Mary Ann Mungcal for Miss Global 2017

Miss Global Philippines Mary Ann Mungcal and Miss Global Philippines 2nd Runner Up Jacqueline Mayoralgo during her sendoff at Hops and Brews in Im Hotel in Makati (Photo: OPMB Worldwide)

Another queen is scheduled to leave soon as Miss Global Philippines Mary Ann Mungcal would compete in the Miss Global Pageant to be held on Cambodia by November 18, 2017.

Mary Ann is the 4th Philippine representative to compete in the Miss Global Pageant where Philippines had been placing for the last 3 years. Pretty sure that the franchise of Miss Global Philippines lead by its President Pauline Sofia Laping got everything covered.

Karen Ibasco National Costume by Louis Pangilinan

Love her or hate her, one cannot deny the intense fighting spirit of this year’s Miss Philippines at the ongoing Miss Earth.

Karen Ibasco won herself a Gold Medal at the National Costume competition which took place last night at the Century Park Hotel. She wore this amazing national costume done by Louis Pangilinan.

If you missed her national costume performance, here is a video by (Powerhouseph)

 

Up Close and Personal with Mister Supranational Philippines 2017 Yves Campos

Lyrey Yves Campos (center) crowned as Mister Supranational Philippines 2017 flanked by PEPPS Vice President Jhune Salud and Mister Supranational Philippines 2016 AR Dela Serna.

MANILA – 25 year old Yves Campos who represented the Filipino Community of Hawaii was crowned as Mister Supranational Philippines 2017 and succeeds AR Dela Serna to represent the Philippines at the Mister Supranational Pageant. An early front runner, apart from winning the crown, Yves also bagged Mr. Cocoline Naturals  during the finals night of Misters of Filipinas 2017 held last September 30 at the One Esplanade, Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City.

Yves, a nurse by profession in Hawaii has left the country last October 8 after doing a series of guestings with his fellow PEPPS kings  to continue working while preparing for his international pageant. Amongst the 6 kings, he goes first into competition with Mister Supranational’s Finals Night slated on December 2 (3 in the Philippines) in Poland.

Pageant Hub as invited Yves to grace our blog once more this time as a PEPPS King where we go up close and personal for you to get to know more of the Philippine pride for Mister Supranational 2017.

Yves and the author of The Pageant Hub (yours truly)

PH: Hi Yves! I’d like to invite you for another round of blog posting in lieu of the upcoming Mister Supranational Congratulations on being Mister Supranational Philippines 2017.

PH: What was the first thing you did right after winning Mister Supranational Philippines 2017 last September 30 and has life changed since then?

YC: “OMG?! Is this real?!”, those are the first few words that I uttered when I won. I just did not expect to win Mister Supranational Philippines. A lot of my close friends would tell me “Yves, Mister Supranational really fits your bubbly personality”. I did not take those comments seriously that’s why when I was announced as ” Mr. Supranational Philippines” , I was in complete shock. My life has totally changed after I won in terms of balancing my time between my career as a nurse and preparing for the international pageant.To be honest, I was extremely worried when I won the national title considering the fact that the pageant is in December and I barely have time to train. However, I am an optimistic person and I’m doing everything to increase my chances in winning Mr. Supranational. I want to become the first Asian to win Mister Supranational.

PH: What was the most memorable moment of the Misters of Filipinas competition and who were your closest friends?

YC: Everyday was surreal. It exceeded my expectations but I would say the most memorable moment was during our trip to Laoag. It was the time where all of the candidates bonded, shared their life experiences about their family , and we also got the chance to know each other on a personal level. My closest friends are Carlo Pasion, Raven Lansangan, Iione Perez, Jay Hipolito and Van Ramos. (Author’s Note: Carlo became Mister Ocean Philippines,  Raven was crowned as Mister International Philippines, Iion was crowned as Mister Universe Tourism Philippines, Jay became 2nd Runner Up while Van entered the Top 15, talk about this barkada becoming the “winning” barkada at the end of the competition.)

PH: What was the first thing that came to your mind when you knew that among the 6 Kings, you would be the first one to compete?

YC: I was really worried because I have to squeeze the time that I have to prepare for the international pageant and I know I have a lot of things to improve physically but at the same time I am very happy because this will be my first time in Poland and of course I am representing our country ” Philippines.”. I can’t wait.

PH: What are your preparations that you can share to your fans/my blog’s readers for Mister Supranational?

YC: When I came back in Hawaii, my typical day is to work at daytime and go to the gym at night time to achieve a more defined body. I have a mentor who does training for my walk. We do it twice a week. I’ve been educating myself about Poland and Slovak republic since it will be held there. I am also learning some basic Polish words and Latin since I also want to communicate with candidates or people who can only speak Latin. Although, in general, most can understand basic English.I’ve also prepared my wardrobe and how my look should be on a daily basis and most importantly on the final night. Personality development is also in my training as having a winning mindset is important for me to sustain being focused and optimistic throughout the competition in Mister Supranational. 

PH: Lastly, any message for your fans and supporters who has supported you from Misters of Filipinas and now that you are on your road to Mister Supranational 2017?

From the bottom of my heart , I sincerely thank all my supporters who has been there from Day 1. They are my treasure in this competition. Words are not enough to thank all of them. I will not promise anything except that I will definitely do my best to win. Please continue to pray for our success in the pageant and that hopefully I will be the first Asian to win Mister Supranational.

Maraming salamat. Daghang salamat sa tanan. I really miss all of my supporters especially their words of wisdom that keeps me going in this journey. Let’s spread positive vibes.

 

 Can Yves succeed Diego Garcy and be the next Mister Supranational? Watch out for more updates as we journey with him towards his international competition. (You may want to start downloading Mobstar and prepare to swipe on his behalf and support him through the Social Media site of the Mister Supranational competition.)

 

 

Winners of Binibining Cebu 2017

Apriel Smith who represented Badian bested out 53 other candidates to be the first Binibining Cebu for 2017 during the Coronation Night held at the Waterfront Hotel Cebu and Casino.

Completing the top five in the competition were Minglanilla’s Ingrid Gerodias (first runner-up), Danao City’s Kathleen Mae Lendio (second runner-up), Bantayan’s Maria Gigante (Binibining Cebu Charity) and Asturias’ Samantha Lo (Binibining Cebu Tourism).

 

 

Clint Karklins: Busy King Indeed for the World

While he would not be having his pageant until mid-2018, the reigning Man of the World Philippines keeps himself busy with various opportunities that went his way nowadays. The photo above was from the Bench Anniversary Fashion Show Press Conference: Under the Stars where Clint shared the spotlight with other known models.

Clint also finished the recently concluded MEGA Fashion Week where he literally rubbed elbows with the stars, including the Francis Libiran himself. He also shared the spotlight with reigning Man of the World 2017 Mustafa Galal Elezali, Miss World 2013 Megan Young and Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner Up Ariella Arida.

And just a few hours ago, Clint along with his fellow kings, Misters of Filipinas Universe Tourism Iion Perez and Misters of Filipinas 1st Runner Up Jonathan Maniquis supported Prime Events Productions Philippines Foundation in the contract signing for World Miss Tourism Ambassador and Mrs. World Peace (more about those twin pageant launch in one feature).

So definitely, BUSY King Indeed is the term for CLINT.

More features on Clint and other 2017 Kings of Misters of Filipinas as they progress with their reigns. Special credits to Sir Aski Pascual for the last photo.

Laura Lehmann and her Miss World Introduction Video

Miss World activities is definitely in full swing right now and so is our bet Miss World Philippines Laura Lehmann, for this blog post your blogger would be posting her introduction video (which highlights how she has worked her way through the camera, really an excellent host indeed)

Elizabeth Clenci wins 2nd Runner Up at Miss Grand International 2017

The Miss Grand International 2017 Top 5 (left to right): Nikola Uhlirova of Czech Republic (fourth runner-up), Elizabeth Clenci of the Philippines (second runner-up), Maria Jose Lora of Peru (Miss Grand International 2017), Tulia Aleman Ferrer of Venezuela (first runner-up), and Brenda Azaria Jimenez of Puerto Rico (third runner-up). (Photo: Miss Grand International Official Facebook  Page)

A great start for this year’s Bb. Pilipinas Queens.

Miss Grand International Philippines Elizabeth Clenci wins 2nd Runner Up at the recent Miss Grand International pageant held last October 25, 2017 in Vietnam.

Hosted by Xian Lim and Miss Grand International 2016 1st Runner Up Nicole Cordoves, the pageant saw the crowning of Maria Jose Lora of Peru who suceeds Ariska Putri Pertiwi and is now the 5th Miss Grand International queen after Janelee Chapparo (2013), Lees Garcia (2014), Claire Elizabeth Parker (2015) and Pertiwi (2016).

Elizabeth stood out in most of the rounds and in case you missed the Question and Answer portion, you may watch it here:

Mariel De Leon: Lovely in Blue

A lot of pageants going on left and right – now also on full steam is the Miss International 2017 Pageant in Tokyo, Japan.

Our representative, Bb. Pilipinas International Maria Angelica De Leon is seen above wearing a John Herrera creation during the welcome dinner for the Miss International 2017 candidates lead by our very own reigning Miss International, Kylie Verzosa.

More of her on the blog the coming days, please stay tuned!

Nelda Ibe for Miss Globe 2017

While we await for the results of Miss Grand International tonight, another Bb. Pilipinas queen is more than ready to fight for the crown in Nelda Ibe.

Nelda is already in Tirana, Albania for the Miss Globe 2017 Pageant where she vies to succeed last year’s winner, Dimple Patel.

 

Early Snaps for Laura in China and Winwyn in Bolivia

Below are a series of pictures of the two prized jewels of the Miss World Philippines Organization – Laura Lehmann who is in Sanya, China for Miss World and Winwyn Marquez who is in Sta. Cruz, Bolivia for Reina Hispanoamericana.

Pardon us if we are a bit late in posting, this crazy pageant schedule really keeps Pageant Hub crazy as well. Continue supporting this Miss World Philippines girls who would be competing on November 4 (Reina Hispanoamericana) and November 18 (Miss World)