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The pageant season in the Philippines will kick off with the staging of the 47th Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant which will be held at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Jan. 26. To be held in the Philippines for the first time, more than 70 contestants from around the world are expected to arrive here beginning Jan. 8. Filipino-Australian Karen Gallman will represent the Philippines in one of the longest-running pageants in history. She said that she was surprised when she learned that the pageant would be held in the Philippines. “I was so surprised because it never happened before. I was expecting that it’s overseas and I was looking forward to that, traveling. Who wouldn’t? And then, it became Philippines. I was like, 'Oh, okay. But at the end of the end of the day, I was happy because it’s an advantage," the beauty queen said. Gallman who was born and raised in Bohol earned the right to represent the Philippines in the competition when she won Bb. Pilip...

Miss Universe Catriona Gray finally arrived in New York City last Jan. 3 after she secretly spent the holidays in the Philippines last month. Upon her arrival at the John F. Kennedy International Airport, the Filipino-Australian beauty queen was mobbed by supporters and mediamen who wanted to interview her. She was met there by representatives from the Miss Universe Organization. Pageant fans were still amazed at how Gray secretly stayed away from the limelight during her holiday vacation in Manila for 15 days. But her friends said that Gray deserved a quiet moment when she celebrated Christmas and New Year in Manila with her family and loved ones. On Jan. 2, Gray checked in at the NInoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Paranaque City and flew to New York City. "Refreshed from a quiet holiday season with my loved ones, I've packed up my home in Manila and now I'm ready to move to my new home in New York City!! I still can't believe it! @missunive...

Hemilyn Escudero-Tamayo announced last Jan. 4 that she has resigned as president of the Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant, one of the most enduring and prestigious national beauty contests in the country. In a statement sent to media friends, Hemilyn said: "Maraming maraming salamat po sa lahat ng tulong at pagmamahal na binigay nyo sa Mutya Ng Pilipinas at sa akin especially during our 50th anniversary celebration; "It is with a heavy heart though that I have recently tendered my resignation as President. Sana po ay manatili ang malalim nating pagkakaibigan. Salamat sa pag turing ninyong kapamilya sa akin. Salamat po ulit and God Bless," she said. Hemilyn did not give any reason for her resignation. On July 20, 2017, Hemilyn was appointed as the newest president of the Mutya ng PIlipinas beauty contest. She replaced Jacqueline Tan, who is now the president of the Miss Asia-Pacific International contest. Tan held the "Mutya" post for five year. Sour...

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray called on the public on New Year's Day, to help the people of Albay in Bicol and other areas who were devastated by rains and landslides brought about by tropical depression Usman last Dec. 30. "There have been 57 reported deaths from landslides and floods caused by the recent tropical depression Usman that affected the region Dec. 30," said Gray on her first Instagram story for 2019 which was uploaded last Jan. 2. Gray is the first Bicolano to win the Miss Universe crown after she was crowned in Bangkok, Thailand last Dec. 17. She is now in New York City to fulfill her reign for one year and will begin her press tour in the US on Jan. 7. The Filipino-Australian beauty queen is expected to come home again for her official homecoming parade and first press conference as Miss Universe sometime in February. Gray said that "Aksyon Para sa Tiwi" is asking for donations for the typhoon victims who need food packs, water,...

A student of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City was crowned Dream Girl of the Year International 2018 during the Miss Tourism International 2018 pageant held in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia recently. Julieane Aya Fernandez was one of the five major winners in the beauty contest dubbed the "holiday pageant" because the Miss Tourism International contest is usually staged around the holiday season. Other winners were: Astari Vernideani of Indonesia, Miss Tourism International; Sarah Pkyach of Kenya; Miss Tourism Metropolitan International; Sandra Callahan, Australia, Miss Tourism Global; and Laura Skutane, Latvia, Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International. Host delegate Caenne Ng of Malaysia won the special title of Miss Southeast Asia Tourism Ambassadress. Aya is a broadcast communication student from the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. She is also a recipient of the Most Promising Youth Social Enterprise for the year 2017...

A 22-year-old fitness trainer from Laoag, Ilocos Norte who was about to give up his stint in pageants won Mister Model Worldwide 2018 during a contest held in India recently. Carlo Pasion waited for one year and three months before he could compete in an international pageant. Normally, a Filipino contestant would compete within the year the delegate won in the local search. The pageant in India focuses on modelling and physique. Other winners for Mister Model Worldwide 2018 were: Thailand, 1st runner-up; India, 2nd runner-up; Bolivia, 3rd runner-up; and Nigeria, 4th runner-up. Pasion won the Misters of Filipinas contest in September 2017, earning him the right to compete abroad. He was supposed to join the Mister Ocean 2018 contest in China in August but it was cancelled. "After that I was ready to give up pageants. I told myself I will pursue aviation this time. Maybe pageant is not for me. Then one day I received a call from Carlo Morris Galang that I will be com...

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga --- Beauty queens and other groups spread holiday cheers when they gave gifts to 800 Aeta children here as part of the Christmas project dubbed "Angels' Dream". "From 300 and 600,  we are granting the 800 wishes of Little Angels. Thank you to all those who helped for making this annual project a success.  We can all be a heaven-sent and we can be a blessing by giving," says Midori Clark Hotel and Casino General Manager Vic Chan, during the gift-giving event held in the establishment last Dec. 18. In response, Jumong Ragondo, an elementary pupil from Sapang-Bato Elementary School, read a thank you letter written in Pilipino in behalf of the Aeta children. Ragondo promised the group that he and the children will study hard. During the first year of the holiday project in 2016, some 300 wishes from Aeta kids were granted. Then the number of wishes granted doubled in 2017, adds Chan. Among those who took part in ...