Allow me to share a documentary by Raphael Bosano shown on ABSCBN in the late night #NoFilter. It is about the journey of an aspiring beauty queen from scratch until her training at KF. Gezza Avila, newly-crowned Miss Universal Ambassadress Philippines 2019, was featured in the same, along with Rodgil Flores.
Introducing to you another miss who filed her Bb. Pilipinas 2019 application earlier this week.
Joahnna Carla Saad (yes, her first name is spelled as such) is a 26 year-old from Dumaguete who works as an International Flight Attendant of Philippine Airlines. She stands 5’7” and graduated from Silliman University with a degree in Business Administration major in Management. In the past, she took part in provincial pageants like Miss Silliman, Miss Dumaguete and Hara Sang Negros. She went to the national level via Reyna ng Aliwan 2013 where she was named 2nd Runner-Up.
Trained by Kagandahang Flores, she is ready to use all her learnings and previous experiences once she faces the scrutiny of the final screening panel next week.
Good luck to you!
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Danielle Isabelle Dolk
This tall and vibrant 18 year-old from Laguna can strike you as someone who has already done the pageant route for quite some time. By far, she has conquered the provincial level of pageantry as a former Mutya Ng San Pablo titleholder and Binibining Laguna finalist. In the national level, she took part in last year’s Miss Lumiere Philippines where she was named as Miss Lumiere Montage International.
In 2019, I bet we will see Dani leveling up as she steps up to the plate for the big league. A proud #KFamilia, she is definitely not taking her preparations lightly.
Watch out for more of this Fil-Dutch hottie soon!
Photo credit: Allen Cabs for Miss Lumiere Philippines
Dani in Louis Pangilinan
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Resham Ramirez Saeed
This 25 year-old Fil-Pakistani beauty is a real charmer in person. She fluidly articulates her thoughts with grace and sensibly answers any kind of question thrown at her.
Rae doesn’t hide the fact that she wants to become a #Binibini this year. And if she makes the cut, Maguinadanao is the province she will represent. She is a firm advocate of women empowerment and would actually campaign for ALEng Entrep in the upcoming national elections if given the chance.
A Psychology major back in Toronto where she reigned as Miss Philippines Canada back in 2017, she has been independently residing (and intensively training) in the country for almost a year now.
Watch her brief introductory video below.
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Martina Turner Diaz
She is a 22 year-old beauty who professionally travels around the world as a flight attendant. Half Filipino, half-American in descent, she graduated from DLSU Benilde (Antipolo) with a degree in Marketing Management. She is currently taking up her Masteral studies in Business Administration.
A resident of Muntinlupa City, she is toying with the idea of representing Roxas, Isabela if and when she makes it to the nationals.
Let’s see where Martina’s pageant dreams will bring her to.
#MartinaTurnerDiaz
Photo credit: Jr Noses
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Blaise Z. Buendia
This former ballet dancer hails from Antipolo, studied at the Ateneo de Manila University and was a cheerleading member of the Ateneo Blue Babble Battalion.
She is in her early 20s, both graceful and agile in moves and with a fresh face to conquer the national pageant scene under KF.
You might remember her with the short hair when she took part in Philippines Next Top Model | High Street back in 2017.
Watch out for her!
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“Successful women are called exceptional because there WAS an idea that they did not have what it takes to get there. I envision a society where this exception is the new standard.” – Jerelleen Rodriguez
No one should be put down just because of their gender. Let us continue to lead and push forward in this direction. Together, let us break away from stereotypes and stand for inclusivity, equality, and diversity.
To say that Miss World Philippines 2018 Candidate No. 19 Jerelleen Rodriguez is an achiever would be an understatement. She continues to fluorish in three (3) different disciplines – teaching, accountancy and law. And she fulfills the demands of each with the grace and humility of a true Professional.
Read my online Q&A with the “Profesora” below:
1. What sets you apart from the 39 other candidates of MWP?
“I’ve only entered the world of pageantry this year and I can say that the best experience I had was having to meet ladies from different walks of life, all equally amazing in different ways. I would sometimes stare at awe and just start [low-key] fangirling on my co-candidates. But in the sea of beautiful, intelligent, and powerful ladies, what sets me apart is how deeply rooted I am in the service to my country as a way of giving back for what it has given me. I have been giving back by way of teaching to students from every region of the country who take my classes in UP, with the hope that they will excel, replicate or even exceed my accomplishments and hopefully, give back to their respective communities. As a beauty queen, representing my community, and hopefully, the Philippines, is going as far as I can go in espousing the values of honor and excellence, and to give back every accomplishment to the Filipino people as they are the reason (as an iskolar ng bayan) for getting where I am today.”
2. You are into several disciplines from the academe to the fields of Accountancy and Law. How have these specializations helped form the character in becoming the person that you are right now?
“The greatest lesson I learned from getting my degree and pursuing more in the academe is discipline and commitment. I spent hours reviewing and practicing exercises for my exams. I answer any exam booklet I could get my hands on. Once I finished everything, I’ll do it again. This time, with a different approach. So that no matter how the examiners phrase the problem, I will be able to answer it. This is the same discipline I’ve been applying now. The discipline of continuously practicing and the commitment to achieving my goal is what keeps me focused. I once thought of Accountancy as something that is not for me. I failed some of my major exams even if I thought I did all I could. But then i started thinking that what if it is really for me and I just didn’t do enough. So I committed myself into always giving my all. Until the system actually kicks me out, I will stay, I will fight, I will win.”
3. What good will it do the Miss World Philippines Organization if you win one of the titles on October 7?
“The best thing that the Miss World Philippines Organization has done for me is that I learned to accept myself. I learned to know that I am strong without any titles; that if you strip off the profesora, the CPA, the beauty queen, I will still be strong and beautiful as Jerelleen Alix Rodriguez. And this is what I want to share with everyone else. Right now, I know I can stand up for my self, but with a crown, it gives me the power to stand up for others. Miss World Philippines Organization will be able to get a testament of how they changed one girl’s life, and transformed her into a queen.“
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