Tag: beauty queens

The Philippines is known as a beauty pageant powerhouse for its track record in world pageantry. As such, it does not surprise that Filipina beauty is being recognized in other countries.This year, pageant fans witnessed a handful of half-Pinays joining national pageants

Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo is serving looks and we’re here for it! You’d think that she’d be dressed up in luxury pieces and designer shoes, but Rabiya sticks to her roots and supports local fashion designers. Take a look below all

It’s been a week since the events of Miss Universe Philippines 2020, and we still can’t get over our pageant high. To ride it all out, we’re rounding up 10 of the most unforgettable answers uttered by Filipina beauty queens over the

The first ever Miss Universe Philippines pageant just crowned its queen. 23-year-old Iloilo native Rabiya Mateo will be representing the country in the international competition whose schedule has yet to be announced. The morena’s confident and candid presence onstage, endearing personality, and

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach had said it, the life of a beauty queen is not always as colorful and glittering as the beautiful gowns that she wears. Indeed, a crown does not make a title-holder immune from life’s foibles and challenges.TOP

Miss World Philippines 2019 Michelle Dee has a a very purposeful way of removing her makeup. For the proud morena, years of modelling and training to be a beauty queen have taught her that less is more. Especially if your products are

Among the fuss and frenzy of the 30th Southeast Asian Games’ opening last night were the beauty queens in attendance. Held at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan, the parade of athletes featured several Philippine international pageant title holders as a muses for

A no-filter selfie challenge called #AsSheIs is currently trending on Instagram, encouraging users to show a side of them they don't typically display online. Since November 6, the hashtag has garnered more than 4,000 selfies, including makeup-free photos from Pia Wurtzbach and

Can you believe it's been 50 years since Gloria Diaz won Miss Universe 1969? We can't, and the whiplash this throwback video the pageant's official Twitter account posted recently is only fueling our disbelief even further. Here, rewatch Gloria's iconic, unforgettable crowning moment...a

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray crowned Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2019 Gazini Ganados last night, and you can bet she did her job in shimmering style. She wore two intricate, sparkling Mak Tumang dresses to the pageant, one in sunny yellow, and the other modeled

All hail our new queens! The Filipina beauties representing our country in the major international pageants this 2019 have officially been decided—and hopefully following in the footsteps of Catriona Gray to bring home the Miss Universe crown is Gazini Christiana Ganados, our

With the coronation night for Binibining Pilipinas 2019 drawing near, everyone's already betting on their own favorites to bring home the title. One of social media's top picks seems to be Hannah Arnold, a 23-year-old Filipino-Australian who hails from Masbate—and in case

Miss Universe 2019 Catriona Gray's iconic Lava Walk may just be getting a run for its money. Check out aspiring beauty queen Anton Jann Labiang's multi-spin Beyblade Walk and tell us you don't agree!Also dubbed the Tornado Walk by netizens, Anton's impressive,

Our very own Miss Universe Catriona Gray honors the Philippines with every chance she’s got. So for her much-awaited homecoming grand parade, it’s no surprise that she has once again chosen to wear a symbolic outfit proudly representing her Filipino roots. And

ICYMI, Catriona Gray is back in the Philippines for her grand homecoming! Today, she attended a press conference about her upcoming activities, and she looked absolutely stunning in a multicolored suit dress made from local inaul textile:The dress is another creation by Jearson Demavivas,

Heads up, pageant fans! The name of Catriona Gray's signature walk for the Miss Universe 2018 pageant has finally been revealed, and it's ready to bring the heat to the competition.Instagram user @carlosbuendiajr posted a few teasers of the walk on his

In posts on Instagram, Miss Earth Canada 2018 Jaime VandenBerg, Miss Earth Guam 2018 Emma Sheedy, and Miss England 2018 Abbey-Anne Gyles-Brown have declared that they suffered through nearly two weeks of sexual harrassment from one of the recently concluded pageant's sponsors.Jaime stated that her

The Philippines has a long history of beauty pageants. Way before the big four beauty pageant titles—Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth—Filipinos celebrated beauty through the following titles and competitions:The first official beauty pageant in the Philippines was a

Saddle up, because in case you haven't noticed, cowboy chic is a huge thing right now. While the American Wild West's been used for fashion inspo since time immemorial, we reckon it was Raf Simons' Fall 2017 collection for Calvin Klein that

Did you know that Catriona Gray used to be a full-time model before she became a beauty queen? That said, we couldn’t help but ask our reigning Miss Universe-Philippines to flex her modeling skills yet again for a quick pose-off challenge. Watch the