Tag: beauty pageant

Life in the limelight is not something out of the ordinary for our favorite beauty queens and their children. After all, the reign of a pageant winner doesn’t end with their final walk, but goes on through life’s many seasons. As several

Filipino designer Axel Que has called out Miss Universe Philippines Lapu-Lapu, Sashi Chiesa, for allegedly failing to pay for her national costume, which she wore to the beauty pageant this year. The online row between the two parties began last April 30 when

After sweeping the special awards in this year’s competition, the country might currently know Michelle Dee best as Miss Universe Philippines-Tourism 2022. But apart from the new sash on her shoulder, she’s actually a woman of many titles. An actress, model, host,

Congratulations are in order for Celeste Cortesi for just winning the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 crown! After weeks of stiff competition, Bea Gomez officially passes down the title to the Pasay representative, who will now go on to represent the country on the

Since 1952, the Miss Universe pageant has been considered as one of the most prestigious platforms to champion beauty, diversity, and women empowerment. More than whipping up the perfect balance of beauty and brains, this pageant continues to shed light to long-standing

Ever wondered what it's like to get ready with a beauty queen? Look no further as Miss Universe Philippines 2022 candidate Katrina Llegado shows us how!In this episode of Beauty Basics, Taguig's representative to win the coveted crown breaks down her everyday makeup

When it comes to pageants, it's us Filipinos that definitely deserve the crown. From various competitions locally and globally, coronation night (and in some cases, day), become an unspoken holiday among aficionados. And for the first time ever, you can watch the Miss

Despite hailing from a family of beauty queens, you'd be surprised to learn that Michelle Dee didn't even inform her mom that she was starting her own journey to the crown. Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez only found out in the news!Although it wasn't

We're only a couple of days away from the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Coronation Night. On April 30, Bea Gomez will pass the crown to her successor—and what an exquisite crown it will be.Revealed during the pageant's gala night held this April

ICYMI, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray officially launched her wax figure for Madame Tussauds Singapore last March 30, 2022. A day after the event, however, the figure immediately became the topic of controversy when Filipino designer Jojo Bragais wrote a cryptic post on

In case you missed it, the Miss Universe Philippines 2022 pageant is officially underway! Only a couple of months after Bea Gomez's Top 5 finish on the international stage, the hunt for her successor is already on.Just last week, the candidates flashed their

Summer is just around the corner and we're already starting to make plans. On top of our lists? Hitting the beach for some much deserved vitamin sea. It's been a while since we were able to upload content taken outside of our

It's official: Miss World Philippines 2019 Michelle Dee is off to conquer the universe! The actress and beauty queen announced her bid for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 on February 15, much to the surprise of her fans.According to Michelle, "it's now or never." It's been

Ayn Bernos is a walking embodiment of the phrase "dreams do come true." She's been on everyone’s radar since she went on TikTok to teach relevant and savvy content about English and Tagalog, but she truly turned heads when she competed for Miss

Miss Universe USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst passed away yesterday at the young age of 30. TW: This article mentions suicide.According to authorities, the beauty queen was found dead by the sidewalk of her Manhattan high-rise apartment. Her death is being investigated as a

We’re claiming it: 2022 will bear witness to the full re-emergence of the terno. Why? We’ve seen multiple brides get hitched in the distinctive butterfly sleeves all year—Jess Wilson memorably wed in a beautiful Vania Romoff minidress, and Filipina designer Jillian Joy

Miss Nigeria Maristella Okpala's national costume at the Miss Universe 2021 impressively captured her country's culture.It won for the 28-year-old beauty queen the Best in National Costume award during the pageant's grand coronation night on Sunday, December 12, 2021 (December 13, Monday

With two editions of Miss Universe having occurred in the last 12 months, even the most nonchalant viewer was probably converted into a bona fide pageant fan. For us Filipinos, hearing our country's name be called as one of the finalists is something

If you thought that Filipino pageant magic ends with our talented beauty queens, think again. Filipinos have also established themselves as in-demand pageant trainers, as evidenced by the likes of Ian Mendajar, the coach behind the walks of Hannah Arnold, Rabiya Mateo,

It's India's time to shine as Andrea Meza of Mexico officially passed on her crown to Harnaaz Sandhu! Harnaaz's journey to the title was no easy feat with fierce competition in the top three, as she was joined by Miss Paraguay, Nadia Ferreira, and