Pleased to share with you the Season 2 Finale of Pageantry Norms earlier. I literally labored over this one during the live broadcast because our village had brownout for the most part of the program, so please bear with me.
We will have a season break next week before the Season 3 Premiere on November 29 where my guests will be the freshly-proclaimed winners of Miss Earth 2020 who will head straight to my program just a few hours after the end of the finals on TV5.
I am loving the way Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental 2019 Emma Tiglao has started to reinvent herself. From national beauty queen, she is now one of the newscasters for Mata Ng Agila of NET 25 Eagle Broadcasting Center which airs Mondays to Fridays from 6-8pm.
This is a perfect example of how to expand one’s reach and influence beyond the crown. And Emma is indeed transforming into a more professional version of herself.
Kudos to you, my dear❣️
Now these are divine photos that need to be shared with everyone.
#AmatoXEmma
When the creative genius of world-class Designer Furne Amato and the beauty of Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental 2019 Emma Tiglao are combined, the results are nothing short of aah-mazing!
Photography: Jef Anog @jef_anog
Hair & Make-up: Carla Fuentes @carlafuentesofficial
Special thanks : Vast Vogue Studio @the_rhon_and_only @makeupartbyirene.v @vastvogue.studio @theronaldophotography @tristantastic
@amatoofficial @amatoluxe @amatorashid @furneamato
PS. There is also one juicy reason why I made this blog entry about the designer. You will simply know about it when the right time comes.
Looks like it’s going to be a busy weekend ahead for me with online panel discussions about pageantry and more.
This coming Saturday, May 23 at 4:00PM, get ready for the Quezon Pageant Powerhouse (QPP) Forum – a live online discussion where the first topic will aptly be:
“Embracing the New Normal in Pageantry”
Join me along with Miss Galaxy Philippines 2019 Ma Andrea Endicio and Bb. Niyogyugan 2019 Top 10 Finalist and Founder of ABYSS Gwyneth Abarquez. Ginoo at Binibining Candelaria Creative and Marketing Director Yam Arellano will host/moderate the exciting exchange of ideas.
Mark the date.
And on the day after – Sunday, May 24 at 2:00PM on the Facebook page of José Rizal University – another forum via Zoom cloud meetings will happen along with some esteemed personalities.
“The Promise of A Beauty Queen: Purpose. Substance. Inspiration.”
I will be sharing the spotlight with national beauty queens Emma Tiglao and Janelle Tee, the reigning Miss Mandaluyong Roni Meneses, Life Coach Ma Romina Gemini Brion Zabala, Q&A Coach Dr. Jace Chiong and Rodgil Flores of Kagandahang Flores.
Backgrounder: The societal disruptions due to COVID-19 can take a toll on mental health. Some are better equipped to cope than others and some need a little boost. We got you.
More than being a beauty queen is having the power to inspire others-the power to serve others and society.
Let us find out the PURPOSE DRIVEN endeavors in this heartfelt session.
Join US!
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.
And so, that leaves us with Bb. Pilipinas International 2019 Atty. Bea Patricia Magtanong, Bb. Pilipinas Supranational 2019 Resham Ramirez Saeed, Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental 2019 Emma Tiglao and Bb. Pilipinas Globe 2019 Leren Mae Bautista.
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.
Thus, it bears reasonable logic that Patch, Resham, Emma and Leren are bound to have the longest Bb. Pilipinas reigns ever, unless BPCI is brave enough to have Bb. Pilipinas 2020 staged by early third quarter. Should that happen, the 1994 winners will still be the longest-reigning queens since they were crowned October, 1993 (adjusted earlier due to the hosting of Miss Universe 1994 in Manila) and relinquished their crowns March, 1995 (a period of one year and five months roughly). And Patch will only be the second longest reigning Bb. Pilipinas International (there were no BBP Supranational, BBP Intercontinental and BBP Globe titles yet during 1994).
Now if the 2020 edition will significantly move forward to early 2021 or even beyond the first quarter, then the foursome will be the record holders. I don’t want to look at things going that far, though.
As they say in Pilipino, “…idaraos o itatawid ang patimpalak sa pinakamaagang petsa na wala nang magiging malawakang problema sa bansa.” As to when, only a coronavirus-free period can tell.
For now, let me leave you with a photo of Gazini Ganados who was nominated by Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach to do the “See A Smile, Send A Smile Challenge” of Smile Train Philippines for all our frontliners.
Four of our reigning Bb. Pilipinas Queens enjoyed a spa day at Midori Clark Hotel and Casino in between their hectic schedules and duties for the ongoing national competition.
Left to right: Gazini Christiana Jordi Ganados, Emma Tiglao, Leren Mae M. Bautista and Aya Abesamis.
#bbpilipinas2020
Yesterday – and in the midst of the non-stop flurry of Bb. Pilipinas 2020 applicants flooding the office, our 2019 Queens were reunited at nearby Novotel Manila Araneta Center. Gazini, Patch, Resham, Emma, Leren, Aya and Samantha had a good time catching up with each other. They also had a belated birthday celebration for Leren.
The next time these six beauties will get together again should be the Final Screening that will choose this year’s Binibinis. And their serious mode will be back in session by then.
Bb. Pilipinas 2019 Queens (left to right) Aya Abesamis, Patch Magtanong, Gazini Christiana Jordi Ganados, Emma Tiglao and Leren Mae M. Bautista are present during today’s top-off ceremony for Ibis Styles Hotel – the newest accomodation inside Araneta City that will be built attached to the new Gateway Mall.
#bbpilipinas
Who would have thought that my dear Leren Mae Bautista would actually be the best-performer after all the winners of Bb. Pilipinas 2019 have completed their respective missions abroad? I know that she will do well in The Miss Globe 2019 and a 2nd Runner-Up finish was what she brought home to the Filipinos from Ulcinj, Montenegro. This may not fully make up for our higher expectations from the other international pageants of Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Supranational and Miss Intercontinental. But at the end of the year, we should still remain thankful that – except in Miss Grand International – we successfully placed in the rest:
Top 8 in Miss International 2019 (Patch Magtanong)
Top 20 in Miss Universe 2019 (Gazini Ganados)
Top 20 in Miss Intercontinental 2019 (Emma Tiglao)
Top 25 in Miss Supranational 2019 (Resham Saeed)
They still deserve our congratulations.
Now let us watch the full finals show of The Miss Globe 2019.
Binibining Pilipinas opens a new era with a bigger and better edition of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the country.
The search is on once again for a new batch of queens who will carry the name of the Philippines across the globe and cement its status as a powerhouse in international pageants.
Interested applicants have until January 31, 2020 to submit their application forms. They will then go through a rigorous screening process courtesy of the esteemed BPCI executive committee that will culminate on February 6.
Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. holds the most successful and decorated pageant in Philippine history; truly a significant milestone of Araneta City, The City of Firsts.
Download the application form at http://www.bbpilipinas.com or visit Bb. Pilipinas official Facebook page.
As to why Samantha Bernardo is not included in the promotional poster, I have no definite answer. Yet.
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