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Miss Universe Philippines 2013 Ariella Arida recently graced Boy Abunda's Ikaw Na in Bandila. Check out the interview made by the King of Talk to the lady who will be representing us to Miss Universe 2013.

 

 

 

While there is no confirmation yet, Atong Demach, Miss World Africa 2012 was rumored to be handpicked to be Miss Universe South Sudan 2013.

 



 

 

 

2013 will be Osmel Sousa's last hurrah in selecting Miss World Venezuela as come next year, the pageant will be managed by Miss World 2011 Ivian Sarcos. 

It was a dethronement and enthronement for Miss Universe Canada 2013.

A human error or a typo was discovered in the Top 5 of the competition. The typo was first in the 11 years that the Beauties of Canada had produced Miss Universe Canada. BOC had made the correct results:

Miss Universe Canada 2013 ­ Riza Santos (Calgary, AB)
1st runner-up ­ Siera Bearchell (Moose Jaw, SK)
2nd runner-up ­ Diana Martin (Mississauga, ON)
3rd runner-up ­ Denise Garrido (Bradford, ON)
4th runner-up ­ Michelle McKay (Sarnia, ON)

The proclaimed winner, Denise Garrido was just the 3rd Runner Up of the contest, while the true winner of Miss Universe Canada 2013 is Riza Santos, who represented Canada to the Miss Earth 2006 pageant and the Miss World 2011 pageant. Riza succeeds Sahar Biniaz, who despite failing to represent the country in Miss Universe 2012 kept the title Miss Universe Canada 2012.

There would be 2 Filipinas as of this writing in Miss Universe, Riza and our very own Ariella Arida.

 

(C) Miss Universe Canada

 

 

 

Aside from Mutya Johanna Datul, another Filipina to watch out for is former Bb. Pilipinas 2012 candidate Marie Molo Peter, who would be representing Norway in the Miss Supranational 2013 pageant to be held on Belarus on September.

 

Peter, a Fil-Norwegian beauty was elected as second runner up in Miss Universe Norway 2012.

 

 

(c) Miss Universe Norway 

 

Bb. Pilipinas 2012 2nd Runner Up Annalie Forbes proves that she's not just a singer, she's officially a part of Banana Nite which airs on ABS-CBN right after Bandila. 

 

The Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 Winners

It took me a while to find a photo of the court of winners of Miss Tourism World Philippines, and yes, aside from Aiyana Camille "AJ" Mikiewicz who succeeds Meryll Angeline King  as Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013, two other girls would be representing the country in international pageants as well.

The lady wearing the green gown, Elle Hollman was named Model of the World Philippines 2013. She will be competing in the Best Model of the World pageant later this year. Elle succeeds Joy Marie Gangan who was selected Best Asia Model in the 2012 edition.

And then there is another lady, Sherry Rose Guanga, the Olongapo native who will be competing in the Bride of the World pageant this year in Singapore. 

Runners-up of the Miss Tourism World Philippines pageant:

Jeriza Saulog of Luzon #15

Ramona Yamat of Visayas #31

Cristlet Rose Gerona of Mindanao #24

Czarina Rose Rosales of NCR #16

Athina Karla Chia (Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay)

Jannie Loudette Alipo-on (Cabugao, Ilocos Sur)

Kristel Suizo (Misamis Occidental)

Lullete Jane Ramilo (San Manuel, Isabela)

Janine Asanion (San Marcelino, Zambales)

 

 

MTQI Asia 2013 Winners

 

Don't be confused, this is not yet Miss Tourism Queen International, MTQI Asia  is a pageant that celebrates 10 years of Miss Tourism Queen International in China.  Organized also by the MTQI organization, there are plans to hold the pagant in the near future.

 

 

Result:

MTQI Asia Winner: China Zhejiang
1st runner-up : Tajikistan

2nd runner-up : ChangMai, Thailand
3rd runner-up : Cebu, Philippines
4th runner-up: Mongolia

 

Philippine bet to this pageant is Cristine Cheeny Racel, Miss Bikini Philippines 2013 1st Runner-Up (photo)

 

 



Photo credit (airwindzone.wordpress.com)

In a string of Philippine pageants to be held this month, Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 had a winner very familiar to pageant fans.

Aiyana Camille "AJ" Mikiewicz, who participated in the recent Bb. Pilipinas 2013 was crowned as Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 which was held last Friday, May 17, 2013 at the AFP Theater, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

She was also a recepient of several special awards such as Best in Talent, Miss Sundance, Miss Light Skin and Miss Lady Grace.

She will represent the country to the Miss Tourism (World) pageant in Equatorial Guinea on October 12.

Watch the delayed telecast of Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 on June 2 at 10PM on GMA News TV

Solo photo of AJ Mikewicz came from her IG account and used with her permission, my IG handle is @mishy522



 

On Sunday, May 19, 2013, 48 girls will vie to succeed Stephany Stefanowitz in becoming the next Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 but before all the hoopla of crowning the next queen of the Earth, I think its high-time to acknowledge the reigning queen, Stephany Stefanowitz for an eventful year as Miss Philippines-Earth and Miss Earth Air 2012.

It was Steph's 2nd try at Miss Philippines-Earth She first joined Miss Philippines-Earth 2010 representing Butuan City where she landed a place in the Top 10 (MPE 2010 winner was Kris Psyche Resus). She joined MPE 2012 representing Quezon City. During the preliminary competitions of MPE2012 (the first year where they implemented Challenges), Stephany was one of the few girls that managed to caught the attention of pageant bloggers & fans alike and during the Q&A of the Finals, she expressed herself well enough to nail the title: that's beauty and brains for you.
 

Her reign along with her elemental court (Glennifer, Samantha, Thoreen and Candice) had brought them to various places all over the country. If you have followed their journey in the official Miss Philippines Earth FB page, you would see that they did their best to helping mother earth, promoting the advocacies of the Miss Earth Foundation and becoming a leader in preserving Mother Nature. 

And in November 2012, Steph, despite being bashed by critics managed to prove that she can fare well with the Miss Earth pageant. She was crowned as Miss Earth Air, a placement behind reigning Miss Earth Tereza Fajksova. 

To this day, Stephany and her elemental court (plus runner-up Princess Manzon)  have been busy with the activities with the Miss Philippines-Earth 2013 candidates. On Sunday, Stephany relinquishes the crown to the lady that would hopefully triplicate the placements she and Athena Mae Imperial (Miss Earth Water) did for the past 2 years.

Kudos to a wonderful reign to Stephany (and her elemental court), the reign may not be perfect but we are sure you did well (& enjoyed it). 

Photo: OPMB Worldwide

 

Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 is on!

The above picture shows you the schedule of auditions which started last week in Cagayan De Oro. In case you have missed it there auditions will still be in Mindanao on Saturday, May 18.

There would be a lot of high hopes for Mutya ng Pilipinas as they have accomplished a feat last year with Rizzini Alexis Gomez in the Miss Tourism International 2012/2013 pageant. Rizzini (Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism) and Camille Guevarra, who represented the country to Miss Intercontinental are the reigning queens.

 

The 1st Miss United Continent pageant will be held in  Guayaquil this September.

 

Another new pageant opens its doors to the world as Miss Continente Americano will now be known as Miss United Continent, whose 2013 edition will be held on September 14, 2013 in Guayaquil, Ecuador (South America).

 

The decision of expanding Miss Continente Americano worldwide was because of the strong international recognition of the extraordinary success of the pageant. The franchise owner, Maria del Carmen de Aguayo is also the director of Miss Ecuador.

 

 

Winners of the competition:

2006 – Mia Taveras (Dominican Republic)
2007 – Marianne Cruz (Dominican Republic)
2008 – Lupita Gonzalez (Mexico)
2009 – Colombia (Lina Mosquera)
2010 – Peru (Giuliana Zevallos)
2011 – Ecuador (Claudia Schiess)
2012 – Brazil (Camila Serakides)

 



 

Former Bb. Pilipinas 2013 candidate Aiyana Camille Mikiewicz (Candidate #47) joins the 32 candidates for Miss Tourism World Philippines 2013 and vie for the opportunity to succeed Meryll Angeline King in becoming the next Miss Tourism Philippines (the organizers had to drop the "World" tag in Miss Tourism World due to licensing problems with Miss World of Julia Morley).

Aiyana or "AJ" was Miss JAG 2013 in the recent Bb. Pilipinas pageant. 

 

 

Just when she thought she would be coming back to her old life, Bb. Pilipinas 2013 candidate Mercegrace Raquel is off to Barbados, this time for Miss Humanity International 2013.

 

If the pageant is not familiar to you, Miss Humanity International is a pageant that promotes beauty on a mission. While the pageant is not as big name as others, the opportunity to represent the country is something girls look forward to. For our country, John Dela Vega is the go-to-guy of Miss Humanity International and for 2 years, he has appointed successful delegates in Czarina Catherine Gatbonton (2011) and Ayelee Marie Dasalla (2012) who were both part of Miss humanity International Top 5.

 

We wish Mercegrace the luck in the Barbados contest and hopefully, she may get the chance to win the crown.

 

 

PHOTO: Bb. Pilipinas Website 

What do you think about Boy Abunda's interview with the 23 year old lady from Masbate? Does she needs to refine herself even more? ;) Do share your comments here.

 

Recycled crown or not (this was talked about in numerous pageant forum sites as this was a part of the costume of Janine Tugonon during Miss Universe 2012), no one can't deny the charisma and beauty of Miss Supranational Philippines 2013 Mutya Johanna Datul. 

While she is the first Binibini titleholder who knows when her competition will be (Miss Supranational 2013 Finals in on September 6 in Belarus), the lady is busy joining Ariella Arida, Bea Rose Santiago, Joanna Cindy Miranda and Pia Wurtzbach on guestings and events as this year's Binibini Gold queens. When it comes to preparation to the Supra pageant, she has Elaine Kay Moll to help her.

Based on previous interviews of Miss Supranational 2012 3rd RU Elaine Kay Moll, there is no Q&A portion within the pageant, just an interview portion before the contest. However, it would be nice to see Mutya brush up on her communication skills which may help her be the first Asian to win the Supra crown.

[Photo: OPMB Worldwide]