Happy Birthday to Miss Tourism International 2017/2018 Jannie Loudette Alipo-on who celebrated the day doing charity work at the House of Refuge Foundation.
Now that the 2017 international pageant season is over, allow me to share you videos that look back to the significant #1 finishes of the Philippines this year. The country continues to ride the wave of successes in different beauty fronts. They may not be as uber thrilling as capturing our 3rd Miss Universe, 2nd Miss World or 7th Miss International. Nevertheless, these are still good reasons to celebrate our beauty and pulchritude in the global stage.
1) Karen Ibasco’s crowning as Miss Earth 2017 may have been met with a lot of bashings and controversies. But you’ve got to give to this 27 year-old from Manila because she was in her best elements all throughout the Finals night at the MOA Arena:
2) Teresita Ssen Marquez established a milestone of sorts after she was adjudged as Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 – the very first Asian and Filipina to do so in a competition dominated by Latin Americans. Indeed, she was sent to the right pageant as her showbiz background helped a lot in her overall performance in Bolivia:
3) Talk about sending the perfect girl to the most appropriate contest. Mutya ng Pilipinas Jannie Alipo-on was seen by many as the best fit for the contest in Malaysia even before she departed for Kuala Lumpur. She performed consistently in all pre-pageant events, was favored by the organizers to promote the finals and gained even stronger momentum during the Coronation Night held last December 6:
4) Now – on the male side – we are not totally left behind either. John Raspado went to Spain – armed with the heart and optimism – and set out to win the big prize. He was declared Mr. Gay World 2017 – the first ever Asian and Filipino to dominate the competition for gay men from different parts of the globe. His achievement was celebrated not only in our LGBTQi community but all over mainstream media.
And in the modeling world, Maureen Wroblewitz became the first Filipina to win Asia’s Next Top Model. She proved to all and sundry that height is not always might in a contest where statuesque wannabes prevail.
So as you can see, this has been a pretty good year for the Philippines still. If I may just add, we also took home relatively noteworthy wins from Miss Nature Intercontinental (Sarah Bona), Miss Progress International (Jedaver Opingo), Miss Teen International (Kathleen Paton), Grandma Universe (Agnes Jakosalem), Mrs. International (Jessica Eribal), Woman of the Year 2017 (Jennifer Helen Weigl), Mrs. Tourism International (Dr. Risa Caldoza), Mister Super Model Universe (Hadrian Kim Bueno), Miss Super Foto Model Universe (Thamara Pacursa), Miss Asia Global (Mary Eve Adeline Escoto), Miss Pacific World (Beatrice Andrada), Miss Culture World Heritage (Rizza Paula Lacson) and even the Miss Plus Size International (Michelle Villegas) and Miss Top of the World Plus Size (Jodel Mesina).
At the end of the day, we cannot win all the time. But hereon now, there will be no year that not even one among our representatives will come home without a crown to show everyone.
When newly-crowned Miss Tourism International 2017/18 Jannie Loudette Alipo-on arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia earlier this morning, she was a sign of extreme happiness. She knew that coming home a winner from her mission gives a feeling of excitement, moreso that she is doing so to a pageant-loving nation that never fails to appreciate the achievement of Filipinas in international beauty competitions.
Watch the video of our short arrival interview with Mutya ng Pilipinas Jannie.
The playing field for our national beauty titlists have just gotten tighter. With three of the four organizations with bragging rights for their respective international wins, Bb. Pilipinas is starting to feel the pressure of delivering a win for the country.
Miss World Philippines has claimed Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Philippines Earth has the Miss Earth title back to its homebase and Mutya ng Pilipinas has just gotten the Miss Tourism International last night in Malaysia.
No one is feeling the weight more than Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental Katarina Rodriguez, on whose shoulders rest the responsibility of bringing home the Miss Intercontinental title for the first time. She is the only remaining member of the 2017 batch left to compete. Do you think she has it in her to bring one more crowning glory for the Philippines by mid-January?
The Philippines wins another Miss Tourism International title via Mutya ng Pilipinas 2017 Jannie Alipo-on who was crowned as this year’s big winner at the Grand Ballroom of Sunway Resort & Spa in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. She is the 4th to achieve the victory for the country after Maria Esperanza Manzano in 2000, the late Rizzini Alexis Gomez in 2012 and Angeli Dione Gomez in 2013.
Her runners-up are (in this order): Poland, Indonesia, Australia and Brazil.
Congratulations, Jannie! This is such a well-deserved win for you!
Congratulations, Jannie Alipo-on for winning Miss Tourism International 2017/2018!
During last night’s finals of Mutya ng Pilipinas 2017, Jannie Loudette Alipo-on of Navotas City was almost guaranteed of a victory. She was in her best elements. Well, almost. A slight hiccup during the Top 12 Q&A threatened to spoil the results, but the judges may have already made up their minds at that point. It also helped a lot that the owner of Miss Tourism International – Tan Sri Danny Ooi – was a member of the Board of Judges and had a final say on who will get the crown dedicated to his Kuala Lumpur-based pageant.
I was sounded off that the Malaysian pageant mogul gave his thumbs-up to the 25 year-old. And I couldn’t agree more. She had the peg of MTI down pat.
I asked Jannie to share her thoughts about the victory.
Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2017 Jannie Alipo-on
“When I heard my name I was totally shocked and my first words as miss tourism international was “oh my gosh, really?” Then in my mind, I kept thanking god for granting my dreams and wishes of my mentors and family. Then I looked at them screaming their lungs out. All the hard word was all worth it.
I am planning to see more of the Philippines and document it. I will go to places that are haven’t been discovered yet and share it with my social media to make it known. And of course I need to educate everyone on how to take care of our environment so that we can sustain the beauty of it.”
Watch the announcement of winners during Friday night’s finals.
courtesy of StarBitesPH
The Honor Roll for Mutya ng Pilipinas 2017 is as follows:
Mutya Miss Asia Pacific International 2017: Ilene de Vera of Cebu
Mutya Miss Tourism International 2017:
Jan-jannie Loudette Vicencio Alipo-on of Navotas City
Mutya Top Model of the World 2017:
Hannah Khayle Iglesia of Isabela
Mutya Overseas Communities 2017: Savannah Gankiewicz of Hawaii
1st Runner-Up: 21 Angela Carla Sandigan of Pateros
2nd Runner-Up: Sofia Sibug of Albay
Special title:
Mutya Resorts World Manila: Ilene de Vera of Cebu
Ilene de Vera of Cebu claimed the night’s highest title after being crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International 2017. She will be our representative in the next edition of Miss Asia-Pacific International scheduled to be hosted in the country come October.
Jannie Loudette Alipo-on of Navotas City finally got her dream of a crown by nailing the Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2017 honor that will set her up for Miss Tourism International 2017/18 in Kuala Lumpur in late December.
Ilene de Vera for Miss Asia-Pacific International 2017
Jannie Alipo-on for Miss Tourism International 2017/18
Hannah Khayle Iglesia for Top Model of the World 2018
Isabela native Hannah Khayle Iglesia pleasantly surprised everyone by getting Mutya ng Pilipinas Top Model of the World. She will be headed to St. George’s in the Caribbean island of Grenada next year.
Savannah Mari Gankiewicz of Hawaii was given the special Mutya ng Pilipinas Overseas Communities title, while Angela Carla Sandigan of Pateros and Sofia Sibug of Albay were named 1st and 2nd Runners-Up, respectively.
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