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What may have happened last night on the way to Top 10 from Top 18 of Miss Universe Philippines 2023

Posted by Norman on May 14, 2023
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The announced Top 10 without Angelique Manto

My take on what happened last night when all Top 18 ladies were asked to do the Evening Gown Competition even after the announcement of the Top 10 by host Xian Lim.

1. I think Angelique Manto of Pampanga should have already been part of the Top 10. But when her name wasn’t called…

2. It is possible that SGV & Co. reviewed the individual scores of the judges and may have found a glitch in the computer tally that may have led to the decision of doing a manual tallying of the scores in the Swimsuit Competition (which was the basis of who will make Top 10) instead. After doing so, the Kapampangan representative’s score must have been discovered to be high enough to be part of Top 10 but was unannounced due to the technical issue in the list printed from the main computer and handed over to the host.

The Evening Gown Competition with all Top 18 still participating

3. As a result, all Top 18 ladies were asked to return for the Evening Gown Competition, perhaps to avoid any controversy. I reckon that SGV & Co. wouldn’t want a technical error go unnoticed and uncorrected.

4. From there, Angelique Manto entered the Top 5. This despite people wondering why someone who was not in the announced Top 10 even advanced to the Final Cut. She must have been in the thick of the top-tier fight all along.

I could be wrong, but this is how I see it. People must surmise why such a technical issue still happens in this day and age. But it still does. Apparently.

The three new titleholders

So who’s going where?

Aside from Michelle Marquez Dee being Miss Universe Philippines 2023, two other ladies in the Top 5 were given their crowns during a separate event at Okada Manila:

Pauline Amelinckx is now #MissSupranationalPhilippines2023.

Krishnah Gravidez is now #MissCharmPhilippines2023.

Congratulations!

Photo credit: Joee Guilas

#MissUniversePhilippines2023

The Race to the Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Crown

Posted by Norman on May 12, 2023
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Imagine this, if you will.

A horse race with eleven (11) competitive jockeys at the starting gate.

And then the starting pistol was fired.

During the first furlong, two thoroughbreds grabbed the lead – securing their spots as horse bettors’ picks.

Going into the second to fourth furlongs, though, the initially underrated thoroughbreds started to step up and take the lead one after the other.

Now that the race is starting to wind up, the initial leaders are back at the top of their games and looking more and more like big winners.

Who will cross the finish line first?

That is the story of Miss Universe Philippines 2023 from where I blog.

At the onset, Pauline Amelinckx of Bohol and Michelle Dee of Makati jumped to the lead in fast and furious fashion.

And then slowly, the likes of Krishnah Gravidez of Baguio, Angelique Manto of Pampanga, Klyza Castro of Davao Oriental, Samantha Panlilio of Cavite, Emmanuelle Vera of Cebu Province and even Christine Opiaza of Zambales started proving their individual mights to the excitement of their fans and supporters. Now the race is becoming very competitive.

Now that we are on the penultimate day before the Finals, the momentum has suddenly shifted back to Amelinckx and Dee. The Preliminaries have greatly helped their causes.

It’s all up to the Boholana and the Makatizen if they will allow other comers to muddle up their positions at the top.

As for me, I vote for Pauline Amelinckx as Miss Universe Philippines 2023. I like Michelle Dee as well, but the former is looking like the template the Miss Universe Organization is searching for.

My Final Predictions are
Pauline Amelinckx – MUPH2023
Michelle Dee – Tourism
Klyza Castro – Charity
1st Runner-Up – Krishnah Gravidez
2nd Runner-Up- Angelique Manto

Top 11
Emmanuelle Vera
Samantha Panlilio
Jannarie Zarzoso
Christine Opiaza
Kali Navea Huff
Airissh Ramos (my wildcard)

P.S. We all know that there will be no official proclamation of a Miss Supranational Philippines and Miss Charm Philippines. But if Michelle Dee and Klyza Castro get their respective post-coronation appointments as such, then I’m all good with them getting the crowns.