In this entry are photos during last night’s arrival of the Miss Grand International group in the Philippines. It includes Nawatt Itsaragrisil and the winners of the pageant led by Isabella Menin and her court. Roberta Tamondong – being one of the 5th Runners-Up – is with them.
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Today, we make pageant history once again.
ALV Pageant Circle, in partnership with the Miss Grand International organization, formally announces the launching of the Miss Grand Philippines pageant!
Under the leadership of its official Philippine franchise owner Arnold Vegafria, the Miss Grand Philippines Organization hopes to reinvigorate the local pageant landscape, elevate our standards of beauty and excellence, embrace the same ideals of relevance and inclusivity, and most importantly, continue to empower aspiring Filipina queens to embrace this new platform for global dominion.
Get ready for a ‘grand’ week-long salvo of activities headlined by our Miss Grand International Queens!
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#NextAttraction on the Season 4 Finale of Pageantry Norms this coming Sunday, May 2 at 4pm (PHL)/ 3pm (THA):
#Spotlight on Miss Grand International 2020 Abena Appiah
We saved the one and only solo guesting of the season for this winning beauty who went to Thailand to represent the United States of America and ended up with a #grand title of her own.
Throw in your questions and join the discussion on The Philippine Pageantry and its YouTube channel.
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The winners of Miss Grand International 2020 led by Abena Appiah have been thoroughly enjoying #AmazingThailand at a most leisurely pace. But soon, they will each move on with their lives and look back at the wonderful memories of the time spent together.
Here are photos taken at Banana Beach, Coral Island, Koh Hey, Phuket.
I never imagined I would be blogging this, but Nawatt Itsaragrisil and his pageant has now set a benchmark on how to properly host an international competition amidst the global pandemic. And to actually have all five winners touring Thailand for almost two weeks after the finals is just icing on the cake.
The 14-day quarantine upon arrival should be mandatory. But the most important detail is that the host country and its government is also effective in keeping the COVID virus from spreading.
MUO should be observing their movements more closely before the 69th Miss Universe delegates start arriving in Hollywood, Florida next month.
It was such a close fight for the crown that a sudden death was declared when only three remaining ladies in the Top 5 were left unannounced in terms of placement. An extra round of Q&A took place and this yielded the following results:
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Abena Appiah of the United States of America
1st Runner Up:
Samantha Bernardo of the Philippines
2nd Runner-Up:
Ivana Batchelor of Guatemala
3rd Runner-Up:
Aurra Kharishma of Indonesia
4th Runner-Up:
Lala Guedes of Brazil
Nawatt really knows how to make newsworthy moves in his pageant. Add to that the spotlight moments of Misses Kenya and Nigeria who tested positive for COVID upon arrival in Thailand and Miss Myanmar Hann Lay who did a long speech about the coup troubles and fighting in her country.
I was really rooting for Samantha to take the crown after the second round of final questioning but the judges might not have been convinced when she chose to give the last vaccine available to a senior citizen (this is like a deja vu of what happened to Nicole Cordoves last 2016 when she chose to give the less popular answer and ended up getting 1st Runner-Up to Ariska Pertiwi).
Anyways, what are your thoughts, dear readers?
Here are dinner photos of Miss Grand Philippines Samantha Bernardo with ณวัฒน์ อิสรไกรศีล – Mr.Nawat Itsaragrisil, reigning titleholder Valentina Figuera and the four other delegates who made it to the Top 5 Pre-Arrival popularity voting for Miss Grand International.
In the group photo, you might think that Samantha got dwarfed by the ladies in attendance. Well, she wore regular heels (based on the solo photo above) which actually gave her a sexier stance.
Watch the video of the special dinner below.
Miss Grand Philippines Samantha Bernardo has successfully cleared the state quarantine (SQ) requirements of Thailand for her participation in Miss Grand International. Not that she is now allowed to freely roam around or outside Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel. But she can easily be one of the chosen delegates to join in sponsor visits within the next day or two.
For now, Sam is readying herself for the day when all her fellow delegates are free from SQ, and they can all meet each other/bond inspite of the mandatory health and safety protocols in place.
A message to Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Samantha Ashley Lo:
You will soon leave for your pageant mission in Venezuela for Miss Grand International 2019. The path – and the long-haul flights – are not the smoothest to tread. But I trust that you will emerge as the Queen who will prove to all Filipinos that you have what it takes to win the bigger crown that your predecessors have not yet bagged. Your game plan will see you shining through. And you should know how by now that part of the challenge is to get on the good side of Mr. Itsaragrisil in the smartest way that I know you’re capable of pulling off.
Buena suerte en tu viaje a la corona! Filipinas se enorgullece de ti!
Top photo credits:
#makeupbyleiponce Lei Ponce
#hairbymjrone MJ Rone
#styledbymisskeith Keith de Manila
#photographybyraymondsaldana Raymond Saldaña
Samantha in Raffia Ablaze of Mikee Andrei
Photo by Gideon Estella
There are two Cebuanas who grabbed crowns in Miss Universe Philippines | Bb. Pilipinas 2019. Aside from Gazini Ganados, the representative of Cebu – Samantha Ashley Lo – is the second biggest pride of the Queen City of the South in the competition. And she is one of those tagged as big spoilers just days before the Grand Coronation last Sunday night.
We already know how good a communicator Samantha is, and she was able to put it into good use not only in her public interviews but also during the Top 15 Q&A when PBA Basketball Player Christian Standhardinger asked about her best non-physical asset. Re-watch her 30-second freetalk during the prelims below when pageant followers started to include her in the list of strong contenders.
Nawatt in Venezuela
It’s already June 1, just a little over a week away from the Grand Coronation Night. Here’s the first of several blog entries for my final Bb. Pilipinas 2019 Predictions.
My #Infinity8 for Bb. Pilipinas Grand Internationa 2019
It’s no secret to any pageant fan how Eva Patalinjug was stiff-armed during last year’s edition of Miss Grand International. She missed making any cut in the competition and ended up unplaced. But we all know that our representative deserved to be part of the Top 20 at the very least.
So for the successor of Eva, my guess is that we need either a Goddess who can blow Nawatt Itsaragrisil away from Day 1 of her National Coronation or an excellent communicator who can eclipse his positive impression of Nicole Cordoves and be an all-around spokesperson for the pageant’s cause against war.
The eight #Binibinis I short-listed for this crown are: Marianne Marquez of Marikina, Gazini Ganados or Talisay, Cebu, Patch Magtanong of Bataan, Hannah Arnold of Masbate, Ilene de Vera of Mandaue City, Julia Saubier of Daraga Albay, Resham Ramirez Saeed of Maguindanao and Vickie Rushton of Negros Occidental.
In my heart, Resham Ramirez Saeed of Maguindanao should win this title. She is an effective speaker who, sadly, is not getting all the right opportunities to fluidly express herself in public. In addition, her half-Pakistani ethnicity can add to the spunk brought about by her growing up years in Canada.
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Regardless of how we all feel about Miss Grand International and its owner Nawatt Itsaragrisil, Bb. Pilipinas Grand International remains to be one of the six titles at stake in Bb. Pilipinas 2019. One of the forty #Binibinis will eventually be named as such come June 9.
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