MISS PHILIPPINES
Beyond 2000
Swimsuits : One Piece or Two Piece?
What looks best on
Miss Philippines?
The 'safe & conservative' one piece
bathing suit?

or
The risky 'show-me-what-you've-got'
two piece revealer?

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Miss Philippines  in swimsuit! Over the years,  Filipinas have always opted for the one piece. No choice  though during the early years, since one piece was all what they were permitted to wear. With the onset of the 90's, beauty pageants began to relax their hold and slowly allowed contestants to wear the all revealing two piece.

Miss Philippines stood her ground and continued with the one  piece with  the excuse  that 'Asians don't  look good wearing  a bikini!' Miriam stayed  with the one piece and
came out second in the bathing suit competition. Nina broke the  habit and  strutted her stuff in a two piece, showing off
her fabulous figure and though she never made the cut,
she got rave reviews from all over!
Gloria Diaz
1969 Miss Universe
One Piece
The year was 1969. Gloria Diaz and the rest of the contest-ants in the Miss Universe Pageant all wear identical Catalina one piece bathing suits for the competition. The swimsuit of  30 years ago that looks tame compared to what we have today. Back then, they were not as 'highly cut' in the hip area as they eventually evolved into. Gloria looked great in her one piece which come to think of it, could pass for a pair of shorts today!
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Queen Gloria as Miss Universe of
1969. Wearing a bathing suit on a
decade of social  awakening  and
discovery. The Filipina  makes a debut!
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Evangeline Pascual made headlines
in the  Philippines  in 1973. Her towering  physique and  enviable statistics were a perfect match for the  three color-one piece bathing suit she wore at the Miss Republic of the Philippines Pageant. She looked so  good in it  as if it was tailored  for her that  she took it
with her to London and eventually almost won the crown. Today, the
swimsuit still looks a smash! I say the piece looks like the hybrid of a one piece and a two piece anyway!
Whoever designed this classic should also be in the history books.
Even the colors are nationalistic,
red, blue and white, the colors of the national flag!
1973 Miss World
1st Runner-up
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The Asian Mafia at Miss Universe 1988! Verdict? Only Miss Thailand looks good, no wonder she walked away with the title! The rest are pretty average,
with the typical look of the 80's. Miss Thailand gives justice to the fabric
but the rest are simply out of shape! Thunder thighs, bad skin, unproportion-
al vital statistics, bad hair day, and the general lack of charisma.
One Piece
Even Miss Philippines Universe of '88,
Perfida  Limpin is  out of  shape! She would have looked a little better if she had toned her body before the pageant.
1988 Asian Delegates
in Miss Universe
Two Piece
Ruffa Gutierrez wore a one piece number at the pageant finals of the Miss World pageant
in South Africa. She definitely looked good! With a body like hers, she can wear either one and still look ravishing.
Had she competed in the Miss Universe
Pageant on a later date, she would have given anybody
a run for her money with her killer bod
and Eurasian features! Ruffa, along with Nina, are perhaps the only two at this point who can give justice to the two piece bathing suit without
coming off as raunchy and still meet beauty pageant
standards.
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1993 Miss World 2nd Runner-up
Charlene Gonzales was a hit during the 1994 Miss Universe
Finals in Manila. Her one piece bathing suit earned her high
points! Well styled hair,  a fresh face,  a good body and fair skin set off by the dark hue of the bathing suit all contributed
to the winning look of the bathing suit! I guess the secret is to stand out and make an impact. If you are fair skinned, a darker shade will provide good contrast. In much the same way, a morena will look better in a light colored swimsuit.
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Charlene Gonzalez
1994 Miss Universe 
Finalist
One Piece
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1996 Miss Photogenic at the
Miss  Universe  Pageant is a stunner in the one piece she has chosen to wear!Though the hair is too big for today's standards, she could have used more trai- ning for projection and posture. The legs look a little bit short,
a disadvantage definitely, consi- dering her competitors are the giants of the pageant world!
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Aileen Damiles
1996 Miss Photogenic
Miss Universe Pageant
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Miss Universe 1999 First Runner-up and Clairol  Herbal  Essence Style  Awardee Miriam Quiambao is the best Filipina to ever  wear a bathing suit in  the Miss Universe Pageant! Though she didn't have the perfect figure, she more than  compen-
sated for it by her poise, elegance and stage presence. Though  the training  in Caracas was definitely a plus, Miriam just needed it to polish what was already in her. Here is a woman who whatever she does and what- ever she wears, always comes out a win- ner! May we have more like her!
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One Piece
Miriam Quiambao
1999 Miss Universe
1st Runner-up
Lalaine Edson went through a dramatic trans-
formation right after she finished her training
in Caracas for the Miss World Pageant. Back
to her pre-winning the Binibini title, her swim-suit pictures were lacklustre and looked more
like she just got out of college than as a con-
tender for the Miss Philippines title!

Training in Osmel is like asking for a make-over. True enough, Lalaine was transformed
from 'girl next door' to an 'Asian Enchantress'
overnight. She definitely looks super in her leopard print one piece, probably the idea of Osmel. Never mind, she looks like a million
bucks! This is testimony to the fact that pro-
per packaging helps a lot!
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Lalaine Edson
Miss Philippines
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Nina Ricci Alagao
Miss Philippines Universe 2000
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Ground shaking  breakthrough! Finally, a Miss
Philippines who was  willing to take the  plunge and go for the two piece bathing suit! Well, why not? Nina  has the body, the looks, the  23 inch
waistline, the modelling  experience, the  public exposure and above all the guts! Go girl and set the stage for this  millenium's Miss  Philippines!
Nina's swimsuit stint in Cyprus got all sorts of mixed reactions. The Cypriot press and the audience liked her, judges and  some  pageant fans did not. What went  wrong? For one, the hair was a  mess-get rid
of those extensions honey! The arms look awkward and there  was the issue about  too much make-up! Nina, what happened?
NINA IS A WINNA ! SWIMSUIT BABE IS THE GAL TO WATCH !
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May Nina  set the stage for the  new millenium's queens. May the stereotype that has come to be as-
sociated with Asians be a thing of the past. I am for
updating of the classic Asian idioms: reserved, quiet,
does not complain, shy and easily embarrassed.With the likes of Nina, may Filipinas finally learn to over-come their inhibitions and express themselves more
openly and get the recognition they deserve!
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