Garrett Bolden is quite proud of being part of the Guam staging of the musical "Miss Saigon" as John Thomas. In an interview, the Kapuso Soul Balladeer maintained it's something he would never forget for the rest of his life. Apparently, it allowed a lot of "new" things for him. "New wisdom when it...
Maria Luisa Varela has been named Miss Planet International. The Filipina bested several other beauties from all over the world in the contest held at Koh Pich Theater, Phnom Penh City Jan. 29. Her runners up (in chronological order): Zimbabwe's Jemima Mandemwa, Japan's Aya Ono, Vietnam's Tiffany...
Beauty queen Celeste Cortesi is back in Manila. She made this known to fans via social media. On Instagram, the beauty queen admitted her recent journey as the country's Miss Universe representative has been the "most challenging" and "most exciting" time of her life. Celeste related that...
TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Sixteen official candidates of the Miss Kalinga 2023 pageant were presented on Friday, Jan. 20, at the Governor's Hall at the Enterprise Building at the provincial capitol here. THE 16 official candidates of the Miss Kalinga 2023 pose during their presentation. (Photo via...
Wilbert Tolentino is not happy with Miss Planet International announcing on Facebook the appointment of a new pageant director for the Philippines even as it also announced the participation of Maria Luisa Varela as representative of the country in the upcoming iteration of the pageant to be held...
Miss Universe Philippines national director Shamcey Supsup has come out to set the record straight after it was alleged that their team walked out on Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi after she failed to enter the semi-final round of the 71st edition of the annual international beauty...
THE RIGHT MOVE In the heyday of Manny Pacquiao, a boxing match could lessen traffic anywhere in the country and get people off the roads because they were glued to their TV sets. Over the weekend, another event, the Miss Universe 2023 beauty pageant, proved itself worthy to be in the ranks of a...
Fashion designer Michael Leyva has uploaded online photos of the gowns he made for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi. According to him, these were supposed to be used as part of the Miss Universe evening gown competition. Unfortunately, Celeste failed to enter the top 16 of the 71st...
The Fil-Am beauty queen is a transformational leader both in the pageant world and the fashion industry And just like that, we have a new queen. On Jan. 14, 2023, the entire globe tuned in to the Miss Universe pageant as it crowned its latest winner, Fil-Am beauty from USA R’Bonney Gabriel....
Filipino designer Rian Fernandez created a gown fit for the 'Force for Good' crown For the longest time, fashion has been a big part of beauty pageants, and it is best shown during the evening gown competition. A testament to that can be seen at the 71st Miss Universe pageant. One of our top...
"I always believe in gratitude. Without it, we will never appreciate the beauty of a glass half full / half empty. The moment you feel it in your core is the only way you can summon the Universe." This is what Miss Universe Bahrain 2022 Evlin Khalifa wrote on Instagram as she thanked those behind...
The coronation night of the 71st Miss Universe pageant hasn't started yet but it looks like the Philippines already won thanks to the works of Filipino fashion creatives that graced the stage of the pageant’s preliminary and national costume competitions. Below are the pieces made by Filipino...
