Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019

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How true are the pageant rumors?

Posted by Norman on February 2, 2021
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Recently, the pageant rumour mill started to go into (silent) overdrive with talks about the country’s representative to Miss Grand International 2021 heading to a different direction.

You see, most everyone is already expecting that Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Aya Abesamis will carry the Philippine colors in Thailand next month. Preparations of her team have been steady despite of no confirmations being given, even as early as the time of The Miss Globe last November, 2020 when BPCI opted out of sending any of its titleholder.

This time, little birds are chirping that – because of age – Aya is no longer qualified to participate in Miss Grand International. She is 28 turning 29 this year. As a result, the talks are saying that Samantha Bernardo (who was Bb. Pilipinas 2019 runner-up) will be our representative instead.

If that is confirmed true anytime soon, then Samantha will need to resign as Binibini 13 of the current edition before she can officially become Miss Grand Philippines.

Let us see how these rumors will compare to any kind of announcements between this week and next.

All I can say is that Aya will be gutted – devastated even – with such developments if confirmed.

Portrait: Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Aya Abesamis

Posted by Norman on May 14, 2020
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Ace lensman Raymond Saldaña uploaded this new portrait shot of Aya Abesamis as Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019.

Beautiful❣️

As they always say, better late than never. Aya may not be getting the most media mileage ever since assuming the title and responsibility. The best reward she can get is to be the country’s representative in the next edition of Miss Grand International – however less exciting it may seem.

Bb. Pilipinas Grand International Aya Abesamis

Posted by Norman on January 17, 2020
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With no official statement on her formal installation as Bb. Pilipinas Grand International, I guess we can rely on the organizers’ recent post indicating that Aya Abesamis is now recognized as such.

Someone told me that she was already issued an official letter by BPCI regarding the promotion.

#ayaabesamis #bbpilipinasgrandinternational2019

Samantha Lo in Venezuela for Miss Grand International 2019

Posted by Norman on October 20, 2019
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Look who’s in Venezuela now (with the Philippine sash) for Miss Grand International 2019. After everything that has happened the past week, she is ready to make up for days of absence. Below is a screenshot of the explanation in her IG account.

Where in the world is Samantha Lo?

Posted by Norman on October 15, 2019
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All the candidates of Miss Grand International 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela have already checked in, except our own Samantha Lo. Where could she be?

The only thing I know for sure is that she missed her connecting flight at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and that she is supposed to arrive in the Venezuelan capital by October 15. It’s almost midnight of October 14 in Caracas at the time of this blogging. Fingers crossed, we will see her resurfacing within the next twelve hours or so.

That’s all I can say for now.

Bon voyage, Samantha Lo!

Posted by Norman on October 9, 2019
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Venezuela, here she comes!

Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Samantha Lo was photographed before checking in for her Philippine Airlines flight that will connect to another one before arriving at her destination – the capital of Caracas.

normannorman.com wishes you all the best in this journey to the Miss Grand International crown.

Stay safe and slay them all in the competition!

MUA: Carissa Cielo Medved
Hairstylist: MJ Rone
Designer: Mikee Andrei
Accessories by: Christopher E Munar

#samanthalo

A Message to Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Samantha Lo

Posted by Norman on October 3, 2019
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A message to Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Samantha Ashley Lo:

You will soon leave for your pageant mission in Venezuela for Miss Grand International 2019. The path – and the long-haul flights – are not the smoothest to tread. But I trust that you will emerge as the Queen who will prove to all Filipinos that you have what it takes to win the bigger crown that your predecessors have not yet bagged. Your game plan will see you shining through. And you should know how by now that part of the challenge is to get on the good side of Mr. Itsaragrisil in the smartest way that I know you’re capable of pulling off.

Buena suerte en tu viaje a la corona! Filipinas se enorgullece de ti!

Top photo credits:
#makeupbyleiponce Lei Ponce
#hairbymjrone MJ Rone
#styledbymisskeith Keith de Manila
#photographybyraymondsaldana Raymond Saldaña

Samantha in Raffia Ablaze of Mikee Andrei

Samantha Lo for Miss Grand International 2019

Posted by Norman on September 27, 2019
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Samantha for Raffia Ablaze of Designer Mikee Andrei

Below is the introductory video for Samantha Ashley Lo, our Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 and representative in the upcoming Miss Grand International 2019.

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.

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.