In this blog entry – again – is Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray on the cover of the December 2018 digital issue of Mega Magazine with the photographs taken by Dookie Ducay.
Read the entire accomoanying article – written by Francesca Testa – HERE.
Dookie himself
Here are four of our Queens – Megan, Kylie, Teresita and Catriona – in their respective takes:
Miss World 2013 Megan Young
Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa
Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 Teresita Ssen Marquez
Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray
They’re not your cookie-cutter type of beauty queens because – after all – these nine (9) are some of the popular and stardom-bound actresses in Philippine showbiz these days. Check them out in the June 2018 issue of Mega Magazine with the following pitch:
Call us extremely ambitious or just plain crazy, but we do like shooting for the stars—literally and figuratively.
This month, as pride soars high through the tangible waving flag, it also streams in torrents within our blood, a true indicative of our deep-seated nationalism. As with tradition, we build this issue around Pinoy Pride, unabashed, unequivocal and unapologetic. Serving as sturdy pillars to this homage to the country, we present our annual #TheNewPH awards featuring a diverse mix of individuals who not only decorate the nation with milestones, but those that inspire a wave of change as well.
Of course, the piece-de-resistance is a coming together unlike any other. In an age where contemporaries are pitted against each other, we enact a joining of forces unseen in the much talked about #MakingMEGAreunion. Featuring the stars of the #MakingMEGA series, Erich Gonzalez, Julia Barretto, Maja Salvador, Elisse Joson, Gabbi Garcia, Janella Salvador, Kisses Delavin, Maymay Entrata and Nadine Lustre star in this glittering constellation all swathed in the ethereal and fantasy-worthy looks of the icon and genius himself, Furne One, who himself is celebrating a milestone in the land he calls home.
Pride is whatever you choose to define it as, but at its core, and as we deem it to be, it is a steadfast persistence at what drives you on the daily, making it worthwhile for yourself and the rest of this great nation we stand on and (still) believe in.
Grab your copy of the MEGA June 2018 issue out on newsstands TODAY, June 8.
PHOTOGRAPHY
@markednicdao
CREATIVE DIRECTION
@sukisalvador
ART DIRECTION
@jannpascua @tanyamallillin
FASHION DIRECTION
@feroxia @lynalumno @steffslno
BEAUTY DIRECTION
@trinateb @marellarickets
SITINGS EDITORS
@peeweeisidro @angelordecartagena
GOWN
@amatoofficial by @furneamato
SHOES
@nereku
RINGS
@bulgariofficial
MAKEUP
@rbchangco @delosreyesjason @mickeysee @antonpatdu @emandeleonmakeup @owensarmiento @jellyeugenio
HAIR
@johnvalle20 @markanthonyrosales @ariesmanal_hair @renzpangilinan @paulnebres
NAILS
@extraordinail
BODY ART
Mikee Raymundo and Tres Simbulan on MAC Cosmetics
PUBLISHING
@archiecarrasco @janinerecto
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All gowns by AMATO by Furne One
Special thanks to @yugenpr, @josh_mangila, GMA Artists, and Star Magic Philippines#MEGATheNewPHWithErichGonzales
#MEGATheNewPHWithJuliaBarretto
#MEGATheNewPHWithMajaSalvador
#MEGATheNewPHWithElisseJoson
#MEGATheNewPHWithGabbiGarcia
#MEGATheNewPHWithJanellaSalvador
#MEGATheNewPHWithKissesDelavin
#MEGATheNewPHWithMaymayEntrata
#MEGATheNewPHWithNadineLustre
All in the June 2017 issue of Mega
courtesy of Inquirer.net
Photographs do not give justice to the same, unless the shots are timed while the gown is moving like the wind. Just like the photos below.
Grab your copy of Mega Magazine to see the entire line-up. 🙂
Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach on the June 2017 cover of Mega Magazine
Along with the release of the June 2017 issue of Mega Magazine with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach (with Megan Young and Kylie Verzosa as the two other in this special 3-in-1) and my blog post the other day about the potential host countries of the 66th Miss Universe, now comes an early alert posted online (specifically on pep.ph) that the Miss Universe Organization has already gotten in touch with the Department of Tourism regarding the country’s hosting of the 66th Miss Universe this coming November. No decision has yet been made, but it was told that an answer will be given by June (less than five days away from now). DOT might still take their sweet time on giving it another go, but the 11th month is so dangerously near! I still can’t imagine doing what we did for the 65th Miss Universe all over again if ever.
Do you think Gov. Chavit Singson will take the immediate plunge with DOT?
Watch out for the next updates about it.
In the meantime, here are the cover images of Megan Young and Kylie Verzosa for the special issue of the magazine, as the three represent Beauty with Love, Hope and Courage.
Miss World Philippines 2016 Catriona Gray for Mega Magazine as photographed by Melson Bolongaita
The actual cover with Catriona, Michelle Marquez Dee, Lauren Reid and Sabina Gonzales
BTS shots of Catriona from the Mega shoot
Regardless of the circumstances, you need to add the December 2016/January 2017 issue of Mega Magazine to your collection because it shows Catriona doing what she does best in front of a masterful lensman like Melson Bolongaita and make-up by Anton Patdu.
The video below is a repost, but it goes perfectly well with the shots above.
courtesy of TV100 PH
Maxine Medina and Kylie Verzosa on the cover of Mega Magazine’s July 2016 cover
You want them separate? Mega Magazine’s got it covered (no pun intended).
Is this how you want to see them in their respective competitions abroad? Maxine and Kylie are fully determined to step it up. And you will be amazed at how they will be prepped for Miss Universe and Miss International, respectively. 😉
Here’s the pitch for Mega Magazine’s latest issue:
“What is up? What’s the 411? What has everybody been up to? What’s the hot gossip,” asks a very persistent Mrs. George to the Regina George posse—you know, from the seminal classic, Mean Girls. While it isn’t necessarily a misplaced exercise of misplaced youth, we all have at one point in our fashion-crazed lives been a Mrs. George, terminally obsessed with what’s fresh and new.
This month, we go to great lengths to scour the fashion, beauty and lifestyle plane for the untapped and unknown. To start off, we have a towering stunner fresh from being crowned the most beautiful in the country. Not your typical pageant queen, Binibining Pilipinas – Universe 2016, Maria Mika Maxine Medina (same lines for Bb. Pilipinas International 2016 Kylie Verzosa) opens up about her experiences and journey in this issue’s tell-all—all while clad in the season’s dark and moody take on feminine and romantic fare.
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