This is a Casting Video Challenge, first and foremost. So while watching the entries of the Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Top 75, I went into Casting Director mode. I focused on three things – profile of the face, symmetry and personality. While I am not one in real life, I shifted to Client mode in choosing the twelve (12) ladies I would submit for the final selection.

If the memo is to focus on the beauty and diversity of the Filipina – 1) classic, 2) morena, 3) oriental-looking, 4) mestiza and 5) Pan-Asian/Polynesian – below are my choices:

Leren Mae Bautista

Maureen Wroblewitz

Noelyn Rose Campos

Allaine Dolera

Rousanne Marie Bernos

Maria Ingrid Teresita Santamaria

Katrina Dimaranan

Izabella Jasmine Umali

Steffi Aberasturi

Jedidah Hefervez Korinihona

Kheshapornam Ramachandran

Bai dela Cerna

Almost there but not quite for me are: Janela Cuaton, Nikki de Grano, Jan Louise Abejero and Maria Corazon Abalos.