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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,…

Here’s where you can watch the 69th Miss Universe competition

iQiyi, in partnership with Globe Telecommunications, recently announced their association with the Miss Universe Organization as the exclusive video streaming platform in the Philippines for the 69th Miss Universe competition. You can watch the competition live exclusively on iQiyi on May 17, 8:00 a.m. Watch the 69th Miss Universe competition…

Pia Wurtzbach: From Miss Universe to ‘Mask’ crusader

BY JOSE PAOLO S. DELA CRUZ Her face may have been hailed as one of the most beautiful in the universe but Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach definitely has no qualms about covering it up for protection. And she believes frontliners should, too. In fact, the Miss Universe 2015 winner has…

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…

How Pia Wurtzbach achieved that Miss Universe glow

It’s official! After years of support and friendship, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach is finally the face of the Dr. CRB Aesthetic and Laser Clinic. Before all the global fame, Pia Wurtzbach went to Dr. Cecilia Bernad to achieve a healthy glowing skin and a more shapely body for the…

Rachel Louise Peters : One with the universe

Rachel Louise Peters does not simply walk into a room…she glides into one. By VIC S. SEVILLA | Photography by DIX PEREZ When the elevator doors open and she steps out in a pair of jeans and shirt into the corridor of the fourth floor of Shangri-La at the…

Another look at ‘U’

By JOANNE RAE RAMIREZ The most beautiful women in the universe find their way to your doorstep in PeopleAsia’s Miss Universe Special. (Photo courtesy of Marc Go and the Mall of Asia Arena) The collector’s item immortalizes the most memorable moments in Miss Universe’s 65th edition, training the spotlight on the…

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…