9 foreign-bred Pinays in Mutya 2007 contest
FUNFARE By RICARDO F. LO
abs-cbnnews.com
More than any other local beauty contest, the search for the Mutya ng Pilipinas attracts the most number of foreign-bred Filipinas, with no less than nine in this year’s (the 39th) competition.
More than any other local beauty contest, the search for the Mutya ng Pilipinas attracts the most number of foreign-bred Filipinas, with no less than nine in this year’s (the 39th) competition.
This was pointed out by Funfare’s "beauty experts" Felix Manuel, Joey Cezeare, Gery Yumping and Francis Calubaquib who filed the following report:
The current title-holder, Kirby Ann Tan Basken of Norway, is the first and only Filipina national title-holder to win another national beauty title in another country. She represented Norway in the recent Miss Universe Pageant in Mexico City, won by Japan’s Riyo Mori.
Kirby is here to crown her successor on June 22 at the Olongapo Convention Center, to be aired live by ANC, with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as partner.
Aside from the nine beauties "imported" from different Filipino communities abroad, 21 homegrown ones are competing.
"This is the best batch of delegates in the history of the pageant," said Renee Salud, one of those behind the contest, during the press presentation held recently at SBMA.
One of the nine is Jacquelene Charlebois Rodriguez, niece of Vivian Velez, who is considered one of the front-runners. The sultry 17-year-old beauty from San Fernando Valley has just finished high school and is interested in joining showbiz.
Vivian started her career in the mid-’70s and became popular via a commercial for a whisky brand. She later produced movies under her own film outfit, Amazaldy Films. She has two Best Actress trophies, one for Pieta (from the Film Academy of the Philippines) and the other for Paradise Inn (from the FAMAS)
Three special awards were given out by the pageant during the past week. Adjudged Subic Bay Body Beautiful was Tanya Hendy of Australia, Star of the Night was Sherlyn Gonzales and Best in Philippine Terno was Marian Michelle Oblea, a former Miss UST.
Here are the nine foreign-bred Pinays (and their numbers, at random order):
1. Shane Padamada, 21, San Diego, California, USA
4. Eunice Escarez, 21, Arizona, USA
5. Veronica Turla, 23, East Coast, USA
21. Tanya Louise Hendy, 21, Australia
25. Christine Sienicki, 25, Mid West, USA
26. Maylinn Storbakken, 18, Norway
28. Emmalen Horner, 25, Germany
29. Jacquelene Rodriguez, 18, San Fernando Valley, USA
30. Melissa Ann Escobar, 23, Canada.
More than any other local beauty contest, the search for the Mutya ng Pilipinas attracts the most number of foreign-bred Filipinas, with no less than nine in this year’s (the 39th) competition.
More than any other local beauty contest, the search for the Mutya ng Pilipinas attracts the most number of foreign-bred Filipinas, with no less than nine in this year’s (the 39th) competition.
This was pointed out by Funfare’s "beauty experts" Felix Manuel, Joey Cezeare, Gery Yumping and Francis Calubaquib who filed the following report:
The current title-holder, Kirby Ann Tan Basken of Norway, is the first and only Filipina national title-holder to win another national beauty title in another country. She represented Norway in the recent Miss Universe Pageant in Mexico City, won by Japan’s Riyo Mori.
Kirby is here to crown her successor on June 22 at the Olongapo Convention Center, to be aired live by ANC, with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) as partner.
Aside from the nine beauties "imported" from different Filipino communities abroad, 21 homegrown ones are competing.
"This is the best batch of delegates in the history of the pageant," said Renee Salud, one of those behind the contest, during the press presentation held recently at SBMA.
One of the nine is Jacquelene Charlebois Rodriguez, niece of Vivian Velez, who is considered one of the front-runners. The sultry 17-year-old beauty from San Fernando Valley has just finished high school and is interested in joining showbiz.
Vivian started her career in the mid-’70s and became popular via a commercial for a whisky brand. She later produced movies under her own film outfit, Amazaldy Films. She has two Best Actress trophies, one for Pieta (from the Film Academy of the Philippines) and the other for Paradise Inn (from the FAMAS)
Three special awards were given out by the pageant during the past week. Adjudged Subic Bay Body Beautiful was Tanya Hendy of Australia, Star of the Night was Sherlyn Gonzales and Best in Philippine Terno was Marian Michelle Oblea, a former Miss UST.
Here are the nine foreign-bred Pinays (and their numbers, at random order):
1. Shane Padamada, 21, San Diego, California, USA
4. Eunice Escarez, 21, Arizona, USA
5. Veronica Turla, 23, East Coast, USA
21. Tanya Louise Hendy, 21, Australia
25. Christine Sienicki, 25, Mid West, USA
26. Maylinn Storbakken, 18, Norway
28. Emmalen Horner, 25, Germany
29. Jacquelene Rodriguez, 18, San Fernando Valley, USA
30. Melissa Ann Escobar, 23, Canada.
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