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On the night of February 10, 2018, Katrina Dimaranan was walking for Bessie Besana’s finale for Manhattan Fashion Week here in New York. I bumped into her before the show started and took the opportunity to interview her. I asked her if she still wanted to compete in a pageant and she immediately replied thatContinue reading “Katrina and the Universe…”

In full bloom. They say that queens blossom even more after their reign. That couldn’t be truer with our 2020 Miss Universe Philippines queens. Their ethereal beauties shine in their last photoshoot as the reigning queens. Photography & Creative Direction: @sevenbarretto of @studio7manilaSet Design & Art Direction: @erwnbotin of @botinstudiosPhoto Team: @claudevillahrmsa@darielmiraflorphotography Stylists: @mikeeandrei @sovndwvaveAssistedContinue reading “One Last Time For Our 2020 Miss Universe Philippines Queens”

Miss Universe Philippines 2021 will be chosen on September 30, 2021 in Bohol. Pageant fans cannot keep their excitement for the biggest night of them all! These are my personal favorites among this year’s delegates.

FROM KODIE’S SOCIAL MEDIA: The journey in my pageant life has been a roller coast ride that’s full of pain, learning, and love. This journey had molded me from a timid queer boy into a gay man who is proud of himself and lives a purposeful life. To become the Philippines’ representative to the internationalContinue reading “Mister Gay Philippines 2020, Kodie Macayan, Ready to Represent at Virtual Mr.Gay-World 2020”

This year’s National Costume theme is a celebration of a bygone era of elegance and sophistication—the Manila Carnival Queens. They are the first Filipina beauty queens whose names are still remembered by historians and pageant aficionados. Their images wearing elaborate and intricate costumes live on in black and white photos. So we wanted to bringContinue reading “Miss Universe Philippines 2021 National Costumes”