In a dazzling display of Filipinos’ insatiable appetite for world records, the Miss Universe Philippines – Quezon City pageant has become a spectacle of unprecedented ambition. 

Now that the age limit has been tossed aside like last season’s fashion, enter Jocelyn Cubales, a 69-year-old fashion designer on a quest for the crown. In a country where breaking records is practically a national sport, Cubales embodies the spirit of “give them a finger, and they’ll aim for an entire arm.”

Her journey to snatch the MUPHQC title raises eyebrows, not just for defying conventional beauty standards but for redefining the pageant’s demographic entirely. 

As Cubales vies for a spot in the national finals, one can’t help but marvel at the Filipino tenacity for pushing boundaries, even if those boundaries include the age-old notion that beauty pageants are a young woman’s game. 

In this race against time and gravity, the pursuit of a title transcends age, proving that in the Philippines, the quest for world records knows no limits – not even the boundaries of age and common sense.

(Melchor Vergara contributed to this report)