Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019

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Lo and behold, Samantha Lo is now Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019

Posted by Norman on June 11, 2019
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Photo by Gideon Estella


There are two Cebuanas who grabbed crowns in Miss Universe Philippines | Bb. Pilipinas 2019. Aside from Gazini Ganados, the representative of Cebu – Samantha Ashley Lo – is the second biggest pride of the Queen City of the South in the competition. And she is one of those tagged as big spoilers just days before the Grand Coronation last Sunday night.

We already know how good a communicator Samantha is, and she was able to put it into good use not only in her public interviews but also during the Top 15 Q&A when PBA Basketball Player Christian Standhardinger asked about her best non-physical asset. Re-watch her 30-second freetalk during the prelims below when pageant followers started to include her in the list of strong contenders.

Nawatt in Venezuela

A Binibining Cebu Tourism titleholder back in 2017, Samantha has already had the chance to represent us internationally when she took part in Best Model of the World 2018 held in Ankara, Turkey last December. But that was a stint that focused more on her catwalk/modeling skills instead of the ability to spontaneously express herself. I trust that she will be able to maximize her full potentials once she sets foot in presently crisis-laden Venezuela for Miss Grand International 2019. On top of her spirit for travel and adventure, she should be able to blend well with the locals in the city of Caracas (which is a relatively unusual choice to be at the helm of international pageant hosting). And get on the good side of the eccentric Nawatt Itsaragrisil (right photo) in the process of doing so.

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Who could be the next Bb. Pilipinas Grand International?

Posted by Norman on June 1, 2019
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It’s already June 1, just a little over a week away from the Grand Coronation Night. Here’s the first of several blog entries for my final Bb. Pilipinas 2019 Predictions.

My #Infinity8 for Bb. Pilipinas Grand Internationa 2019


It’s no secret to any pageant fan how Eva Patalinjug was stiff-armed during last year’s edition of Miss Grand International. She missed making any cut in the competition and ended up unplaced. But we all know that our representative deserved to be part of the Top 20 at the very least.

So for the successor of Eva, my guess is that we need either a Goddess who can blow Nawatt Itsaragrisil away from Day 1 of her National Coronation or an excellent communicator who can eclipse his positive impression of Nicole Cordoves and be an all-around spokesperson for the pageant’s cause against war.

The eight #Binibinis I short-listed for this crown are: Marianne Marquez of Marikina, Gazini Ganados or Talisay, Cebu, Patch Magtanong of Bataan, Hannah Arnold of Masbate, Ilene de Vera of Mandaue City, Julia Saubier of Daraga Albay, Resham Ramirez Saeed of Maguindanao and Vickie Rushton of Negros Occidental.

In my heart, Resham Ramirez Saeed of Maguindanao should win this title. She is an effective speaker who, sadly, is not getting all the right opportunities to fluidly express herself in public. In addition, her half-Pakistani ethnicity can add to the spunk brought about by her growing up years in Canada.

normannorman.com’s choice for Bb. Pilipinas Grand International

But in my head, Gazini Ganados of Talisay, Cebu is more likely to win Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019. Her half-Palestinian lineage is one of the considerations. But more than that, I feel that her beauty and natural sensuality will finally bring the international competition to its knees and deliver to the Philippines a long-overdue #1 finish in Miss Grand International.

Regardless of how we all feel about Miss Grand International and its owner Nawatt Itsaragrisil, Bb. Pilipinas Grand International remains to be one of the six titles at stake in Bb. Pilipinas 2019. One of the forty #Binibinis will eventually be named as such come June 9.