A Walk to Remember – Bb. Pilipinas 2017 Evening Gown Review (Part 1)

Last April 30, the Philippines’ most prestigious pageant crowned its new set of beauty queens who will represent our country in six international competitions. This year’s pageant also solidified the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc.’s (BPCI) collaboration with the country’s best fashion designers. In most cases, a candidate can choose a designer to dress her for […]

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The Evolving Pinay Beauty

Have you ever noticed how Filipinos love to emphasize and celebrate the “foreign blood” of mixed-race Filipinas? Think Solenn Heussaff, Anne Curtis, and Georgina Wilson. Many have come before them. These celebrated mixed-race celebrities aren’t the first. Certainly, they won’t be the last. Abroad, it’s the other way around. A celebrity of mixed-heritage in the […]

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Manila Bulletin Interview: Sash factor’s role in French Beauty Queen’s Miss U win

I was quoted in this article is written by Alex Y. Vergara.   Three days after the 65th Miss Universe beauty pageant in Manila, “beau con” fans are still abuzz with talk and post-pageant “analysis” about its ultimate outcome. Forget Miss Venezuela Mariam Habach’s mysterious exclusion from the top 12. It most likely had something to do with the […]

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