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Miss World
2013 Meagan Young together with Miss World Philippines Winners, (L-R) Queenie
Rehman, Hilarie Parungao, Gwen Ruais and reigning queen, Miss World Philippines
and Miss World 2016 3rd Runner-up, Catriona Gray with Mr. Arnold Vegafria,
President ALV Group of Companies, the new franchise holder of Miss World
Philippines with Bessie Besana, General Manager, and host of the event Iya
Villania at the launching of 2017 Miss World Philippines at the New World
Makati Hotel, Makati City.
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A rare gathering of the Miss World
Philippines titleholders the last six years was seen at the official media
launch of Miss World Philippines 2017, held recently at the New World Hotel in
Makati City. They all won under Cory
Quirino’s CQ Global Quest Inc., before the TV host and beauty wellness
columnist gave up the Miss World Philippines franchise.
Minus 2014’s Valerie Weigmann, Miss World Philippines from 2011 to 2016 Gwendoline Ruais, Queneerich Rehman, Megan Young, Hillarie Danielle Parungao and Catriona Gray, whose painful loss at last year’s Miss World pageant triggered Quirino’s resignation, were a sight to behold at the event which is introducing three new titles this year beside the Miss World Philippines crown giving the winners a chance to represent the country at the Miss Eco International, Reina Hispano Americana and Miss Multinational international pageants.
Miss World 2017 will be held in China on November 18, 2017, Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 is scheduled in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in November 2017, while Miss Multinational 2017 in set in New Delhi, India in December 2017. The Miss Eco International will be held in Alexandria, Egypt in April 2018.
Thirty candidates are competing in this year’s search, which now under a new Miss World Philippines franchise holder with Arnold Vegafria as national director and Bessie Besana as general manager. They will compete in several preliminary fast track events, patterned after the Miss World competitions, which include the Beach Beauty Challenge, Sports Challenge, Top Model Challenge at Fashion Show, Talent Competition during the Charity Gala Night. Winning candidates of these fast track events will automatically earn a semifinal spot at the finals of Miss World Philippines 2017 scheduled to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on September 3, 2017 to be telecast live on GMA-7.
While the Philippine General Hospital was the chosen beneficiary during Quirino’s time, the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center will now be the new charity beneficiary under Vegafria in line with pageant’s campaign advocacy under its traditional ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ program. Words and photos by Eton B. Concepcion
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