Bb PilipinasTourism: Bb 4 Parul Shah Bb Pilipinas – Universe: Bb 25 Mary Jean Lastimosa
Bb Pilipinas – Supranational: Bb 35 Yvethe Marie Santiago
Bb Pilipinas – International: Bb 22 Mary Anne Guidotti
Bb Pilipinas – Intercontinental: Bb 13 Kris Tiffany Janson
1st runner up: Bb 11 Laura Lehmann
2nd-runner up: Bb 27 Hannah Sison
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After a Sunday soiree with my sister’s family in Batangas City and some hearty wanton beef mami and hakaw on the side at David’s Tea House in Calamba, what else was there to do but sit through Vice Ganda’s birthday show while making myself up for the year’s anticipated beauty pageant on Channel 6.
Korek. Coronation night ng Bb. Pilipinas where an almost omnibus sweep of beauty titles will be given away like we do with our old clothes. Ganun lang kasimple ang kalakaran ng pageant dito sa atin. Rampa. Q&A. Announcement of winners. Minsan pa pag sinuswerte ka, kamukha mo ‘yong nanalo. Choz. Well, this year’s beauty show came decent enough for me not to choke on my expired peanuts ; what bothered me lang was the VO o voice over. Particular kasi ako sa naririnig kong annotations ng proceedings. NapakaLowEnd ng dating at walang brillo at crispiness ang tone ng nagsasalita. Feeling ko tuloy parang Miss Day Care Center lang ang kaganapan. Isa pang nakawiwindang ay ang pagkakayari ng SPIELS. Punyeta , the height of kabaduyan dahil recycled lang ang lahat. Parang hindi nila batid na ang mga nanonood ay regulars at parang dumedejavu lang kaming lahat! Okey na rin ‘yong judges, aside from those who were from the network. Ano ba naman ang alam sa standards of beauty nina Korina Sanchez at Cory something noh? Hindi rin malirip ng aking isip kung saan at paano nila napagpasyahang maging guest singer ‘yong pinakanta nilang ruso raw. Puede namang si Rico Puno o Willie Revillame na lang ang pinaserenade sa mga kandidata noh? Halata rin na ang daming make up ang inaksaya para ‘yong ibang kalahok ay magmukhang maganda. Most of them were simply gathered to complete a handsome number of so-called candidates. Maraming mukhang nakapustiso, lalo na ‘yong kapatid ng isang dating beauty queen. Kawawa nga at pinagsal-itan ang mukha nilang magkapatid at tumingkad tuloy ang katotohanang dapat hindi na siya jumoin! Of course, hindi ko na i-enumerate ang winners dahil syempre nakabandera na sa screens nyo at dyaryo noh? Last na lang… what happened to Venus Raj? She looks old and so used up that there is not a hint of her being fresh in the past. Yon lang. Till next year!
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