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HOT! HOT! HOT!

EX-MISS PHILIPPINES
UNIVERSE Janelle Bautista
VYING FOR THE
MISS WORLD USA 2000 TITLE!

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Justice for Janelle?
"Success is the Sweetest Revenge!"

.............Janelle Joy Bautista, Then and Now !................
As the pretty Miss Philippines  Universe  1999 (left), and  as one of the  semi-finalists for  the Miss World USA title (above and right). Miss Philippines as Miss U.S.A. ?

HOW GREAT THOU ART

Is this a lesson from fate or what? Ex-Miss Philippines Universe Janelle Bautista is now one of the semi-finalists  for the title of Miss World USA 2000! Judging from the photographs of all the semi-
finalists, Janelle  is miles ahead of her  competitors. If she does  indeed win the title, Janelle will be competing  side by side with  Katherine Annwen  De Guzman herself! How  interesting! A former Miss Philippines and the current Miss Philippines in the same pageant.  Janelle could have been an excellent Miss Philippines, too bad the Binibini organizers never gave her the chance to explain her side  of the  fiasco. Janelle as  we all recall, lost her Miss Philippines  title due to citizenship issues.
What  could be worse  is what if the  24 year old Filipina American  actually wins  the Miss World title? What a slap on the face of the Miss Philippines  organizers! Oh yes, just  like what the lyrics
of an old hymn say, "I once was lost, but now am found."  Finally, justice for Janelle?

                                                                                                                       
. . . Heimlich

Joanna "Just the Girl Next Door, Nothing Special"

Joanna "Ready to Compete Like Miriam"

JOANNA
IN SWIM
SUIT :
A LESSON
IN SELF
ESTEEM
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WANNA
BE
LIKE
MIRIAM
Q. !!!

Did Miriam mentor Joanna prior to her departure for Tokyo? The photo above seems to indicate so! Gone is the naive, girl-next-door, DARNA wanna-be kind
of thing. We now see a beauty queen ready to com- pete! Has Binibini finally learned from their mistakes?

Joanna "Pinay Wonder Woman "

THE SWIMSUIT ISSUE

BE THERE TO COMPETE

Pageant fans are pleased. Joanna's first pic from the Miss International Pageant in Tokyo is encouraging!
Yes, she is there to compete and not just to be another plain participant to encourage 'peace and harmo-ny' among nations! After all, this is a competition and all the girls are there for one reason alone, and that is, to win. Miss Philippines, come out of your shell and do your best to show and tell!
                                                                                                                                  
. . . Heimlich

THE MISSING LINK
WHAT REALLY TRANSFORMED
MIRIAM QUIAMBAO

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WHAT CARACAS CAN DO

Miriam was  just a sweet unknown when she won the Miss Philippines title. Her offi-
cial swimsuit portrait showed a naive, dusky
beauty with a lot of potential. Weeks before the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant, Miriam was sent to Caracas, Venezuela to train un-
der the watchful eyes of beauty queen ma-
ker, Osmel Souza. Lo and behold, Miriam was transformed overnight from towngirl to temptress! Venezuelan photographer Daniel Alonso captures Miriam's winning look!

Miriam  Quiambao before Caracas (above), and during her training in Caracas (right). What a  world of  difference
Osmel & his team have made!

IT IS ALL IN THE PACKAGING

As the pictures above attest, achieving the 'look' of a beauty queen is all in the packaging! Teach them how  to pose, make  them aware what their  best assets and  angles are, and with  the proper make-up, wardrobe and marketing, voila, even Miss Philippines can make Miss Venezuela insecure! Beauty queens are  not meant to  look simple, they are there to symbolize  what beauty is all about, and thank goodness,
glamour never dies, it just evolves!
                                                                                                                           
. . . Heimlich

THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL
FILIPINA BEAUTY QUEEN

GEMMA IS A 'GEM'

Ever  since Gemma Cruz  won the  Miss International  title in 1964, pageant mania in the Philippines has never been the same. What made her win? It was simple: she was not afraid to be dif-
ferent. In a decade dominated by fair skinned Caucasians, olive skinned Gemma was the antithesis of what was acceptable and prevailing. Never the less, she was able to capture the minds and
hearts of the judges and won the title just four years after it all began! Gemma is indeed a 'gem' of a find.
                                                                
. . . Pageant Fan

A TRIP BACK IN TIME. THE FILIPINA QUEENS OF THE 60'S AND THE 70'S.

WHO REALLY WON?

Miss World Pageant of 1973. Evangeline Pascual of the  Philippines was neck and  neck with  Miss USA Marjorie Wallace. Everyone thought the crown was hers. Not so. Marjorie was crowned Miss World and Evangeline was her first runner-up. One hundred and four days later, Marjorie was dethroned due to her reckless lifestyle of dating men left and right. Appa-
rently, Marjorie  had no idea who or what a beauty queen  should be. Evangeline  was offered the title, and  yet she refused. In  the end, nobody  offically
ever  took Marjorie's  place. Though Miss Wallace
was dethroned,  the history books of Miss World still lists Miss  USA as Miss  World of 1973. Who really won that year, the promiscuous Miss USA or the elegant, stunning Miss Philippines?
                                                       
. . . Heimlich

.....WHY DID EVANGELINE PASCUAL.........
.....REFUSE THE MISS WORLD TITLE?

It has been nearly 27 years now and still the daunt-
ing question remains unofficially answered. Tech-nically, Evangeline should have been crowned the new Miss World of 1973, but strange as it may all seem, it never happened! Will this mystery ever be solved? What has Mister Morley got to say?

..WANTED : RECENT... ..PHOTOS OF KATHY

Finally, months after she won the title of Miss Phi- lippines World, fresh and recent pictures of Kathy!
As of  time of  writing,  Kathy is in the heat of preparations for the com-
ing  50th  aniversary of Miss World  in London. Will she win the country's first  Miss World crown? This website says she has all what it takes to bring home the bacon!
                  
. . . Heimlich

Katherine with other Miss Philippines titleholders at a charity visit (above). And at left, with current Mr. Philippines World, Eric Salvador. Out to conquer the world in their respective pageants?

THE DYNAMIC DUO

KATHY
FOR MISS
WORLD!

Will Katherine break the long, dry spell and become the first Filipina Miss World? After sad losses in the Miss Universe and
Miss International this year, all hopes are on Miss De Guzman!

MIRIAM, MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER BEFORE

It has been more than year now since Miriam made waves at Miss Universe 1999 with her now famous moves, quotes and evening  gown! What has  been this beauty queen been up to lately? Miss Quiambao  has been kept  busy in the Filipino program, "Unang Hirit."  Her stepping stone  to a movie ca-
reer? Who knows? Though she has repeatedly refused in the past, many a beauty queen like her has ended up in front of the  movie camera  sooner or later. Will  she walk down the same path to success? Even if she does not, fans will always remember her as the country's 'almost' 3rd Miss Universe!

                                                             
. . . Pageant Fan

COOL AS A
BREEZE !!!

MISS PHILIPPINES OF THE SIXTIES

The beauty queens of four decades ago. Now probably in their late 50's or early 60's, but the photographs are as young as ever. When will we ever see such kind of ladies  gracing the Philippine pageant scene once again? Whatever made these classic beauties so timeless lies in the fact that they belonged to an era when morale was high and national pride was at its peak!
                                                              
. . . Heimlich


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Edita Vital
Miss Philippines Universe 1961

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Clarinda Soriano
Miss Philippines Universe 1966

Pictures  of Edita Vital, Clarinda Soriano and Charina Zaragoza all  courtesy of pageant fan 'Rene' of Manila, Philippines. October 7, 2000

Charina Zaragoza
Miss Philippines Universe 1968

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