuot ni Catriona! Pak na pak!

    • Nagkagulo din sa Miss Earth 2016 dahil sa gown na gawa ni Leo Almodal for Miss Philippines na napunta kay Miss Ecuador. Di ba nagwala si Imelda Schweighart.

      • On the original draft of this comment, actually, inilagay ko yan pero binura ko hoping that someone will be able to flashback the incident and here you are,

        For me, Leo is just really clever! If you know what I mean!

      • For me, very unprofessional yung ginawa ni Leo sa ME 2016. Biglang hindi ibibigay ang gown kay Philippines kasi di siya nakapasok at si Ecuador nakapasok? Tapos di lang pala niya natapos ang gown ni Ecuador?

        And hindi ba may usap-usapan na banned na siya sa BBP kasi pinilit nila ng KF na suotin ni Janicel gown niya na hindi nagpaalam kay SMA?

  12. May formula silang gamit, take advantage of Pinoy designers. Hay! unfortunately medyo madali siyang gawin coz of combination of the following:

    1. Majority of Pinoys are innately kind and matulungin.
    2. We also don’t have abundant resources and opportunities at our disposal, hence may tendency talaga tayo to have the mindset na – sige, okay lang na free to them coz it may lead to greater things. And that can be true naman, kaya lang pwede din kasi matapat tayo sa mga tao na ungrateful and worse, mapagsamantala.
    3. Medyo pinalaki ata majority sa atin to have a subservient attitude especially sa authority and foreigners.

    These are observations di lang sa pageant worrld or this specific issue, but parang sadly in general nangyayari. I’ve seen in across, kaya tayo talaga tambakan or puntahan ng work coz Pinoys can readily adapt and produce good outcome and usually Oo lang kahit di na part ng responsibilities.

    Sana we learn to inculcate talaga to value self-love, confidence and learn not to shortchange our worth. We can still be kind and helpful, but draw the line. We don’t have any reason to feel inferior and be subservient to them. Afterall, this is work, di sila family or friends that we can go the extra mile.

  13. Grabe. Ang daming news about breaking the silence.

    Sana…

    Sana..

    Next news, the blogger breaking his hymen. Joke. Lol.

    World Fist, este Peace.

  14. I am shaking. Rian has opened another can of worms for the MUCanada Org. Napa-search tuloy ako sa hitsura ng Denis Martin Dasilva na ‘yan. Que horror! Mukha nga scammer ang hindot at bastos. Tapos na ang career mo sa pageant, lekat ka.

    Si Nova Stevens naman, pa-victim nung sinabi n’yang nasaktan daw s’ya sa statement ni M5. Nakakalokang chaka. Mga Pinoy pa ang nilinlang n’yo. Hu u kayo sa amin ngayon.

    That’s all.

    • Same here po, ura-urada. Lalo kong di nagustuhan si Nova. Mabuti na lang wala siya sa TOP 21.

  15. It is becoming clearer. Preponderance of evidence is now in play here.

  16. Hala. Daming breakerage na nagaganap.

    I hope the next post is about Tito Norman breaking his hymen. Lol.

    World Peace.

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