Photos provided by Jonathan Santos
Baguio City has gained several up notches in its efforts to field outstanding candidates to national pageants. Just to name a few, Roxie Baeyens (a.k.a. Roxie Smith), Ghenesis Latugat, Neeve Comanda and Dean Dianne Balogal come to mind. Here’s another one who will start her entry into the big leagues this 2023. And she is the reigning Miss Baguio – Krishnah Gravidez.
I reckon that Miss Universe Philippines 2023 should watch out for this beautiful lady. While the rest of us are hung up on endless details about advocacy, transformational leadership or anything else so intangible, do not forget the need to consider someone who is physically alluring first before we start qualifying if she has amassed a treasure trove of causes and successes in social and civic competences.
Krishnah can prove her worth in due time. And with the all-out support of Promedia Philippines in navigating her way around the long and winding road of pageantry, she can build herself up as a contender in your eyes.
Watch out for her shining moments starting soon!
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Hindi na uubra ang mga ganyan na pataas taas ng kamay sa mga poses hahhaha
She looks like Gazini. Another halfie I guess.
Tapos every Filipino owned social media account would again put her as the winner lol na nababasa lahat ng tao sa buong mundo including some MUO media executive including the owner. I mean konting reservation naman at konting hiya. We have become too boastful and confident with our candidates.
When I doubted the chances of Celeste at MU, one commenter here labelled me as having poor taste lol I think that was Anna Winter Lund who has since gone into hiding or hibernation. The same case when I said Andrea Meza might win it all.
Ewan ko ba. Gusto ata nila taon² panalo tayo 😂
Just like my Miss Canada experience in the recent MU, from the seeming ordinariness in a sea of glamazons, her beauty suddenly sprang out and radiated the moment she spoke with full conviction and authenticity. I think a successful candidate this time is someone who can express her inner beauty to effectively impress with her outer beauty. I hope our beautiful queen from Baguio, as well as all other aspirants, are poised for this daunting challenge.
I forgot to mention another remarkable example— Miss Laos, our SEA neighbor. Unhyped but the Selection Panel took notice of her glow the moment she spoke. That catapulted her to the Top 16.
The Top 16 is replete with fine examples of aspirants whose seemingly ordinary looks unravels an inner beauty the moment they speak, which gives their outer beauty an added radiance– the unmistakable commanding presence. I hope MUP will use the Top 16 as benchmark for a winning formula
PONSAHP PONYOTHAP, MI-Laos 2017 & made it to the Top 8 Speech Round (that year Kevin Liliana won)! ❤
Thailand's 'bosom neighbor', their tongues mutually intelligible, should get more attention.
Mr. Blogger, the presence of Mrs. RSF & Andrada onstage for the coronation is telling. It's effectively a 'GO' at MUP (just like Ms. Gabales of the Visayas)! But, if I may confirm, was the inaugural MUP-Baguio City & then-host delegate Ms. Maynigo also a MB alumna? And if Ms. Gravidez, here, is a 'GO', will that necessarily mean MB co-alumna Ms. Latugat will postpone~defer? If so, & like I mentioned in the earlier 'Transformational Possibilities' post*, baka OK sila'ng magsabay ulit… 🙂
(* – the Filipina-German)
Beautiful
But she will waste her time at MUP
We need someone who can speak . Hence the urgency that we teach our kids how to speak in public .. be in Tagalog or English
Until then , let us continue fielding someone who grew up abroad or was raised in a rich family . A showbiz background and a UP/Ateneo/Lasalle education preferred. Dapat din , makiri , yung Sanay mag-ayos sa sarili … so we cannot have the likes of Rabiya or Hannah
remember cardinal rule in Q&A , or in fact in any kind of job interview … one needs to express , not to impress ! your employer will not care what you know until they know what you care about most deeply !