On this, the penultimate day of coronation for Mutya ng Pilipinas 2014, let us take a look at the four different faces of the Pinay among the candidates. I took the liberty of selecting Mutya ng Milan Patrizia Bosco as the foreign-bred Mestiza, Mutya ng Cordilleras Glennifer Perido as the homegrown Filipina, Mutya ng Olongapo City Cristine Racel as the homegrown Mestiza and Mutya ng Canada Bea Andrada as the foreign-bred Filipina.

For a pageant blogger and analyst like myself, I don’t really give much weight on such divisive classifications. For as long as a particular contender is most deserving of a victory, it really doesn’t matter to me if she has been raised here or abroad. In the same light, I don’t have any reservations with the mixed-race beauties. This is a beauty contest. So my objective is always to find the best winner.

(L-R) Patrizia, Glennifer, Cristine and Bea represent the four different faces of the Filipina in Mutya ng Pilipinas 2014 (Photo credit: Jory Rivera)

But for those who would rather favor 100% Pinays, do you mind it if they were born and reared in another country by both Filipino parents? And for those who have no qualms about a stunner with half-and-half origins, do you mind it if they possess more knowledge of the culture they grew up in but keen on absorbing as much knowledge of her previously-neglected roots?

Let’s hear your side on the matter. 😉