By LAYETA P. BUCOY What lies behind a beauty queen’s tiara? Or, more pointedly, what is it about its sparkle that keeps Filipinos endlessly fascinated with beauty pageants? These questions and more are answered by Dr. Gene Segarra Navera, deputy director and senior lecturer at the Centre for...
Beatrice Luigi Gomez One of the many things that Filipinos can look back and be thankful for in 2021 was how its pageantry delegates performed during the year. While COVID-19 may be considered as the great equalizer among nations over the past two years, the world of crowns and sashes still...
Miriam Refuerzo Damoah of the Philippines is the new Miss Interglobal. This, after the first-ever winner of the said title, Nachita Jantana of Thailand, resigned her position. Here's the full statement: "Nachita Jantana, who was announced Miss Interglobal reign have abruptly come to an end....
Filipina-American beauty queen Maureen Montagne has been crowned Miss Globe in Albania. Miss Nigeria finished first runner-up while Miss Turkey, Miss Venezuela, and Miss Canada finished at second, third, fourth place, respectively. Maureen's feat gave Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Incorporated...
June is Pride Month. Talk about transgender women joining beauty pageants created mainly for “natural born” women is a huge issue once again. Miss Q&A titleholder Juliana Parizcova Segovia doesn't like the idea. According to Juliana, a prominent member of the LGBTQ+ community, there are...
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...
