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 3 OF 5)

Candidates 21-30

By Arden Bautista

If the second batch had around 6 girls that would make look into their rating sheets, the judges would probably look back into their rating sheets and make revisions once the girls in this batch are seen.

Candidate Number 21 is Lourenz Grace Remetillo. She is 24 years old and is from Iligan City. She is Miss Iligan City 2011 First Runner-up. She was handpicked to represent the Philippines to the Miss Supranational Contest in Poland in 2011 prior to the franchise under the Bb. Pilipinas. She was not lucky though. This year she enlisted and she was emotion-filled for getting accepted as she knew no one to stay with during the course of the pageant. A good Samaritan extended to her help and thus, she was able to pursue her dream of joining the competition.

Candidate Number 22 is Ellore Noelle Punzalan. Ellore is a 25 year old medical student who wants to realize her dream of becoming a national beauty queen. Last year, she was denied that opportunity and so she persevered and thus was selected as one of the official candidates. Ellore has a beautiful charming face and with the one hiatus, she came prepared for the contest. Will she be lucky?

Candidate Number 23 is Leona Paula Santicruz and is 21 years old and hails from Sampaloc, Manila. Leona is a graduate of International Relations at the Lyceum University and she is currently working at the Bureau of Customs.

Candidate Number 24 is Cassandra Naidas. Half of Cassandra’s heritage is Korean. She is a Psychology graduate at Dela Salle University. During the talent presentation, she was one of those candidates that made an indelible mark. She looked great and showed a memorable personality.

Candidate Number 25 is Merry Joyce Respicio. She is another tall girl with great projection and the pageant fans were in awe as they were mesmerized by this girl. She moves with finesse and that grace is very remarkable. With an outstanding presence, I am sure Merry Joyce would be one of those candidates that would be considered to join the Top 15.

Candidate Number 26 is the tallest girl among the candidates. She is Anna Fernandina Buquid. The reception for Anna is very mixed. Some find her ordinary but some find her exotic. Her tall, lanky features makes her easily identified and thus proper training, make-up and styling would make her a shoo-in for one of the coveted crowns.

Candidate Number 27 is Vania Valiry Vispo.  Vania is another tall girl in the group. She has a beautiful face that radiates so sweetly when she smiles. Vania is not new to beauty contests. She was first runner-up in the Miss Tanauan Beauty Pageant in 2012, then first runner-up in Miss Batangas 2012 and last year she joined the Miss World Philippines beauty pageant. Although unsuccessful in her attempts to win a crown, her drive to become a beauty queen is still with fervor. She says that beauty queens are ambassadors of goodwill and it would be very meaningful for her because she dreams to be employed in our country’s foreign service in the future.

Candidate Number 28 is Mercegrace Raquel. She is 19 years old and is taking up BS Mathematics and she hopes to be teacher someday. She is from Nueva Ecija. When I saw Mercegrace, I thought I was seeing a mirage but she was real. She showed graceful and regal movements. She made a mark among fans during the talent competition day.

Candidate Number 29 is Pauline Quintas. Pauline is also 19 years old and she is the reigning Miss Antipolo City 2012. Pauline is said to have similar features of Aurora Pijuan and Guadalupe Sanchez. But what the pageant fans are impressed of her is her sweet smile, beautiful angelic face and her regal looks.

Candidate Number 30 is Maria Theresa Gorgonio. Matet as she is fondly called by friends is from Cebu City and she is 24 years old. She belongs to the Model Association of Cebu City.

Now we assess this batch and who are the strong candidates? They are candidates 24, 25, 26, 28 and 29. Bubbling up candidate is 27.

So let us update!!

Strong Candidates : 

1,3, 5, 13

15,17, 20, 24

25, 26, 28 and 29

Bubbling up: 

2, 14, 19, and 27