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...............ETHNIC DIVERSITY
Gone are the days when the mestiza had an edge over the morena. At a time of chan- ging concepts and opinions on beauty, new and unconventional looks have surfaced to fill the title of . . .
..........MISS PHILIPPINES
For so long a time, pageant loving Filipinos have always favored the light skinned, mixed heritage mestizas over the more exotic dark skinned morenas. Whenever a morena would win over a mestiza, she would always be big news, attracting both acclaim and criticism. How many of these dark skinned enchantresses have proven their critics wrong?
Time and time again, as the most hyped candidates failed to deliver, the ignored but equally lovely, captivating and beautiful ethnic queens continue to bring home the bacon much to everyone's surprise.
Proves one thing though, beauty is not partial to skin color. Beauty is universal. Beauty is not biased. Yes . . .
..........VARIETY ADDS SPICE !!!
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WHETHER FAIR OR COPPER SKINNED
OF THE DECADE OF THE DECADE OF TH
Miss Universe Pageant in Seoul, Korea. Prior to pageant night, she was numbered as one of the ear- ly favorites. Come pageant finals, Bob Barker called her name as one of the ten semi-finalists. During the interview portion, Bob asked her whether she wanted to become an actress like her famous father. Her reply was an unconvincing, "No! because the movies are not good for women." She managed to ease into the five finalists together with the USA, Scotland, New Zealand, and Sweden. Her wits and presence on stage was enough to land her as 3rd Runner-up to Shawn Weatherly of the USA, the new queen.
Chat :" I really have no one in mind in par- ticular. I'd like to meet anyone who is in charge of running or ruling a government."
1987 Was Pebbles Asis' turn for the Miss Universe Pageant in Singapore. She was one of the 10 semi-finalists that year.
Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
ly skeptical of her chances in the international arena of the
Miss Universe Pageant. "Here is another dark skinned mo- rena, the public grumbled, "who might not even make it
to top ten." Others said she didn't even look like a beau-
ty queen! Never the less, as unforgiving as the public was, her mentor and discoverer, designer Renee Salud, was ful-
ly aware of her potentials and backed her up all the way.
So amidst all the nagging and complaining tongues of the bored public, Desiree was on her way to the . . .
........1984 MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT
......................in Miami, Florida
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ing a Muslim inspired national costume de-
signed and created by her discoverer, Re-
nee Salud. Inspiration for the ensemble is drawn from the wedding dress of the Yakan women of Mindanao who are fa-
mous for their flamboyant use of elaborate
headdresses specially during their wedding
day. Desiree's national costume is perhaps
one of the most exotic dresses ever worn by a Miss Philippines in the Miss Universe
Pageant!
ARIES PRELIMINARIES PRE
preliminary swimsuit competition was still a part of the final telecast! Desiree is shown here getting ready to get a tan wearing a white one piece bathing suit that shows off her stunning hourglass figure. The swimsuit is in direct contrast to her dark morena fea-
tures, making her a real stand-out from the other candidates. The judges seem to agree to this for they gave her a score of 8.245! Not too generous in today's standards but certainly was good enough 16 years ago!
bod of a babywatch babe !!!
ISTS TEN SEMI-FINALISTS TEN
with delegates from Germany, USA, Thailand, Sweden, Holland, Guatemala, South Africa, Venezuela, and Colombia.
VIEW INTERVIEW INTERVIE
Bob : Miss Philippines, Maria Desiree Verdadero is a model from Manila. So, how long have you been a model?
Desiree : I've been a model for two years.
Bob : What type of modelling assignments have you done so far?
Bob : There are thousands of girls watching us on television right now who have dreams of becoming a model. What can you tell them about
the job?
Desiree : First of all, modelling is not an easy job and it is also not a stable job!
Bob : Well, you have to be an unstable person to become a model!
So, do you have an agent?
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Bob : So how do you get assignments if you're a 'freelancer' model?
Desiree : I have a lot of friends who are designers, so.. if they want to get me, they get me!
Bob : So, do they get you?
Desiree : Yes!
Bob : Thank you, Miss Philippines!
Desiree : You're welcome!
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suit competition. though a bit tense, her whistle bait form and ethnic glow on stage couldn't help but earn her a high 9.140 from the judges, 3rd place!
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