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Once a Mutya, Forever a Queen: 50 Years of Mutya ng Pilipinas

Posted by Norman on April 23, 2020
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This blog entry will read like a throwback within a throwback. Just like Binibining Pilipinas, Mutya ng Pilipinas has already reached its Golden Anniversary last 2018 – fairly more recent but still full of pride and glory. For a national pageant to successfully make it through five decades is an achievement that stood the test of time. And its long list of titleholders and international winners gave their share to the country’s performance record in other beauty competitions – prime of which were Miss Asia Quest-turned- Miss Asia Pacific Quest-turned-Miss Asia Pacific International, Miss Tourism International and during selected periods – Miss World, Miss Intercontinental, Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International, Miss Tourism Metropolitan International, Queen of Clubs International and Best Model of the World.

Can you still remember the less popular, but equally beautiful theme song of Mutya ng Pilipinas? Click below so you can listen to it while looking back at fifty (50) glorious years of the second-oldest national pageant in the country.

Some of its pageant-victorious pageant alumni include:

Miss Asia Quest 1982 Carines Zaragoza
Miss Asia Quest 1983 Gloria “Bong” Dimayacyac
Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1989 Lorna Legaspi
Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1993 Michelle Aldana
Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 Sharifa Akeel
Miss Tourism International 2000 Esperanza Manzano
Miss Tourism International 2012 Rizzini Gomez
Miss Tourism International 2013 Angeli Dione Gomez
Miss Tourism International 2017 Jannie Alipoon
Miss Tourism International 2019 Cyrille Payumo
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 1999 Racquel Uy
Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2015 Leren Mae Bautista
Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2014 Glennifer Perido
Queen of the Year 1996 Sherylle Santarin
Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International 2010 Barbara Salvador
with notable placements in Miss World and Miss Intercontinental courtesy of Sarah Jane Areza, Sherry Rose Byrne and Koreen Medina.

Below is a video made especially for Mutya Gold which featured stories of some of its past titleholders and how being a Mutya made them forever Queens.

And just to complete the throwback, allow me to share the grand opening number and crowning moments of the 50th Mutya ng Pilipinas held at the Mall of Asia Arena last September, 2018. This was a monumental effort spearheaded by then President Hemilyn Escudero-Tamayo (right photo with Joy Arguil and I) who pulled out all the stops to make the production her farewell legacy for the pageant institution.

Off to KL, Diana Sunshine Rademann goes!

Posted by Norman on December 14, 2011
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Diana Sunshine Rademann is the Philippine bet to Miss Tourism International 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Diana Sunshine Rademann posing for the camera before boarding her flight to Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Diana Sunshine Rademann may not have won a Mutya ng Pilipinas crown earlier this month (she finished 1st Runner-Up), but lady luck must be on her side after she was appointed the Philippine representative to Miss Tourism International 2011 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All three titleholders (Vickie Marie Rushton, Felicia Baron and Bea Santiago) are unable to clear their holiday schedule so they had to beg off. This paved the way for her to grab the opportunity to wear the Miss Philippines-Tourism International sash. The said competition is actually one of the more reputable (and consistent) 2nd-tier pageants out there. It’s not as popular as the grand slam tilts, but has maintained quite a good track record through the years.

Diana will be entering the field coming from Barbara Salvador’s runner-up finish in last year’s edition. Together with 50+ other delegates, they will be spending Christmas in Malaysia, leading to the finals night on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2011.

Good luck, Diana! Make us proud! 😉