Here are photos from the Official Sendoff hosted by Miss World Philippines Organization for our entries to the Festival of Beauty in Malapolska, Poland – Miss Supranational 2022 and Mister Supranational 2022.
#MissSupranationalPhilippines2022 Alison Black and #MisterSupranationalPhilippines2022 RaÉd Fernandéz Al-Zghayér are definitely excited about their upcoming journey to Poland for the competition. Our Queen will already depart on June 25, more than a week ahead of Raed who will fly on July 5.
All the reigning titleholders of MWPO – Gwen Fourniol, Ashley Subijano Montenegro, Sam Santamaria, Francesca Beatriz Mclelland, Justine Felizarta and Cassandra Bermeo Chan – attended the event along with National Director Arnold Vegafria. Kingsford Hotel Manila GM Joe Xavier Fijardo was on hand to welcome everyone.
Watch out for more about our pair of Poland-bound representatives.
Miss World Philippines 2022
25 Gwendolyne Fourniol of Negros Occidental
Miss Supranational Philippines 2022
24 Alison Black of Las Piñas City
Miss Eco Philippines 2022
20 Ashley Subijano Montenegro of Makati City
Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2022
17 Ingrid Santamaria of Parañaque City
Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2022
35 Francesca Beatriz McLelland of Aklan
Miss World Philippines Tourism 2022
(or 1st Princess)
18 Justine Felizarta
Miss World Philippines Charity 2022
(or 2nd Princess)
22 Cassandra Bermeo Chan
While these two gentlemen were not officially introduced during the proceedings, the two appointed representatives for Mr World and Mister Supranational were revealed by their appearance during the Finals.
Kirk Bondad will go to London in December for the next edition of Mr World, while Raéd Fernandez Al-Zghayér will fly to Poland next month for Mister Supranational 2022.
Kirk Bondad for Mister World and Gwen Fourniol for Miss World
Raéd Fernandez Al-Zghayér for Mister Supranational and Alison Black for Miss Supranational
As the national pageant with the most number of titles at stake, Miss World Philippines prides itself in giving more deserving candidates the opportunity to represent the country internationally. Five (5) ladies will be crowned on Sunday night – Miss World Philippines, Miss Supranational Philippines, Miss Eco Philippines, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas and Miss Eco Teen Philippines. Even with the exclusion of the Miss Multinational and Miss Environment International franchises, plus the tired (and often used) Miss Philippines Tourism sash, the remaining honors still give the organization a competitive edge in pageantry.
The photo grid above represents my Top 16, regardless of the results of the different pre-pageant challenges. At any rate, I am confident that the majority of the fast-track winners are already included. So from this grouping, I will go straight to who are likely to battle it out for each of the crowns:
For Miss World Philippines 2022, Ashley Subijano Montenegro has always been the default choice of many, mostly because her pedigree is a great back story should she nail the title that her mother – Cara Subijano- also won back in Bb. Pilipinas 1994. Other than this and her imposing height, the plus points are spread evenly among the other contenders. And this is where either a rising challenger or a come-from-behind winner can snatch the win. In my mind, Filipina-French Gwendolyne Fourniol is the most likely to take a spirited spin on the wheel in her favor. She fits the Miss World peg and could be likened by Julia Morley in that eventuality. She is a global beauty in progress. Can you imagine her singing “La Vie En Rose” for Miss World Talent (video below)? Now as far as a spoiler goes, Charyzah Esparrago has a glimmer of hope, especially if she gets to hold the mic for a convincingly-worded speech.
For Miss Supranational Philippines 2022, it could be a toss between Ingrid “Sam” Santamaria and Maria Gigante. They both have the qualities that will be highly appreciated by the organizers in Poland – modelesque and exotic, respectively. If it all came down to the Q&A, the Cebuana is anticipated to make a homerun. But that is not to say that the Paranaqueña will make it easy in the process.
For Miss Eco Philippines 2022, do keep in mind that the winner will go for a back-to-back win in Egypt. While it is not impossible for such to happen, the organization has not bestowed the victory to the same country two times in a row to date. At any rate, I would like to take a risk and opt for Cassandra Chan or Alison Black getting the nod for the national title. Either of the two would make excellent representatives, with or without the pressure of succeeding Kathleen Paton for the bigger crown hanging around their necks.
For Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas, this appears to be a foregone conclusion as early as the announcement of Official Candidates. In our years of participation in Bolivia, we have not sent a Spanish-speaking delegate yet. And Paula Ortega is the targeted choice to be it. She also happens to be tall, charming and muy amistosa. Now if she doesn’t luck out for this crown, then Justine Felizarta might just finally get what she has been looking for. Still, I feel that it is going to be lopsided in favor of the Albayana.
For Miss Eco Teen Philippines, the entry from Aklan seems to be in the lead. Beatriz McLelland is smart, well-spoken and very confident. Unless the judges and the organization go for someone with raw but promising potentials like Erika Vinculado or Vea Bautista, it will look like a victorious night for the Aklanon.
So there. The runners-up are likely to come from any of the ladies as well, unless the likes of Erika Kristensen or Patricia Dizon vault into placement. My only hope is for the Finals not to drag as long as last year’s. If there is one thing the pandemic taught me, it is to regularly sleep before midnight and not lose sleep on lengthy events, if it can be helped. 🙂
PostScript: How true? There will be a sixth (6th) surprise of a #new crown for tomorrow night’s Miss World Philippines 2022 Finals.
Anyways, the three hosts for the Coronation Night are:
#MissWorldPhilippines2018 Katarina Rodriguez
#MissWorldPhilippines2017 Laura Lehmann
#MissWorldPhilippines2014 Valerie Weigmann
Buy your tickets now via SM Tickets or at the SM Mall of Asia Arena box-office.
Here are the Top 11 for the National Costume Competition of Miss World Philippines 2022:
Tsina Jade Chu
Samantha Gabronino
Lady Justerinnie Santos
Justine Felizarta
Angel Jed Zaragoza Latorre
Sam Santamaria
Paula Madarieta Ortega
Anje Mae Escara Manipol
Gwen Fourniol
Vea Bautista
Kimberly Anne Tiquestiques
The Panel of Judges for the Santacruzan include Arnold Vegafria, Designers Leo Almodal & Cherry Samuya Veric, with former Miss World Philippines titleholders Valerie Weigmann and Queenie Rehman.
The rains didn’t cooperate during the actual event, but the ladies were the least bit bothered. They wanted to get it over with and done. The rain-drenched effect created a less than appealing view of the proceedings, but if you were in Boracay actually watching the show, it looked like an epic display of beach bodies and confident challengers all throughout.
After the candidates concluded their Beach Beauty competition and the succeeding deliberations, the ten (10) candidates below emerged on top:
27 Bless Villablanca
17 Sam Santamaria
22 Cassandra Bermeo Chan
13 Maria Gigante
18 Justine Felizarta
36 Lady Justerinnie Santos
25 Gwen Fourniol
34 Francesca Beatriz McLelland
21 Paula Madarieta Ortega
24 Alison Black
Find out who wins the Beach Beauty competition on June 5 during the Coronation Night.
Time to move on and shift our focus on Miss World Philippines 2022. There are 36 Official Candidates. Here are their first official portrait photos for the competition. It also serves as their first-ever challenge during the final screening.
Up to now, the impact of beauty camps in Bb. Pilipinas has always been topic of conversation. It cannot be denied that the support of an established group can do wonders to the bid of any aspiring beauty queen.
In the case of Bb Pilipinas 2021, the analysis can get more interesting.
The four Independents – Lois, Gabby, Honey and Lesley
Just look at the four (4) Independents. Two of them are considered front-runners, and crown-worthy at that. Gabrielle Basiano under RL’s Angels and Honey Cartasano under Paolo Ballesteros are reaping the benefits of a targeted training. Their pictorials are always well-handled, just as the concepts are carefully planned. It is also beneficial that these two ladies have glam teams all to themselves. And lest you forget, Lesley Ticaro is a potential spoiler. She may not have the most physically-present Tagum-based core group all the time because of distance. But on her own, she is starting to shine.
Six from Aces & Queens: Patricia Denise, Shaira, Cindy, Karen Laurrie, Hannah and Carina
As far as Aces & Queens is concerned, they may only have six to offer. But let’s be honest. Half of them could be eventual winners. Hannah Arnold, Karen Laurrie Mendoza and Patricia Denise Babista are strong contenders, while Cindy Obeñita, Carina Cariño and Shaira Rona can never be classified as push-overs. If camp affiliation is not an “issue”, it would be easy to predict two crowns going to this camp.
And lastly, the dominating group in Bb Pilipinas 2021 is Kagandahang Flores with twenty-four (24).
And the rest are all from KF, 24 in total
It would be unimaginable to see them not getting two crowns at least. By sheer percentage or probability, KF stands to shine the most in terms of numbers and presence. With Vickie Rushton already out of the race, the flag-bearer position has unquestionably landed on the lap of Maureen Montagne. I just cannot see her going home empty-handed at this point.
Next to MM, the ones likeliest to be plucked out for serious consideration are Justine Felizarta, Patrizia Garcia, Francesca Taruc and Samantha Panlilio.
And there are only four (4) crowns at stake. It makes me wonder if BPCI will resurrect the Bb. Pilipinas Tourism crown so that there will be a 5th titleholder who can be earmarked for a possible new franchise that they can acquire after the finals. Or perhaps, have four (4) runners-up for a change.
Pleased to share with you the Season 4 Premiere of Pageantry Norms titled “Binibinis Back in Action” with Justine Felizarta, Karen Laurrie Mendoza and Francesca Taruc.
The pandemic may still be rearing its ugly head, but life goes on. And Bb. Pilipinas is going full steam ahead this 2021 with the finals set for April 17.
For the Season 4 Premiere of #PageantryNorms on The Philippine Pageantry and its YouTube channel, three of the beautiful contenders (each representing parts of the country’s three major islands) will grace the online program to share their excitement in the resumption of activities and what they are looking forward to the most.
#Binibini17 Justine Felizarta of Padada, Davao del Sur
#Binibini18 Karen Laurrie Mendoza of Iloilo City
#Binibini28 Francesca Taruc of Angeles City
Catch them later at 4pm. Throw in your questions and take part in the discussion.
This is just part 1 of the themed episodes of Pageantry Norms for the pageant. More will follow later on in the season.
Behold your #Binibini17 Justine Felizarta in her Bb. Pilipinas National Costume by Jhobes Estrella:
“PAGLALAKBAY”
(Notes from the designer)
The Vinta is a traditional sailboat inspired by the Moro and Sama-Bajau tribe. It’s a Philippine symbol that signifies migration and the colourful traditions from the island of Mindanao.
This art is exhibited through their textiles that explode in vibrant colours, which are found in the sail of a vinta. The colors used in every line represent the rich culture and history of the Muslim people.
Aside from it’s colorful patterns, each vinta also represents a family or clan. The traditional outrigger boat doubles as their home and a means to transport goods and to travel to different lands. As children of OFW parents, I saw it fitting that the vinta symbolizes the sacrifices overseas Filipino workers go through, to provide livelihood for their families.
The vinta is a Philippine icon. In this design is a story of the ingenuity of the Filipino people–a symbol of courage, hope, and resilience that lies within our nation.
Photography: Raymond Saldaña
Set design: Henry Reyes HGR Events amd Sabrosas
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