Earlier this evening at Limbaga 77 Restaurant, an official send-off was hosted by Miss United Continents Philippines Organization for our appointed Miss United Continents Philippines 2022 Joanna Camelle Mercado who will depart on July 19 for Guayaquil, Ecuador where she will represent the country in this year’s edition of Miss United Continents.
Camelle – who stands at 5’9” – is no pageant newbie even if Miss World Philippines 2019 was the only notable turn among her beauty contest participations. In fact, she started joining at the age of 16 with school and provincial competitions. And now in her biggest challenge to date, she is ready to face the battle. Her Spanish language facility may still be short of conversational levels, but her charming and friendly ways should make up for any part that gets lost in translation.
Hopes are high that this 26 year-old Kapampangan will do well in the international competition and hopefully bring back the crown last won in 2016 by National Director Jeslyn Santos herself.
Below are more photos from the send-off.
Camelle and her National Director Jeslyn Santos (who won Miss United Continents 2016)
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Here is a Miss World Philippines returnee courtesy of Aces & Queens.
From among the 2018/2019 titleholders of Binibining Cebu, Tracy Maureen Perez was the only one who went to the nationals during her reign as Binibining Cebu Charity. Last year, she took a chance with Miss World Philippines where she grabbed a spot in the Top 12 during the Finals. It was the pageant that afforded her a good experience of how things are being run on a larger scale – and something that should motivate her to resurface this 2020. As a Binibini for Bb. Pilipinas or aspirant for Miss Universe Philippines or Mutya Pilipinas, I hope?
You see, Tracy has a far more impactful presence in person than what you can see in the photos here. She exudes tempered vibrance – an elegant level of grace that trips somewhere between being queenly and relatable. Personally, I can’t wait to see her extend the pageant journey because she could be a winner in the making. 
I seldom chat with a lady for the first time where the subject matter revolved around how I started blogging and what books and movies inspired me to create a signature writing style. That is exactly what happened during my first online encounter with Asha Gutierrez. And boy, did I enjoy it. I have already seen and observed her in person – enough to encourage me to make an entry about this thinking beauty whose name in Sanskrit means “wish, desire, hope”.
Asha is not your typical pageant joiner. She has the mix of an introverted/artistic personality with an occasional outward leaning. She is a writer and entrepreneur who loves to dance Salsa and Latin. Before graduating from the De La Salle University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature, she was an active athlete who trained with the national team in not just one, but two sports – basketball and boxing. Priority was given to her studies, though. The closest she returned to either of the two disciplines was when she took on Assistant Coach duties to young students.
Back to her name which – in Sanskrit – means “wish, desire, hope”, Asha got her baptism of fire in pageantry when she joined Miss World Philippines 2019. It was like coming out her shell, so to speak. She followed this up with Global Asian Model Philippines shortly after just so she can make a good comparison of the two different competitions. The experience made her realize that beauty contests are better suited to her liking because she can express herself more as a potential Beauty Queen than going deeper into the world of runway shows, editorial shoots and the like. 
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