
Watch the commercial now.
courtesy of Magnolia Chicken Station
Watch the commercial now.
courtesy of Magnolia Chicken Station
What made the event sweet was your blogger winning a Miss Universe replica crown in an Instagram-related contest where the winners will be selected based on the photo/s uploaded of the gathering on Instagram.
Good night for now, dear readers! 🙂
Of course, we should be happy that our record in the annual beauty competition is nothing to sneer at. If at any, consider ourselves lucky that we have really made our presence felt, unlike some nations which cannot enumerate a list of crowning glories, let alone runner-up finishes or even Top 10 inclusions. At this point, we are already considered a pageant powerhouse nation, not only in Miss Universe but other fronts as well.
And we intend to improve on the track record, extend the shining moments and become more solid in all our yearly quests from this day on. 🙂
The Philippines’ three Miss Universe winners (Gloria and Margie homecoming photos shared by Felix Manuel)
Nowadays, becoming Miss Universe means chasing time. The upcoming arrival of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach in the country was scheduled to jibe with a MUO-committed annual visit to Djakarta where she will crown the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2016. This is the reason why she will be flying in from the Indonesian capital on January 23, and not New York City. And it’s not like she will be given enough “me” time in Manila. With all the scheduled Press Conferences, ticker tape parade, Malacañan Palace courtesy call and countless appearances and reception, it’s good that she was able to negotiate for an extra few days so that she can settle personal items like her rented apartment, personal effects and a previously-agreed date to attend the wedding of her best friend (actress) Pauleen Luna to actor/comedian Vic Sotto.
It’s going to be a whirlwind of a homecoming such that you will certainly start missing Pia even before her scheduled stay in the country starts. But we all want this crown. And in return, we should whole-heartedly share our Queen to the Universe. Her reign has just started and the months ahead will surely be so jet-settingly busy, let alone hectic. 🙂
Ariadna Gutierrez of Colombia had her brief shining moment. But it wasn’t meant to last because in less than 5 minutes, the real winner was announced and the crown transferred ownership in a flash. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines is Miss Universe 2015.
Host Steve Harvey owned up to his mistake and showed the card containing the Philippines as the true victor. I have to pinch him hard for taking away a most genuine image of our Queen getting the crown from Paulina Vega. But I can take the twists. If there is one spot I wouldn’t want to fill in now is that of real 1st Runner-Up Ariadna Gutierrez because she is the one who had to go through an embarrassing minute or two on worldwide TV as having to give up what was already planted on her head and step down accordingly.
If it’s any consolation, the Philippines was hastily announced right before the Live Telecast was cut short because of the awkward scenes happening onstage.
We now have a proud 3rd member of the sisterhood which had only Gloria Diaz and Margarita Moran as members for 42 years now. They have a new recruit and she is MISS UNIVERSE 2015 PIA ALONZO WURTZBACH! 😀
courtesy of Miss Universe
Yesterday, I gathered from reliable sources that Miss Universe Philippines 2014 Mary Jean ‘MJ’ Lastimosa actually finished 6th overall (how heartbreaking!) in the competition. She lost by a mere 0.625 of a point to Yasmin Verheijen of the Netherlands going into the Top 5.
Now if only she entered the magic circle and notched 2nd Runner-up at least in Miami, then the country would’ve already conquered all possible placements in our favorite beauty pageant.
Watch the video below showing our Miss Universe reps from 1952 to the 63rd edition.
courtesy of MyBeauty Official
Will you automatically go for Racquel who’s 6’0 tall or KC Halili who just met the 5’6″ height limit?
Tall girls are always a joy to the eyes, especially when the height hovers around the six-feet mark. And while the shorter ones have no choice but to be dwarfed by them, there are still contenders who stand tall and possess the qualities of a winner. Remember the 5’4″ Anjanette Abayari? Or better yet, former Miss Universe titleholders Gloria Diaz (5’4″) and Margarita Moran (5’5″)?
Anyways, in the current roster of Bb. Pilipinas 2014 Official Candidates, Binibini 21 Racquel Kabigting registers the most enviable vertical measurement. Binibini 29 Krischelle KC Halili, on the other hand, looks to be the most petite at around 5’6″, give or take a few cms.
So you can compare the height of Racquel and KC, the group photo above has them specifically arrowed.
The two ladies couldn’t have been any more different in personalities. While both of them hail from the Central Luzon region, Racquel is a rescue team volunteer in Bataan, while KC is a UST Medical Student from Tarlac City. One is more of the rough-and-tumble type outside of pageant circles, while the other is the science-focused learner who thrives in exacting and methodical disciplines.
They have similar missions in mind, though. And that is to win a Bb. Pilipinas crown and hopefully, bring honor to the country abroad.
So if you had to choose between the two, am I assuming right that you would instinctively go to Racquel first? Or do you feel that KC is such a bright and well-spoken wannabe who might be capable of pulling a Lizbeth de Padua*? 😉
* – Lizbeth de Padua was also a Medical Student at UP when she joined in 1976 and won Bb. Pilipinas Universe. She is now a full-pledged Minneapolis-based MD specializing in Epileptology and Neurology.