A day after Miss Philippines Rowena Lucero Sasuluya won 4th runner-up at the 47th Miss Globe 2020 beauty pageant held in Tirania, Albania on Nov. 12, the Binibining Pilipinas organization said that it does not recognize the candidacy of the Filipino beauty queen. The Bb. Pilipinas Charities,...
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray assured pageant fans that she's doing her part in extending help to typhoon victims even if she is abroad. This after a netizen questioned her trip to Colombia at the height of typhoon "Ulysses." The netizen said that Catriona that she should be...
Another beauty queen with Filipino blood has made a mark in beauty pageant. Kim Layne of Idaho won 1st runner-up in the Miss USA 2020 beauty pageant held Monday night. Layne placed second to Asya Branch of Mississippi who will be the representative of the USA in the upcoming Miss Universe 2020...
Ki’ilani Arruda (Photo from Miss Teen USA Organization) Filipino pageant fans, rejoice! Miss Teen USA 2020 pageant crowned Fil-Am Ki’ilani Arruda as its queen. After months of delays due to the pandemic, the 37th edition of the pageant was held on Nov. 7, in Memphis, Tennessee. There, the...
Meet the half-Filipina transgender who will represent New Zealand in Miss Intercontinental 2020 beauty pageant. Arielle Keil, 26, has a bachelor’s degree in fashion design and she’s currently studying creative advertising, according to GMA News. Keil was born a boy named Andrew in Matina, Davao...
Still not over on the issue of the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant, Top 16 finisher Sandra Lemonon urged MUP 2nd runner-up Michele Gumabao to "speak your truth" on the controversy surrounding the pageant. "Speak your truth love," said Sandra in response to the...
Photo from Michele Gumabao’s Instagram account Volleyball star and beauty queen Michele Gumabao shared the highs and lows of her journey as a candidate of the recent Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant in a 24-minute tell-all video posted on her YouTube channel last Monday. The video, which...
Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo has confessed faithful love as she vowed never to leave her boyfriend of six years despite winning the prestigious title. "I promised not to leave him even if I win," said Mateo during an exclusive interview with ABS-CBN on Nov. 2. Mateo said that she's...
Why we love Rabiya Mateo Rabiya Occeña Sundall Mateo , Miss Universe Philippines 2020, will have a very memorable reign. Her win is historic—not only is she the first Miss Universe Philippines held by MU as a standalone organization, she also won the title during the Covid-19 pandemic. The...
Another international beauty queen has joined the bandwagon in praising newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo of Iloilo. "I love the winner! She's beautiful! She looks like my daughter (Isabelle Daza). She's super ganda," said Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz, when asked about her...
At least for now, with Rabiya Mateo’s win shining its spotlight on this charming province ABOVE THE CLOUDS An aerial view of Iloilo City A complex organ and an even more profound symbol, the heart is what keeps the body running, the source of energy, the seat of the soul, and the wellspring of...
Once considered ‘the ‘Queen’s Favored City in the South’ during Spanish colonial times, Iloilo hails its new queen—2020 Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Occeña Mateo With Rafael Jardeleza Jr. Iloilo is the heart of the Philippines and, right now, that heart is full to bursting. Known for...
