(L-R) Miss Surroundings Philippines 2021 and Miss Ecosystem 2022 Michelle Arceo, Reigning Limgas na Pangasinan-Grand Rona Lalaine Lopez, Miss Elite 2022 first runner-up Shanon Tampon and Bb. Pilipinas 2022 first runner-up Herlene Nicole Budol. Picture: INQUIRER.internet/Armin P. Adina
MANILA, Philippines—The Miss Grand Philippines pageant below ALV Pageant Circle drew acquainted faces to its “last” screening, with a number of nationwide titleholders and sweetness contest veterans making it as official candidates.
Essentially the most completed among the many bevy of beauties who utilized and went by means of the screening held at Teatrino at The Promenade in San Juan Metropolis on Friday, June 2, was Michelle Arceo, who was topped Miss Surroundings Philippines within the 2021 Miss World Philippines pageant, whose nationwide director is Arnold L. Vegafria, “ALV” himself. She represented the nation within the inaugural version of the Miss Surroundings Worldwide competitors held in India in April 2022, and completed with the Miss Ecosystem title. She was additionally a runner-up within the 2022 Century Tuna Superbods search.
One other girl with worldwide expertise who additionally made it as an official candidate was Shanon Tampon, first runner-up within the 2022 Miss Elite pageant in Egypt. She was additionally topped Miss Caloocan in 2019, and joined the 2021 Binibining Pilipinas pageant. She additionally took half within the 2018 Mutya ng Pilipinas and 2019 Miss Philippines Earth pageants.
Comedienne, host and content material creator Herlene Nicole Budol, first runner-up within the 2022 Bb. Pilipinas pageant, has likewise thrown her hat within the ring, together with former Bb. Pilipinas contestants Maria Gail Tobes and Gabrielle Runnstrom.
Amongst those that may also transfer on as official candidates are reigning queens from the provinces, Limgas na Pangasinan-Grand Rona Lalaine Lopez and Pearl of Sarangani Ejay Vergara. Solely 11 official candidates had been chosen from the 16 candidates who attended the screening. Insiders from the group mentioned one other spherical of in-person screenings shall be held on June 7 to pick extra aspirants.
That is the second Miss Grand Philippines pageant that has been organized to decide on the nation’s consultant within the Miss Grand Worldwide competitors. After 2012 Bb. Pilipinas second runner-up Ali Forbes completed fourth within the international tilt’s inaugural version in 2013, her handler, the late John de la Vega, mounted the 2014 Miss Grand Philippines contest the place Kimberly Karlsson acquired the title.
In 2015, the Bb. Pilipinas pageant acquired the Miss Grand Worldwide’s Philippine license, and fielded 2014 Bb. Pilipinas Tourism Parul Shah who completed fourth within the international competitors.
Bb. Pilipinas was in a position to produce Miss Grand Worldwide first runners-up Nicole Cordoves (2016) and Samantha Bernardo (2021), and second runner-up Elizabeth Clenci (2017). No Filipino girl has ever brough dwelling the “gold crown” within the contest’s nine-year historical past.
Final yr’s consultant, Roberta Tamondong, the final Bb. Pilipinas queen to compete within the Miss Grand Worldwide pageant, was proclaimed as one of many 5 fifth runners-up. She solely superior to the competition’s High 20, however was later awarded a High 10 spot when Mauritius’ Yuvna Rinishta rescinded her place. The rest of the finalists who didn’t advance to the ultimate 5 had been all hailed as fifth runners-up.
Vegafria introduced his acquisition of the Miss Grand Worldwide’s Philippine franchise in November final yr, and even introduced reigning queen Isabella Menin to the nation along with the remainder of the High 10 finalists.
The 2023 Miss Grand Philippines pageant may also proclaim the nation’s representatives to the Reina Hispanoamericana and Miss Tourism World contests. The Miss World Philippines competitors beforehand despatched the Filipino delegates to the 2 worldwide pageants. /ra
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