It’s official!
Look who will be representing the Philippines in the 2020 Miss Eco Teen International Pageant under Harlijk Productions – the tall and beautiful Danielle Isabelle Dolk of San Pablo City, Laguna.
Danielle will fly to Hurghada, Egypt and join young eco-warriors from around the globe to compete to be the next Miss Eco Teen International and promote environmental issues that are relevant to these times.
Danielle is not new to pageantry. She is best known for being the youngest Binibini in the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 edition, aside from being Mutya ng San Pablo 2018. She has an impressive body of work as a community and civic leader and is the incoming 2020-2021 Junior Chamber International Hijas De San Pablo chapter. She is currently organizing a fund-raiser to help provide relief to the victims of the recent typhoons that devastated the country.
Danielle hopes that this opportunity to represent the country on a global stage will help amplify her voice as a woman and as an advocate of youth involvement in community and environmental work.
Let us all wish Danielle the best of luck!
Note: We all know that the Miss Eco Teen franchise is under the Miss World Philippines Organization. But with their 2020 national pageant postponed for next year, the appointment of Danielle could be a one-time arrangement.
Congratulations to the winners!
Exactly a year ago today, the Bb. Pilipinas 2019 Grand Coronation Night climaxed with the crowning of Gazini Christiana Jordi Ganados as Miss Universe Philippines 2019 by then reigning Miss Universe Catriona Gray.
You guys might wonder why I included only four ladies in the photo grid above. For the purpose of the subject of this blog entry, I skipped on Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados because the Miss Universe franchise is no longer with BPCI (so technically, the end of her reign will still be dependent on the finalized date of Miss Universe Philippines 2020 – on the other side – regardless of whether she crowns her successor or not). I also did not include Bb. Pilipinas Grand International Aya Abesamis because she formally assumed the title just last January 19, 2020.
The Bb. Pilipinas 2019 Coronation Night was held June 9 last year. And with the continuing uncertainties brought about by the COVID19 global pandemic and ECQ, the overall feasibility of holding the finals of Bb. Pilipinas 2020 anytime soon will also be affected. The constant movement of dates could not be helped. Even if everything has been reset for June, the possibility of scrapping this year’s finals altogether still looms in the horizon.
Samantha Bernardo is on her third and final try in Bb. Pilipinas to get over the runner-up hump and prove herself crown-worthy enough to win a much-anticipated title so she can finally represent the country internationally. This Palaweña has done more than enough in her two previous attempts. And I personally believe that she could have managed a top podium finish last year. She may not be the best speaker among the Binibinis, but she can still carry her answers to completion and complete the entire puzzle that will make her a Queen. As I have mentioned in passing prior, she would have been a worthy representative to Miss Supranational 2019 had she not been pitted against Resham Saeed whose Q&A answer was scored more solidly by the judges. 
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