beauty pageant Archives

Pageant for married women aims to fight abuse, bullying and depression

A mother of three, entrepreneur and singer, Maria Charo Calalo leads the local search for an international beauty pageant as its national director — ensuring that the competition becomes an avenue where married women, divorcees and widows can celebrate their many achievements as they use their collective voices to battle…

Rabiya Mateo earns spot in Miss Universe Top 21; Mexico’s Andrea Meza wins pageant

By Alex Y. Vergara The whole nation held its breath as Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo made it to the Top 21 of the 69th edition of Miss Universe in Hollywood, Florida. Rabiya, a teacher and Physical Therapy graduate from Iloilo, won the coveted Miss Universe Philippines crown last October,…

Mutya ng Pilipinas sets its sights on country’s “hometown girls”

Now on its 51st year, one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious homegrown beauty pageants has a new thrust and president in the person of Cory Quirino. It has also partnered with ABS-CBN, the Department of Interior and Local Governments and the Liga ng mga Barangay, as it widens…

Catriona Gray’s tried-and-tested tips for the 21st century beauty queen

Her homecoming press con reaffirms why the country’s fourth Miss Universe deserves the crown. And if others are dead serious in following in her footsteps, they need to satisfy, she says, four requirements: know themselves, be physically and mentally strong, be oblivious to online bashing, and wear the best waterproof…

The historic feats behind every Filipino beauty queen’s Miss U victory

Catriona Gray’s recent win has led not a few “beau con” fans to compare our four Miss Universe queens with one another. It’s inevitable, but we have to remember that each woman is a product of her time. They each brought something new and groundbreaking to the table when they…

Hail to the Queens

For as long as anyone can remember, Filipinos have had a time-tested love affair with beauty pageants. Perhaps it's seeing beautiful faces that excites them the most, or maybe it's the glamorous dresses put on display and the stories of each potential queen that catch their attention. Or, maybe, it's…