During last year’s edition of Miss Universe Philippines, she was one of the ladies considered to be potential spoilers for the crown. And indeed, she climbed until the Top 10 which meant being part of the shortlist the organization is eyeing for a possible win. Some pageant quarters even thought for a while that she may just be able to score a back-to-back win for Cebu City following the victory of Beatrice Luigi Gomez the year before.
Is Chantal Elise Schmidt ready for further transformation this 2023? This well-spoken Fil-German stunner from the Queen City of the South is likely to make a return to pageantry and fulfill the proverbial unfinished business of winning a crown. But a slice of the pageant fundamentalists may frown by asking what a professional model and host can offer to be considered part of the new breed of Filipinas for Miss Universe. Well, I say let’s cut her some slack for now. Gut-feel is telling me that she still has aces up her sleeve that still remain unappreciated. I know that she has it in her to deliver.
Watch out for Chantal soon!
In this blog entry are photos from the Digital Media Launch of EmpirePH titled “Empyreal Glamour” held at Estancia Mall earlier.
Last night’s Preliminaries of Miss Universe Philippines 2022 may have either sealed the winning fate of some or led to a bit of a shuffle at the top. Regardless, the 32 Finalists performed at their best. The announcement of recipients for nineteen (19) sponsors’ special awards gave us clues as to who have gained favors among the corporate supporters of the national pageant, as follows:
Personally, my best performers for both Swimsuit and Evening Gown segments are not far from the list of names who won Special Awards last night. The power trio of Michelle Dee, Celeste Cortesi and Katrina Llegado plus Pauline Amelinckx of Bohol delivered as expected. Additionally, I would say that Angelica Lopez of Palawan, Ivylou Borbon of Pangasinan, Lou Dominique Piczon, Ghenesis Latugat of Baguio City, Annabelle McDonnell of Misamis Oriental, Vanessa Caro of Iloilo Province and Chantal Schmidt of Cebu City made their supporters proud in both scored areas of competition.
normannorman.com’s Halfway-through Favorites for Miss Universe Philippines 2022
During the Catch-Up Press Conference with Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez earlier, thirty three (33) of the forty nine Official Delegates of #MissUniversePhilippines2022 were introduced to members of the pageant media. 
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