MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chroniclers, Manila Bureau) – The Miss Grand Philippines organization stripped Herlene Budol of her crown as the 2023 “Miss Philippines Tourism” and declared her persona non grata.

This, after Budol said on her Facebook account that her potential was wasted, insinuating that she should have won as “Miss Grand International.”

The comedienne has caused a stir in the pageant world after video clips of the media presentation showed her making fun of a question from a member of the press. She also didn’t really answer the question.

Budol tried some damage control during the pageant finals when she used a translator to answer the final question for the top 5 candidates, apparently to no avail.