QUEENTESSENCE’ NEW LEADERBOARD FOR MISS UNIVERSE 2012

By Arnulfo Distor

We polled around 24 people who are avid pageant followers and the results are both expected and surprising. Let us see how pageant netizens favored the candidates.

THE TOP 5

It is not a surprise to see Melinda Bam, South Africa’s candidate to the Miss Universe 2012 Beauty Pageant lead the board although she was 12th in the first ranking. She is a very engaging and energetic person. One is attracted to her with her vibrant personality. It would be to the delight of pageant netizens to see their favorite candidate who topped our list one week prior to the pageant. Although, I think these may change after the preliminary presentation.

On the other hand, although personally, I am not a fan of Miss Venezuela, respondents to our survey placed her far second to Miss South Africa. She was 16th in our first list. The probable reason for this choice is that Miss Venezuela carries the sash factor effect. We should not discount however that she is amiable and loveable and add to this is that she is out in the pageant arena to win Venezuela’s 5^th crown in Miss Universe.

Colombia upped her rank to third from her 4th rank in the first ranking issue. Will she be the lady that will put back Colombia to the top? She is versatile and she projects beautifully on pictures.

Surprisingly, Miss Philippines’ candidate Janine Tugonon is catapulted in the 4^th spot from a 6th spot position previously. After being previewed in the fashion show and her performance in the Fadil Berisha photoshoot, pageant aficionados feel that she has what it takes to be the third Miss Universe for the Philippines. Will she be able to maintain such composure and glam till pageant night? 

Puerto Rico also zoomed up in the ranking from an 11th position to a 5th position. With her queenly demeanour in the photo shoot and the evening gown pictorial, she is saying I am ready to take that crown.  

THE OTHER TOP 11 CANDIDATES

Australia comes close to Miss Puerto Rico. Of the other candidates, Miss Australia is said to be a Miss Universe material. She was in 14th place before and jumped to 6th place. She can shift from a model stance to a beauty queen stance.

Kosovo is another candidate that would have a great probability in barging into the Top 5. She is exotic and she knows how play with the camera. She knows how to flirt with it and comes exceedingly likeable. Kosovo was not in our initial list and is now catapulted to 7th rank.

Croatia is another fan favorite that went down our first ranking. She was ranked second before and now she is in 8th place. However, she is just within reach of the Top 5 and anything can happen. With her beautiful face and sexy countenance, I will not be surprise if Croatia’s candidate will be in the Top 5.

Miss USA surprises me. A lot of pageant fans root for her when I feel that she will matter because of her sash factor. From a 15th rank, she is now in 9th position for this ranking. However, it is also noteworthy that during the activities, she steps up and does remarkably well in pictures. Will she surprise everyone again? Well, let us see…

Miss Mexico ranked 7^th in our first evaluation, now she is in the 10^th place. However, rankings are fluid and pageant rankings are just guides of who are the possible candidates that will enter the Top 15. Although the 16^th spot comes from the votes of the voting public, I believe Miss Mexico will be a candidate that will surely compete aggressively to get a Top 5 position. She might repeat history again where Mexico’s candidates perform very well in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Czech Republic is another beautiful lady. With Czech Republic’s performance in another pageant, her presence is well felt not only because she is beautiful but she has the strong magnetism that gets one attracted to her. She occupies the 11th slot though.

Our first ranking places Ecuador in the third place. Now she is in the 12th place. This is a big plunge in terms of likeability. Miss Ecuador has a very pretty face and a well-trimmed body. With knowledge of conversational English, I think she will have a higher ranking than this.

From being my number 1 personal choice, pageant fans place Miss Germany lower in likelihood of being Miss Universe. She is now in the 13th place. I noticed some pageant pundits asking about her possibility to win and yet pageant netizens seem to be more enamoured with Miss South Africa. I believe she has qualities to be the new Miss Universe and thus she might be able to snatch the second Miss Universe crown for Germany.

Many fans do not rate Miss Japan so highly and thus I understand why she had only a 14^th slot position. She used to enjoy the 5th place position. But I am also surprised that many consider her to be a contender for the crown or at least a runner-up. I thought I was only the one considering her. Miss Japan has a very engaging smile and she is very charming. Apart from Miss Philippines, I believe the pageant fans choice for the next Asian candidate with strong possibility to win is Miss Japan.

Georgia, oh my Georgia. She is stunning and glorious in most of her undertaking. It is a pity that she does not enjoy media mileage compared to the more well-known candidates with rabid supporters. If she probably joined Miss Earth this year, she would have given Miss Czech Republic a run for her money as this type of beauty is a hit among pageant denizens. She used to occupy the 10th slot but now she in the 15th slot.

Lastly, Poland entered the Magic 16. With a towering height and striking facial features, Miss Poland will likely enter the Magic 16 with or without the help of internet votes. She was out of the Top 16 ranking in the first round of ranking.

WILL MISS GERMANY TAKE THE ICING OF THE CAKE?

by Arnulfo Distor

I am not on the ground observing the candidates. I am just a follower of the pageant by visiting the Miss Universe site and visiting a lot of sites, culling information and feedbacks about the candidates but despite that my personal impressions prevail on Queentessence’ picks this week.

GERMANY leads in my pickings this week. Note that she is not even in my first list of 24. How come she took the lead from nowhere? She has this enigmatic look that makes one take a second look at her. In my previous choices she was never there. But reviewing the activities of Miss Universe and their photos in the shoot and other activities, she suddenly had an existence. Her countenance is worth looking at and her swimsuit picture despite the seeming conservative pose exudes excellence. It is for this reason that I put her in a precarious lead. Precarious in the sense that she has still has to bolster my suspicion that she can take it all out till pageant. Knowing Miss Universe, their choices are unpredictable but I believe that they will follow the lead of Miss Earth not that of Miss World and International. They are on the lookout for someone as ravishing and refreshing as the crowned Miss Earth Tereza Fajksova.

CROTIA has that refreshing face. However she does seem to look ordinary on candid shots but she changes into a very sophisticated lady once she gets in front of the camera. And it shows in her pictorials. Could she be the prophesied goddess for the universe? She may just snatch the lead from Miss Germany in the coming days with her extraordinary flair and existence.

ECUADOR has got that beautiful face, beautiful body and the overall repartee. But I find her tad short and dwarfed by the taller ladies. When she’s sandwich between them, she seemed lost and forgotten. This is one aspect the Miss Ecuador has to correct urgently or else she will be thrown into oblivion. She is said to have issues on her self-confidence but this comment does not show in her pictures. She looks great in them and that’s the reason why she is number three on my list.

Will COLOMBIA make it this time after so many first runner-ups? This Colombian lady is sexy, shapely and buxomy. She knows her endearing characteristics and she flaunts it. She has the air of confidence when she walks and talks. She walks the talk as they say.  Is she the girl that Colombia is waiting for a Miss Universe crown? Well I put her in my number 4 position but I will not dispute with anyone is she wins as she is a darling.

JAPAN has had 2 Miss Universe winners. Will their representative in 2012 make a dent in the Top 16 and then finally make it to the Top 5 and steal the thunder from the leading contenders. Well, I find Miss Japan very charming and endearing. She has a very Asian face but not too Japanese face. She has soulful and expressive eyes. Couple this with her smile, she is simply divine. If 2012 in Las Vegas will be the Asian Renaissance, Miss Japan will claim that top spot in this competition.

Here is a rundown of my choices after Miss Japan:

PHILIPPINES showed how great her transformation is. She knows how to catapult herself and she is becoming a darling. She is creating waves when she and Miss Mexico helped in the promotions of the Pacquiao-Marquez fight.

MEXICO is a diva. She looks headstrong with an earthy appeal. She is a favorite of Las Vegas denizens and who knows she is going to repeat the performance of 2 previous Miss Mexico’s who won the title in Las Vegas.

CZECH REPUBLIC is another Tereza and although she is not as ravishing as her counterpart Miss Earth 2012 Tereza Fajksova, she is a stunner with those meaningful eyes. She has also a body to die for. If it would be a Czech Republic repeat in an international pageant of the same year, it is a feat that she can repeat. Will luck bless her?

SRI LANKA is another attractive lady. She has this unfathomable charm that simply puts jaws down. She has also a very good body to boot. I believe this girl will give everyone a run for their money.

GEORGIA is another resplendent lady. Although she had inconsistent pictures in her candid shots, she upped her ante in her pictorials and she is demigoddess in the making. I can’t complain much more if is catapulted in the Top 5.

PUERTO RICO is another lady that rubs me on in a sense that the longer you look at her, the more you like her. She is charming and endearing. But charms however are not enough to make it to the Top 5. She has to work more so that she will not be eclipsed by other candidates who just wanted the title more.

SOUTH AFRICA is another eye-catching lady. She had very good pictures all the time. She had class and flair. I am getting a big vibration that she may just catapult herself to top spot next posting.

UKRAINE is another lady to watch for. She is fragile looking and yet so sophisticated. She has a different aura from her predecessor but she is really a big source of appreciation for me.

AUSTRALIA may be seemed to be so farfetched in the winning circle. But this evaluation is only through the pictures that were initially posted and feedback from the public. Like South Africa, she may be a girl in waiting. She is ready to show her wares to everyone.

The next candidate is USA. I am really into liking her. During her national pageant, it may seem that she got the thunder from all the other state candidates. Yes she outshone everyone in her national pageant but in this contest, she seemed to be just ordinary among the other girls. She is lost in the wilderness so to speak. But I still included her in my choices because I believe the sash factor will work just right for her.

It is there same argument with VENEZUELA. She is not as exceptional as other Venezuelans. However, one cannot discount the fact that she might just be there hanging tough because of the sash factor. She is not a personal choice. There are other candidates that are just in the wings to clip others entry into the Top 16.

Editor’s Note: This articIe would have been posted last Friday but I was taken across by other work that’s why it may come too late a bit as new developments in the performance of our candidates come in. There is already an updated ranking based on the choices of our friends but I am going to post this just to show how our choices will develop through the days until pageant night.

QUEENTESSENCE’ WITHIN THE PERIMETER CHOICES FOR MISS UNIVERSE 2012

by Arnulfo Distor

This year, there seem to be no candidate that is within a shot of the title of Miss Universe 2012. It seems like they are of equal footing as they will start their quest for the title of the most popular beauty pageant in our midst. I would admit that this seems to be lean year for the Miss Universe pageant. There seem to be no Goddesses around, something that the recently concluded pageant can be proud of. 

First Row: L-R : Namibia, Croatia, Colombia, Ecuador
Second Row: L-R : Guatemala, Mexico, USA, Venezuela

Hence, we call the candidates posted here as perimeter choices as we have not seen or felt anyone that took the leadership on the board. Is this a lean year for Miss Universe? Well do not know but it is still a wait and see item.  Our aim is to make a list of candidates that are within the Top 16 enclave and as we go through the Miss Universe activities, we will be able to separate the chaff from the grains. So here they are, 24 possible candidates from whom we will choose of Top 16.

First row: L-R : Kosovo, Australia, Czech Republic and Japan

Second row: L-R: Korea, Philippines, Vietnam and Albania

In the next weeks to come we will update our choices till we narrow them and become the Top 5 choices of most likely candidates to win the new Miss Universe crown.

First row: Thailand, Botswana, Israel and Puerto Rico

Second Row: Georgia, Netherlands, Russia and Spain

YES, MISS EARTH IS ON AN UPSWING!

by Rainier Abad-Santos

The Miss Universe pageant is used to being number one. The Miss World Beauty pageant says they are the number one. The Miss International Beauty Pageant shouts it out that they are the real number one. And what does that make of for Miss Earth?  Well, if Miss Universe Beauty pageant cannot come up with something that will make the world of pageantry ecstatic and buzzing for its winner for quite a long long time, then Miss Earth will overtake it this year.

THE RISE OF MISS EARTH

Most pundits say that Miss Earth is a third world pageant and as it is, it is labeled as mediocre and wanting. But in a world with beauty and perfection as one of its aim, Miss Earth slowly created awareness with its unique advocacy – saving Mother Earth. On the other hand, Miss Universe has its AIDS Awareness programs; Miss World has its Beauty of a Purpose emphasis and Miss International Beauty Pageant is geared helping children. Hence, we could see that the greater undertaking is on the side of Miss Earth and by playing the same game as other beauty pageants; it is rising above the others with its skillful way of promoting it.

At the beginning Miss Earth had only one of its legs in forward stance. But on its first year, it had already created awareness that it is a beauty pageant to watch out for. Pageant organizations that rate pageants consider it as one of the Grandslam pageants and it has edged out Miss International in the rankings. Some consider it as belonging Top 3. But this 2012, it seems that it had completely laid down the marker for its eventual rise to the top. And why do I say this? Well, let us enumerate the indications why this is Miss Earth’s year:

First of all, a lot of people are elated with the selection of Miss Czech Republic as the new Miss Earth 2012. In a world that is trying to stand for rightness and incisiveness, the pageant opted to choose a candidate who did not give the correct answer. And they are standing by this choice. Miss Czech Republic is a very beautiful woman who will give a face to Miss Earth and will for sure be in the annals of beauty pageant history to be adjudged as the most beautiful winner in this particular year. There is no comparison of the facial beauty of Miss Czech Republic to Miss China (Miss World) and Miss Japan (Miss International). Reviewing the candidates for this years’ Miss Universe, I cannot see anyone whose facial beauty comes into comparison with Miss Earth 2012. 

Secondly, no one talks about first runner-ups. In this year’s edition, all brickbats were thrown at Miss Philippines. Although she’s not the winner of the pageant, she was adjudged as Miss Air equivalent of the first runner-up position; people were raising arms against her choice. I would have wanted to stand up and say, hey peeps, why do you have to be so hard and difficult for Miss Philippines. She represented you and she did this with her heart and soul and yet you cannot be happy and happy for her. It is such a lot crap that you did not see the wisdom of her win.

Thirdly, there is an entire attempt to cast aspersion to the selection of Miss Earth. O yeah, so someone wrote a startling article that Miss Lorraine Schuck was caught selling the title for $4Million? O well, this is baloney and the write-up was surely meant to drum up controversy when there is already enough. Let us dissect the pitch.

“Miss Lorraine Schuck was caught selling….” – watch the video. Did she offer the title for sale? Or those pretenders who are supposed to be Russian journalist representing an oligarch did? The article was written slanted against Miss Lorraine. They placed a disclaimer but the arrow is aimed at her and besmirching the reputation of the pageant and its owners.

     

And the write-up says further that the Executive Vice-President is negotiating the price for the Miss Earth Crown. Again why would she negotiate? Note that she entertained them in her office and then the Russian journalists are saying that for the price of $2M for the crown for Miss Russia. Of course Miss Lorraine Schuck vehemently refused. And in turn, she was offered $4M. And she does a turn around. I can’t believe also that with just a crown, people will sell their souls. It is very surprising for these journalists to buy the crown for Russia when the cash prize is just $20,000. The whole thing is so contrived. Now click on the link and watch for yourselves if there is truth to the matter.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zbxj17tAEYI

Fourthly, we understand that there are candidates that are very difficult. In every pageant, there are those that act like divas. We cannot satisfy all of them. But this is a competition and in order to advance into the competition one should be within the graces of the organization holding the pageant. If the candidate cannot hold onto the rules and regulations of the pageant organizers, then they should just be who they are and expect themselves to lose. If they win, so be it. Read the FB page of Miss Belgium of what she had to say in the pageant. In one conversation, she says a lot of things but surprisingly in general she had good things about the pageant. This is her FB link: 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Miss-Earth-Belgium-official/198749513527289?ref=ts&fref=ts

Lastly, although the pageant came back to its native soil, preparation was not a problem as different organizations, towns and provinces opened their doors to hosting different activities of the pageant. The Miss Earth Pageant knows its advocacy and thus if they are only enclosed within the confines of hotels or other elite venues, it will not be able to reach out to the people. Hence, this writer is appreciative that the activities reached out where the common people are since the greater part of the population is the one affected when Mother Nature lashes out its fury.

http://www.demotix.com/news/1605932/miss-earth-2012-candidates-arrive-pangasinan

http://www.asensopangasinan.com/blog/miss-earth-international-2012-in-pangasinan/

All in all, when people start talking about the pageant, it only means it has reached the target spectators and thus more awareness for its activities. When controversy arises, it is an indication that the greater part of the target population’s penchant for news is activated and thus, more and more people are talking about it. Most people in the industry say, “Good News or Bad News” is still news. Miss Earth is in the news and it is mostly good news. Miss Earth has finally arrived this 2012. Kudos!

WHAT IS IN STORE WITH PHILIPPINE MALE PAGEANTS?

by Dominador Agbayani

Male pageants are likely done to mirror female pageants wherein the candidates don their national or ethnic attires, compete in the swimwear segments and in the evening wear contest. Take for example, Manhunt, Mr. International and Mr. Universe Model. Their contests are staged in two rounds - a preliminary and a final competition. The preliminary competition is done to select the candidates with the highest scores and they become finalists who will compete on the final pageant night in the same categories that they were judged in. They are judged in the final performance and their ability to answer the question and answer portion that will separate the chaff from the grains. In these contests too, special awards like the best in national costume, Best Runway Model, Mr. Photogenic, Mr. Friendship, Mr. Personality, Mister Body Physique and Mr. Popularity are given. Some of the awards will catapult a candidate to the semifinal round as fast track events. In 2005, the highest ranking candidate coming from the continents of the earth apart from the Top 5 candidates are given continental awards. In 2007, the winner of Mister Popularity in Manhunt International automatically enters the semifinal round.

Mr. International and Mr. Model Universe follow the same patterns and there may only be different variations as to their selections. On the other hand, Mr. World seems to be in a different mold from these three male pageants. As to Andrew Wolfe’s account, Mr. World’s preliminary selections of the finalists are judged by Sports and Fitness, Extreme Challenge, Talent, Style, Multimedia and Communication and Intelligence. Each category has its own finalists and in the final reckoning these are tabulated and thus, the Top 10 are announced and will be chosen. The Mr. World contest appears therefore to be a complete package contest where an all-around candidate is chosen. I am reminded of the Mr. University contest sans the sports  and fitness and extreme challenge category.

 

There were issues raised during the staging of these pageants. The participation of our candidate, John Mark Marcia to the Mr. Universe Model at the Dominican Republic was affected by his late participation. The organizers attempting to be transparent showed the tabulation of the judges when they crowned their own representative in home soil and it appeared that John Mark Marcia’s appearance is merely participation but not in competition.

On the other hand, Mr. June Macasaet’s participation to the Manhunt international contest did not create loud appreciation for his win at his national competition. There were other favorites' during that time. However, some say that he was the best that the contest would have gotten. And true enough, he surprised all male pageant connoisseurs by proving to all sundry that he has what it takes to be an international winner. He won the title after Kevin Balot’s sterling performance in the Miss International Queen of the Year pageant where transgenders all over the world compete for the crown in Bangkok.

I now fully understand why Mr. Andrew Wolfe’s was personally selected by Ms. Cory Quirino to be the Philippine representative. Andrew being a football player and of Filipino-British parentage, is much more ready to conquer the wider stage of Mr. World. And true enough, he almost conquered the world with his performance which was only eclipsed by Mr. Colombia, Francisco Javier Escobar Parra who was adjudged as Mr. World 2012.

As to Mark John Gutoman who won the right to represent Philippines in the Mr. International Contest, there many doubting Thomases if he would be able to carry the torch further for the Philippines. Mark John is good looking and intelligent but he is not prepared physically to compete. It is very unfortunate that pageant fans did not support him during the internet voting so that he would be able at least to enter the quarterfinal round.

With a 50% batting average for our male pageant participants in the international arena, more interests have been drummed up and probably next year, candidates with better portfolios will join the national pageants and win in them and thus represent the country in a sterling fashion like June Macasaet and Andrew Wolfe did. 

Photo Courtesy: Ian Felix Alquiros, Aski, Jr. Sala, Beautypageantnews.com

THE MISS EARTH 2012 EVENING GOWN COMPETITION SEGMENT

by Lavinia Otilla

Watching the long gown competition of the Miss Earth 2012 Beauty Pageant takes one into a new high. The concept of the pageant being held in an open space and gliding on a makeshift stage over a swimming pool with synchronized swimming dancers leaping around is such a wonder. I am in awe. I believe some of the candidates or their handlers took note of this. Being in an open air auditorium and exposed to the windy weather, most of the girls used gowns that would help them glide easily onstage with the help of the wind. 

1.  Miss Czech Republic wore a Greecian inspired gown, white in color and when she walked the gown flowed with the wind and it is truly exhilarating and enthralling. The choice of white with gold trimmings is simply superb. The simplicity of the gown highlighted the beauty of Miss Czech Republic who clearly aced this part of the competition. I would say she walked like a Goddess it’s as if I have already seen a Goddess.

2.    Miss South Africa also wore a long flowing gown. The gown was in different shades of blue and green. The color dampened Miss South Africa’s repartee despite a very queenly demeanor in the evening gown presentation.

3.    Miss Philippines on the other hand used a cream colored gown embellished with appliqués. The gown had a slit in front to for better movement. Miss Philippines carried her gown with aplomb.

4.    Miss Russia used a golden gown with a long slit on the side. The gown however is not made up of soft cloth materials instead they look stiff when she moved. She seemed uneasy in her movement and thus this lowered her competitiveness. The wind did not help her either as the gown did not flow with the wind.

5.    Miss Nepal used an apple green long flowing lace gown. She moved with ease and she glided onstage with ease.

6.    Miss Venezuela used a red gown reminiscent of the gown of Stefania Fernandez when she won in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant. The highlights of the gown was also very much like the winning gown of Miss World 2011 (Venezuela) that was copied by winning Miss Earth 2011. Although the concept of the gown is hodge-podge, Miss Venezuela projected herself with the gown. The problem of gowns being seen to be similar with other gowns is that it becomes boring unless the candidate is so extraordinary that the viewer forgets the gown and remembers the candidate more. Unfortunately, Miss Venezuela’s presence was overpowered by another’s presence that of Miss Czech Republic.

7.    Miss Brazil used an oft-cream colored gown which hugs her shapely outline. There is a side slit to allow her more mobility. The gown seemed to be multi-beaded with some corded lace cloth material. It was a well-made gown that she carried it well.

8.    Miss USA’s fall might be because of her gown.  The bodice was good and it hugs her outline but the lower serpentine portion showed folded clothes which interfere with her walking gracefully. It looks heavy on her and thus, her downfall. 

PPhoto Courtesy: Konrad Photo, OPMB, Miss Earth.tv

2012 RECORD IN PHILIPPINE PAGEANTRY

by Raphael Porciuncula

The Philippines is making a record of sorts in different international pageants. Two titles, 5 semifinal placements and 5 runner-up placements were made for the record. People are waiting in line for the placement of Janine Tugonon in the Miss Universe and our representative to the Miss Tourism Queen International, Katrina Jayne Dimaranan.

Last May, an unheralded candidate named Clarisse Marie Obia participated in the Miss Teen Universe contest in Managua, Nicaragua wounded up First Runner-up, a cause of joy for every participating pageant denizen. In this pageant Panama ruled the contest.

At the much maligned Miss Asia-Pacific World 2012, Grendell Alvarado became a semi-finalist. She garnered a special award which is the best in evening gown.

All hopes were placed on Queenrich Rehman to win the title of Miss World in Inner Mongolia. However, she was only able to register a semifinalist slot. People’s feelings were enlivened when Elaine Kay Moll ended up as Third Runner-up in the Miss Supranational Beauty Pageant in the second year of Philippine Participation. Added to this, appointed candidate to the Miss Humanity International held in Bahamas Ayalee Dasalla registered another second runner-up position which surprised everyone as Ayalee did not even enter a semifinal slot in her Binibining Pilipinas sojourn.

Supermodel International Candidate Angelee Claudette Delos Reyes underscored the saying, the show must go on. A dear person in her heart died and yet she tried to catch up with the activities of the pageant in Bangkok and she snatched the Best in National Costume award and continued the Philippines semifinalist streak.

All eyes were glued to Nicole Schmitz when she participated in the Miss International Beauty Pageant in Japan. Everyone thought she will bring home the 5^th Miss International Crown for country. Despite a very well elucidated speech to convince the judges that she should be crowned the next Miss International, she was only able to make it to the Top 15.

The first runner-up placements of Andrew Wolfe and Stephany Stefanowitz were thankful moments for pageant observers although rabid fans question the first runner-up position of Stephany. However, these are good signs for the fledging pageant industry in the country.

And of course, people exulted with the victory of Kevin Balot a transgender candidate who won the title for Miss International Queen in Bangkok. Kevin Balot hoped that with her conquest, her father would recognize her as a daughter not as a son. And it seemed that Bangkok is a lucky city for the Philippines’ conquest in pageantry. June Macasaet represented the Philippines in the Manhunt International Contest and ended up triumphant in his participation.

The loss of Camille Guevarra in the Miss Intercontinental Beauty Pageant was practically eclipsed by the Miss Air finish of Stephany Stefanowitz in the Miss Earth 2012 Pageant. This would be the topic of pageant netizens for a while until the advent of the Miss Universe season. From the grapevines, our representative to the pageant, Janine Tugonon will be leaving this December 2^nd and it would be fun to know the results of the pageant. Everyone is looking forward to it.