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MISS PHILIPPINES
Beyond 2000 |
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| The Miss Philippines World Gallery |
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Evangeline
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The 1973 Unofficial Miss World? |
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Ms. Evangeline Pascual goes down in Philippine history as the country's first 'unofficial' Miss World. Was offered the crown but modestly re- fused it! The 1973 Miss Republic of the Philip- pines explains why it was no longer worth becoming the country's Miss World titleholder: |
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| "I REFUSED!" |
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| "I was stooping too low for the country. Miss World gets a '10,' I got an '8,' and she (Marjorie), got a '6.' That crown was for me. That crown was for the Philippines. We kept our dignity !!!" |
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EVANGELINE PASCUAL |
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AMERICAN ACTOR GREGORY PECK BROKE THE TIE BETWEEN EVANGELINE & MARJORIE ! |
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Who else but the Chairman of the Board of Judges would break the tie between 2 lovely ladies ? American judge Gregory Peck would naturally favor Miss USA over Miss Philippines! Do we need to explain more? As destiny would have it, Marjorie was dethroned months later. Perhaps nature's way of saying, "Hey, that title was never yours in the first place to begin with! Just give it back!" |
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MISS PHILIPPINES WORLD DELEGATES THROUGH THE DECADES . . . |
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Maita Gomez was a famous cover girl of the 60's. She is well remembered for her daring move of cut-ting her hair in a short geometric style that reminded everyone of 60's English waif model superstar, 'Twiggy.' |
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Minerva Cagatao
Miss Republic of the Philippines World, 1970
& Semi-finalist at Miss World |
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Maita Gomez
Miss Republic of the
Philippines World, 1967 |
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Anna Veneracion will always be remembered as the Miss Philippines who withdrew from compe-tition in protest of the apartheid policy in South Africa. She was rumored to have been a favorite. |
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In the picture below right, Anna appears with delegates from eight other countries to form the 'Magic Nine' of the 1977 Miss World competition. Sweden's delegate, |
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Anna Melissa Veneracion
Mutya of the Philippines World, 1977 |
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Mary Stavin, seated right next to Anna, eventually won the title. What is so in-teresting about this 'Magic Nine' was that most of them did well at the finals.
Eva Marie Duringer of Austria was a semi-finalist, the UK's Madeleine Stringer was a final-ist, Miss Brazil Madalena Baraini was 3rd Runner-up, Cindy Darlene Miller of the USA was 4th Runner-up, Dagmar Gabrielle Winkler of Germany was 2nd Runner-up, and Miss Australia Jaye Liane Hopewell was also a finalist. What could have been Anna's fate had she not withdrawn from the competition? The Miss World crown? First Runner up perhaps? Who knows? One thing was sure though, Anna proved that she's got what it takes when she later competed at the 1978 Miss Ambar del Mundo Pageant in the Dominican Republic and landed as 2nd Runner-Up!
Anna could have been the first Fili-pina Miss World! |
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Estrella Querubin
Mutya of the
Philippines World, 1989 |
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Gemith Gemparo
Mutya of the
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Mutya of the
Philippines World, 1984 |
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Marina Benipayo originally won the Miss Philippines Maja International title in 1992. The real Miss Philippines for Miss World, Marilen Espino, was unable to compete due to illness; and Marina was sent instead. Ma- rilen later competed at the Miss Maja Inter-national Pageant. Both ladies were success- ful ramp and commercial models prior to their stint at the Miss Philippines contest. |
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Marina Benipayo
Miss Maja Philippines
sent to Miss World 1992 |
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Ruffa Gutierrez almost bagged the title at the 1993 Miss World Finals in South Africa. Politics played a major part in that year's pageant. |
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Ruffa Gutierrez
Miss Philippines World 1993
2nd Runner-up at Miss World |
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A year later, the tall and slim Cara Subi-jano also hit the headlines when she made it to the semi- finals of Ms.World. |
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Cara Subijano
Miss Philippines World 1994
Semi-finalist at Miss World |
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Kristine Rachel Florendo is certainly one of the most
gorgeous Miss Philippines ever. Every inch a beauty queen! But alas, the judges at the Miss World Pageant just ignored her. Kristine could have been a winner, if only Binibini handled her training well enough! |
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Kristine Rachel Florendo
Miss Philippines World 1997 |
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Lalaine Edson
Miss Philippines World 1999 |
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British Filipina Lalaine Edson was under tremendous pres-sure in 1999 to do well in Miss World right after Miriam's 1st Runner-Up finish at Miss Universe. Though she tried her best, she did not make it to the ten semi-finalists. |
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Katherine De Guzman
Miss Philippines World 2000 |
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What is in store for Katherine De Guzman for the Year 2000? Will she break the long dry spell and finally bring home the Miss World crown that has eluded the Filipina's grasp during the past few decades? We can only hope and wait as the 50th ani-versary of Miss World unfolds! |
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KATHY : SHINING THROUGH !!! |
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I am simply amazed on how much Kathy has polished her looks and poise over the past few months! From her Bini-bini portrait above, to her pic with Nina (left), and to her official portraits on the right, the metamor-phosis is truly incredible! |
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A WINNER !!! |
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"Katherine has that endearing smile that engages and captivates. It is as if you have known her for some time now. Like a lost friend you haven't seen in years..."
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KATHY AS MISS WORLD 2000?
WHY NOT? NOT AT ALL IMPOSSIBLE! IT'S ABOUT TIME! |
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Okay, okay, I'm going a step ahead, but come to think of it, this is not impossible at all! The crown suits her perfectly! Is this a forecast of things to come? Who knows? This year might just be it. Big things come in small packages. The unexpected is always a welcome surprise !!! |
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Here is one of the best Miss Philippines delegates I have ever seen. Reminds us all of the Binibinis of the 70's. An excellent combination of hometown beauty and brains to match! And take note, the girl is no airhead and can seriously talk !!! |
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Cecilia Amabuyok
Miss Republic of the
Philippines World, 1968
4th Runner-up at Miss World |
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Cecilia Amabuyok, the novice nun who entered the Miss Republic of the Philippines contest without the knowledge of her convent superi- ors! Never the less, the dusky lady went on to become the hot favorite in London and eventually landed as 4th Runner-up! What a fitting end- ing to a girl who gave new mean-ing to the phrase, "full of grace, the Lord is with thee." |
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CECILIA : FULL OF GRACE |
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