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Throwback Thursday: The Tallest Filipina Beauty Contestant Ever

Posted by Norman on May 14, 2015
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imageimageBefore 2009, Jennifer Mendoza (Miss Mindanao or 3rd Runner-Up during Miss RP 1976/77) was the tallest beauty contest participant in the world, measuring 6’4.5″.

During Miss Earth 2009, though, Aheu Deng of South Sudan wasn’t just the tallest beauty contestant ever, but also the tallest beauty queen who participated in a major international beauty competition. She measured 6’4.8″. While she lost then, she left a mark and a (unofficial) record that remains unbeaten up to now.

Going back to Jennifer Mendoza, there is very little to be researched about her. All I know is that she kept a very low profile after her pageant stint and actually had a medical condition – I believe it had something to do with goiter or the like – years later.

At least, it’s good to know that we have already produced the second-tallest beauty pageant joiner both here and abroad. 😉

Honor roll and list of candidates for Miss R.P. 1976 (or 1977 if you will) courtesy of Mabuhay Pageants Links

Honor roll and list of candidates for Miss R.P. 1976 (or 1977 if you will) courtesy of Mabuhay Pageants Links

Luna Voce: the ‘voice of the moon’ in Miss Universe 2013?

Posted by Norman on August 10, 2013
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Miss Universe Italy 2013 Luna Voce

Miss Universe Italy 2013 Luna Voce

Luna as Miss Earth Italy 2009 (Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide)

Luna as Miss Earth Italy 2009 (Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide)

lunavocess1 Okay, except for the literal translation of her Italian name to English, there really is no significant connection between being the ‘voice of the moon’ and vying for the title of Miss Universe 2013.

Anyways, Luna Isabella Voce is already a familiar face to most of us, after taking part in Miss Earth 2009 as Miss Italy. She was still 21 back then and a relative newbie in the beauty pageant game. Now at 25, she may have enriched her life with many challenges and experiences as an individual, but assuming the title of her country’s most beautiful woman is giving her the most important responsibility so far. And in a year like 2013 where the line-up of delegates for Miss Universe is getting more and more tough by the month, the prospects of laying claim to a crown everyone wants to call her own won’t be as crystal-clear even to the most confident rep.

Will this tall Italian from Milan create a howling presence in Moscow? We’ll see. 😉

When a candidate refuses to be crowned

Posted by Norman on June 25, 2013
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When Korinna (L) refused the crown, Brigitta was next in line for the honor.

I can’t remember a time when a beauty contestant refused her placement right after being announced as one of the winners in a live national finals, until now.

courtesy of Pageant Guru

During the coronation of Miss Hungary 2013, three winners should have been given the tiara and sash – one each for Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss Intercontinental. The girl chosen as 3rd placer – Korinna Kocsis (who took part in ME2009) – would have been crowned as Miss Hungary Imtercontinental. On the spot, she refused to accept the title as she had only expected to place in the Top 2. As a result, Brigitta Timar (who was next in line) was given the honor instead.

Amusing, right? Something like this will never happen in the Philippines. And if it does, the automatic reaction is not to spoil the pageant proceedings and hold a separate press conference in exchange for making a scene.

Only in Hungary, I must say. 😉

Miss Earth 2010: Deep into rehearsals for the finals!

Posted by Norman on December 2, 2010
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The stage looks great! And the ladies are having the time of their lives in Nha Trang, Vietnam!

Don’t forget that this coming Saturday, December 4, the coronation night of Miss Earth 2010 will unfold. Who will be the successor of Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos? Who will be the Elemental Beauties – Misses Water, Air and Fire – this year?

The answers rest on the hands of these ten (10) individuals who will serve as this year’s Board of Judges:
• Mike Rosenthal – Hollywood photographer to the stars; guest photographer and judge on the TV show “America’s Next Top Model”
• Marie J.Y.E. Collart – Actress, Producer, Publicist, and Spokesperson to American and French Stars
• Rachel Grant de Longueuil – Hollywood Actress and Eco-Activist
• Ella Bella – Youth Ambassador for the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP)
• Eddy Tan – Head, Star World, FX, [V]. TVN & Nat Geo
• Karla Paula Henry – Miss Earth 2008
• Nenad Bratic – Famous architect of Aedas Interiors Company in Hong Kong
• Pham Sanh Chau – Secretary General of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO
• Hoang Dai Thanh – Chief Editor of the Journal of Young Fashion Designers
• Nguyen Nhu Quynh – Vietnamese Artist; many of her designs were selected for exhibition at the Musée de Mode, Paris in 2010. She is also a Violinist and a Dancer

Below is the dance rehearsal video of the ladies’ opening number:


video courtesy of YouTube/CynthiaTongSpicy

There will be two telecasts in the Philippines – one at 9pm over cable channel StarWorld and another at a later hour on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

And watch out for my hot picks for the crown come Saturday morning! 😉

Watch out for Miss Earth 2010 from Nha Trang, Vietnam!

Posted by Norman on October 17, 2010
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Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos of Brazil will welcome all the Miss Earth 2010 delegates in Nha Trang, Vietnam. (Photo credit: MissEarth.tv)

Vinpearl Nha Trang Resort & Spa will be the host hotel of Miss Earth 2010 (Photo credit: MissEarth.tv)

From the Miss Earth website:

MISS EARTH 2010 in VIETNAM

VIETNAM, born with compelling history and vivid landscapes has been described by Lonely Planet as ” the last Asian dragon to awaken its slumber”. Now it has open its door to one significant beauty event, MISS EARTH, for the world to see its natural wonders this December.

Vietnam is widely known as a country with a hidden tropical charm. With the beautiful S-shaped strip of land closely surrounding the mysterious Indochina, Vietnam can easily fascinate visitors. Coming to Vietnam, visitors will have a chance to not only enjoy numberless beauty spots that the nature has generously endowed this country with but also find out about about plenty of traditional and modern Vietnamese cultural backgrounds…….

Miss Earth 2010 will officially start on November 4. The month-long event will include exciting activities in Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Phan Thiet, Hoi An and other locations. Besides the environmental activities, the candidates will have a national costume show, swimsuit and evening competitions.

The finale and coronation show is scheduled to take place on December 4th at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang.

The Amphitheatre inside the amuesement park of Vinpearl Nha Trang Resort & Spa will be the venue of Miss Earth 2010.

Watch out for more updates about Miss Earth 2010. It’s going to be a busy pageant season once again since two other beauty competitions – Miss World and Miss International – to be held in China will be coming this month till early next. 😉

After winning the World Cup, will Spain score another victory in the Miss Universe?

Posted by Norman on July 19, 2010
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Miss Universe-Spain 2010 Adriana Reveron

The scheduled finals of Miss Espana 2010 has been pegged for September 25 in Toledo. As a result, the organizers decided to call in previous participants and placers, all 14 of them, from where the country’s Miss Universe representative in Las Vegas next month will be selected. Running out of time, they picked the Top 3 from those who joined. Adriana Reveron of Tenerife, formerly Miss Earth-Spain back in 2008, was named winner and is now getting ready to leave for Sin City.The other two ladies who closely pursued her are 1st Runner-Up Tania Ladeiro who was Miss Las Palmas 2005, while the familiar-looking Alejandra Echevarria of Jaen (Miss Earth-Spain and Miss Fire 2009) picked 2nd Runner-Up honors.

(L-R) Alejandra Echevarria, 2nd Runner-Up; Adriana Reveron, Miss Espana Universe 2010 and Tania Ladeiro, 1st Runner-Up.

Clearly, there was a bit of mad scramble to name the Miss Universe representative of Spain, especially that they announced the selections shortly after the country’s World Cup victory, possibly riding the wave of frenzy and excitement that continues to spur the adrenaline rush in every Spaniard. Will this sit well with the Miss Universe organization? I’m not sure, but Adriana will do her darndest best to hopefully continue the winning streak.

Will Adriana's Miss Earth experience help once she mounts the Miss Universe stage in Las Vegas?

In a separate news not pageant-related, the Madrid Zoo has offered to buy Paul the Octopus from Germany and pay tribute by giving the cephalopod a special residence in their animal park after correctly predicting Spain’s win in the World Cup. If this deal pushes through, then wouldn’t it be more nerve-wracking for the poor creature if they placed more than 80 flag-designed boxes in his aquarium and expect him to forecast which country will win Miss Universe 2010? Just a crazy thought to set up my manic Monday, guys!

Buena suerte, Adriana! 😉

John Reyes wins Mr. Philippines-Earth 2010 title

Posted by Norman on April 28, 2010
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This is a belated post. Just days before the finals of Miss Philippines-Earth 2010, the selection of Mr. Philippines-Earth 2010 was held to coincide with the pre-pageant activities of the former. John Reyes, a 5’11” 20 year-old fashion model and student of University of Santo Tomas, was proclaimed winner at the Concourse Plaza of Manila Ocean Park last April 22. I’m not definite yet if he will be fielded as the country’s bet to an international Mr. Earth competition, but will give updates in this blog.

John Reyes wins the first-ever Mr. Philippines-Earth title. (Photo credit: Mabuhay Beauties)

John was awarded by reigning Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos and Miss Philippines-Earth 2009 Sandra Seifert during the event.

Congratulations, John! 😉

My final 15 picks for Miss Philippines-Earth 2010; the petites will shine bright!

Posted by Norman on April 24, 2010
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Since the finals of Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 will culiminate in a grand pageant tonight at the Manila Ocean Park, I will now be sharing my Top 15 picks for the crown., I’m pretty sure one of these ladies will take it all the way and become the country’s official representative to the Miss Earth 2010 in Vietnam later this year. All the images below are courtesy of my good friend, Boyet Blas, of Mabuhay Beauties.

In no particular order, my personal choices are:

Miss Olongapo City Rosemary Joan Turner

Miss Mun. of Pandan Emerie Dale Cunanan

Miss Taguig City Nicole (Kaufmann) Ortega

Miss Meycauayan City Christine Hermoso

Miss Fil. Community of USA East Coast Rene McHugh

Miss Municipality of Lubao Angela Fernando

Miss Municipality of Infanta Kris Psyche Resus

Miss Fil. Community of France Gwennaelle Ruais

Miss Makati City Angelica Pasumbal

Miss Municipality of Kabacan Lady Lou Garidan

Miss Vigan City Marie Lorraine de Guzman

Miss Tagaytay City Nadine Karla de Roxas

Miss Municipality of Bongabong Abbygale Rey

Miss Cebu City Sian Elizabeth Maynard

Miss Tarlac City Aura Donna Garon

By international beauty pageant standards, a lady is considered petite if she stands 5’5″ and below. And since the more outstanding candidates this year belong to the 5’4″-5’5″ height category, I sub-titled this blog emphasizing that the petites will shine bright tonight. In fact – save for the amazonic Gwennaelle Ruais who is at least 6′ tall – majority of the ladies are taller than the average Filipina but shorter than the generally pronounced statistic when fielded abroad. Nonetheless, what more than makes up for this is the fact that a good number of the 49 contenders have very beautiful and charming faces as can be seen in my 15 selections above.

Anyways, if I had to whittle down the 15 to just my Top 5, at least 3 petites will enter the group and they are Pandan’s Emerie Dale Cunanan (gorgeous!), Infanta’s Kris Psyche Resus (beautiful face and sensuous aura), and Meycauayan City’s Christine Hermoso (sweet face and visibly toned – albeit less shapely – body). This trio can possibly be joined by Lubao’s Angela Fernando and Taguig City’s Nicole (Kaufmann) Ortega. Conversely, if the judges would favor statuesque – in keeping up with previous winners who stand a minimum of 5’7″ – then there’s a high probability that the Top 5 would include Fil-France’s Gwennaelle Ruais or Fil USA East-Coast’s Rene McHugh and even make either win in the process.

Unless one of the five really fails in the all-important environmental Q&A, Emerie, Nicole, Angela, Kris and Christine will likely come out on top.

Watch out for the delayed TV Telecast of Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 on April 25, Sunday night over ABS-CBN’s Sunday’s Best. Reigning Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos of Brazil will grace the finals. 😉

Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Vietnam

Posted by Norman on January 31, 2010
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Good news to all pageant followers! Miss Earth 2010 will be held in Nha, Trang Vietnam in November. In its 10th year, the environment-focused beauty competition will start and end outside the Philippines. Carousel Productions has inked a contract with their Vietnamese counterparts for the full hosting of the globally-recognized pageant. It will be remembered that Vietnam successfully handled a sub-competition of Miss Earth a couple of years back. This gave them the edge against other country-contenders Indonesia, Cambodia and Miami (USA), on top of presenting a more well-prepared plan for the all-around logistics that come with hosting Miss Earth.

From hereon, Vietnam will host Miss Earth during even-numbered years (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020) until 2020.

Miss Earth 2009 Larissa Ramos will be travelling from Brazil to the Philippines all the way to Vietnam for Miss Earth 2010.

Here is a full report of the same:

Vietnam to host Miss Earth 2010
17:26′ 29/01/2010 (GMT+7)

VietNamNet Bridge – The organizer of the Miss Earth pageant, Carousel Company, signed a memorandum of understanding on January 28 with Vietnamese sponsors to hold the Miss Earth 2010 pageant in Vietnam this November.

The announcement came midst a ceremony at Legend Saigon Hotel in HCM City. In attendance were Ramon Monzon, Chair of Carousel, and Lorraine Schuck, Carousel’s Executive Manager, plus Vietnamese organizers, including Nguyen Cong Khe, Chairman of the Thanh Nien Media JS Company, Nguyen Quang Thong, editor-in-chief of Thanh Nien Newspaper and Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vincom Group.

Carousel Chairman Ramon Monzon shared his thoughts.

Why has the Miss Earth board decided to organize the pageant in Nha Trang this year?

Ramon Monzon: 2010 is the tenth anniversary of the Miss Earth pageant. This is a big event, so we want to bring it outside the borders of the Philippines. Many countries wanted to host the event, such as Indonesia, Cambodia and Miami (USA), but we choose Vietnam because of the favourable conditions for the pageant, from finance to locales and hotels.

How many people will come to Vietnam, including Carousel’s organizing board and contestants?

Monzon: Our organizing board numbers around 30 members. They will go to Vietnam in groups to make surveys and to cooperate with Vietnamese partners to advertise the event. We are responsible for inviting and bring 90 contestants from around the world to Vietnam.

The Vietnamese organizing board will be in charge of accommodations, travel inside Vietnam for Carousel’s members and the 90 contestants over a three week period. Vietnam will also take provide to life insurance, health insurance and security for the contestants and the organizing board.

What are the duties of Carousel’s organizing board?

Monzon: We will support our Vietnamese partners in terms of stage design, sound and lighting. Carousel will also invite five prestigious foreign jurors for the finale.

This is a good chance for Vietnam to advertise its image internationally via TV channels in the Philippines, US, Europe and even the Middle East.

We will shoot a video clip about Vietnam to show on the final night and Vietnam can use the image of Miss Earth to market tourism. In 2007 Vietnam successfully organized a sub-competition of Miss Earth in Vinpearl Land (Nha Trang), so I strongly believe that it will be no problem for Vietnam to host Miss Earth 2010.

I and the Vietnamese organizing board are planning to sign the official contract for Miss Earth 2010 in late February 2010. According to our plan, Vietnam will host the Miss Earth in even-numbered years from now until 2020. VietNamNet/TN

Looking forward to a successful partnership between Carousel Producions and Thanh Nien/Vingroup of Vietnam!

Miss Earth 2009 winners on the beach

Posted by Norman on November 26, 2009
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A day after the finals night of Miss Earth 2009, the four elemental beauties who were crowned as winners headed for the pristine beach of Fairways & Bluewater in Boracay for a pictorial with the press. The ladies wore their two-piece swimwear and crowns, while giving out victorious smiles to the photographers around. Here are some of the shots taken.

(L-R) Alejandra Echevarria of Spain (Fire), Sandra Seifert of the Philippines (Air), Larissa Ramos of Brazil (Earth) and Jessica Barboza (Water.)

(L-R) Alejandra Echevarria of Spain (Fire), Sandra Seifert of the Philippines (Air), Larissa Ramos of Brazil (Earth) and Jessica Barboza of Venezuela (Water.)

The elemental beauties of Miss Earth 2009 flash their victorious smiles to the press.

ME09 Larissa Ramos handed Brazil its 2nd Miss Earth crown and is set to become this environmental spokesperson of Mother Earth for the next 365 days.

There's more to the earthiness of beautiful Larissa Ramos. She is smart and adventurous as well. This 20 year old will have her hands full as Miss Earth 2009.

Once more, congratulations to the winners!!! Boa sorte, Larissa!!!

Images are courtesy of Felix Manuel of OPMB Worldwide Forums.