QUEENTESSENCE’ SURVEY RESULTS POST-PARADE OF BEAUTIES

By Arnulfo Distor

We waited for the Parade of Beauties before we came out of Queentessence’ survey results. When the glam pictures of the candidates in swimsuit came out, a lot of people were impressed with the results but there seem to be a lingering feeling that the pictures were retouched (basically an old term for photoshopped). True indeed because when the candidates were seen in the Parade of Beauties, many of the bystanders who were there during the event remarked “wow, the candidates probably ate too much that’s why they looked big!”  - This is just a gentle aphorism about the candidates’ physique and fitness which were very distant from their swimsuit pictures. We did interview the bystanders and asked their Top 3 candidates which we collated and came out of our Top 20.

Surprisingly, Mutya Datul still came out on top, followed closely by Charmaine Elima. Mariel De Leon is a very popular choice probably because of her pedigree. Mercegrace Raquel kept up with the pace while Anna Fernandina Buquid zoomed again in likeability rating and joined the 4 in the Top 5.

Previous Top 5 choices kept within the striking distance. Pia Wurtzbach and Ria Rabajante are still around the corner while the sweet image of Imelda Sweighart who was everyone’s sweetheart among the fans maintained her rating at a striking distance. Krisma Pascual zoomed up in terms of likeability while Bea Santiago and Hannah Sison maintained plausible ratings. The rest are seen in the pictures as posted.

Queentessence’ will come out of its own personal choices before the pageant night as the one we are posting are based on the choices of our respondents. 

QUEENTESSENCE' BB. PILIPINAS 2013 LEADERBOARD

BEFORE THE PARADE OF BEAUTIES AND FASHION SHOW

By Arnulfo Distor

The responses to our emails from our friends are quite enormous. It has tilted our previous rankings. Our third leader board showed the emergence of some unheralded candidates. Pauline Quintas the girl that mesmerized everyone because of her being a deadringer of Guadalupe Sanchez as well as Aurora Pijuan seemed to have slipped from a high likability status to out of the Top 20. The reason probably is her inconsistent look and projection. If she is dead serious in entering the Top 20, she should in a short span of time be able to overhaul those deficits.

Mutya Datul charms her way to the Top. Will this be translated into judges’ votes? Mutya’s story of poverty and her slow ascent to pageant fans’ consciousness is very laudable. With her humble origins and sweet demeanor, Mutya may make it and be one of the crowned queens.

Mercegrace Raquel shot to prominence after the Press Presentation and National Costume Competition. She sashayed in the runway with the gracefulness of a gazelle. With her academic background, Mercegrace is one big force to contend with during this pageant.

Charmaine Elima just like Mutya maintained her Top 5 status although in the last two outings she was number in the leaderboard. Charmaine should learn to come out in different looks and styles. With her cum laude finish, everyone is putting high hopes on her.

Mariel De Leon shot up to prominence being the alleged favorite. But one must accept the fact that despite her pedigree, Mariel possesses the goods of a winner. She is a very good opera singer something that is not ordinary. She possesses the height, intelligence and the ability to communicate her thoughts. With training and perseverance, those limitations that she has right now will surely vanish into oblivion and the doubting Thomases would follow her instead.

Ria Rabajante is always there in Top 5 amongst our respondents. With a good feedback about her communication skills, I believe she will be catapulted back into the Top 3 choices. Will she be able to maintain such goodwill come pageant night?

The rest of the girls in the Top 20 are as follows:

Imelda Sweighart maintains her number 6 position while Pia Wurtzbach who was number 3 previously went down to Number 7 probably due to lingering rumors that her butt is science aided. Bea Santiago comes unto the heels of Pia who is also smarting from rumors that she has this diva attitude. Cindy Miranda shot up to more prominence at rank number 9 from a previously 19^th position. Hannah Sison also smarting from rumors of a divanesque attitude like Bea slid to 10^th position. Carin and Zandra again went up in their rankings. Some pageant fans are looking at Carin as an underdog. She might just be the candidate that would snatch the Bb. Pilipinas-International crown from the front-runners. With the see-saw rankings that our correspondents are giving us, I believe it is still anybody’s ballgame granting that the news in the rumor mills is not true.  

QUEENTESSENCE’ TAKE ON THE BINIBINING PILIPINAS CANDIDATES (SERIES 4 OF 5)

Candidates 31-40

By Arden Bautista

Candidate Number 31 is Maria Angelica De Leon. Mariel as she is fondly called is the daughter of Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong. She is tall at a height of 5’9”. She is a source of debate and brickbats among pageant fans in forums and most of the feedbacks are negative. I hope she does not get jarred with all those flaks as she is gloriously beautiful when I saw her during the talent presentation. She is regal and she sang an aria and she had a melodious voice. She really had to work on her physique as she is on the voluptuous side. Since she has good communication skills, this lady would be in the forefront of the competition.

Candidate Number 32 is Cindy Abundabar. She is 24 years old and is a Nursing Graduate from Goa, Camarines Sur.  She was second runner-up in Miss Bicolandia 2010. She loves to follow TV Series. Unfortunately, during the talent competition, she did not register to me as someone who will put up a good fight on competition night.

Candidate Number 33 is Parul Shah. This tall young lady of 24 years has Indian blood like Venus Raj. She is a dusky beauty and was chosen as the Panagbengga Queen sometime in 2009 and represented the City of Pines in the Aliwan Festival at the Cultural Center and she wounded up as second runner up. Parul has very distinctive features and with good communication skills she is a force to reckon with in this pageant. During the talent presentation she was really a stand out and if she keeps the momentum, then it would not be surprise to see in the winning column.

Candidate Number 34 is Grace Yann Apuad. This tall girl is from Agusan del Sur and she is 24 years old. She joined the Supermodel of the World Philippines in 2003 and was a finalist. She also was a participant in the Miss Teen Philippines pageant held last 2004.  Since then she was not also part of the glitz and glamour of the fashion world but she also dabbled in the celluloid world. Grace has her own fans to speak of but personally, she lacked the spark that we saw in the other candidates.

Candidate Number 35 is Theresa Marie Fenger. She is 25 years old and is from Quezon City. She has dabbled in the entertainment world with the screen name of Lana Roi. She is a former member of an all-girl singing team called Eurasia. She is a former Miss Global Teen Canada and Miss Mayan World in 2004. She was also chosen as Miss Vancouver Universe Canada and won the 2009 Century Tuna Superbody Search. Theresa is a well-applauded candidate. However, she lost the spark that I saw in her when she won in Century Tuna 4 years ago. Her greatest feat is when she opened for the concert of Jennifer Lopez when she visited the country for the first time.

Candidate Number 36 is Angel May Villafuerte. She is a well-applauded candidate as she is a dead-ringer of Miss Shamcey Supsup. She can pass it off as a sibling or twin-sister of 2011 Miss Universe Philippines. Will she be able to rise above the occasion and do a winning performance come April 14?

Candidate Number 37 is Maria Teresita Alain Baccay is 22 years old and is presently staying in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. She once participated in the Miss World Philippines but with no such luck as a winner. She is described by other pageant writers as someone with an ultra-feminine beauty. She is a dead-ringer of another candidate –Mutya Datul.

Candidate Number 38 is Mariz Ong.  Mariz is another cross-over candidate. She participated in the Miss World Philippines 2012 and also with no luck in the winners’ circle. She is from Echague, Isabela and is an Information Technology graduate from the University of La Sallette.

Candidate Number 39 is Mutya Johanna Datul. Mutya once participated at the Mutya ng Pilipinas last year and was said to be a frontrunner but she crumbled during the pageant when she gave a poor answer to the question. Mutya has a very pretty face and bubbly personality. With a universal beauty and a height that is above-average, she is surely a face to contend with. However, if did not train to conquer her Achiless heel, then I would say, she might be given a runner-up position just like other winners in the past.

Candidate Number 40 is Jan Helen Villanueva. She is a 19 years old young lady who loves singing and dancing and is from Norzagaray, Bulacan. She is described to be a delicate beauty with porcelain looking skin.

In this set of candidates, I find the following to be strong candidates:

31,33 and 39.

Bubbling up candidates: 35 and 36

To update you on the strong candidates that we have felt so far, they are: 1,3, 5, 13,15,17, 20, 24,25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33 and 39.

Our bubbling up candidates are: 2, 14, 19, 27, 35 and 36