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NATIONAL COSTUME POLL: GIANT WEDDING CAKE OR CHANDELIER?

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Left, last year: MJ Lastimosa; Right, this year: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
Left, last year: MJ Lastimosa; Right, this year: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – Of course, it’s all a matter of perspective, preference or fashion sense. It seems like the Philippines continues to grapple with the appropriate national costume that its candidate to the annual Miss Universe pageant should wear.

Last year was a giant cake.  This year, it’s a capiz chandelier hanging from a coral reef, or is it a mermaid dressed in some hand-woven placemat.

Well, to settle it all, we’re conducting a poll. Let us know what you think. Vote.

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THE INSPIRATION BEHIND MISS PHILIPPINES PIA WURTZBACH’S NATIONAL COSTUME

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imageLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – There is no giant wedding cake for Miss Philippines’ national costume in this weekend’s Miss Universe Pageant.

After taking much flak for MJ Lastimosa’s Colombian-designed national costume at the last pageant, Binibining Pilipinas Charities left no stone unturned to make sure that Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach’s national costume this time around is Filipino-designed and truly representative of indigenous culture.

Now that Wurtzbach’s national costume has been unveiled, Filipinos are united in praising the design inspired by the Philippine coral, capiz chandelier, hand-stitched placemat and the favorite Filipino food, fresh lumpia.

We wish Miss Philippines all the luck!

Beauty, Fashion, International

DID MISS PHILIPPINES JUST LIE?

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imageLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) –On the eve of the Miss Universe Pageant’s preliminaries, Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach posted a photo on her social media account of her official evening gown for the contest.  But whoa! When she appeared on stage Wednesday night, she wore a different gown altogether.

Instead of wearing the green Albert Andrada gown she posted on social media, Wurtzbach donned a bright red OIiver Tolentino gown.

Did she just lie to her fans?

Relax.

Due to typhoon Nona, the flight of Andrada to the USA was cancelled last Tuesday. Albert was supposed to bring two evening gowns for Pia to choose from for the Miss Universe 2015 preliminary event. To save the day, Pia’s mentor, Jonas Gaffud, went to his back-up plan and contacted Los Angeles-based Filipino designer, Oliver Tolentino, who was already vacationing in Aspen. Tolentino immediately instructed his staff to rush several gowns to Las Vegas after receiving the news.

The moral of the story: don’t count your eggs before they’re hatched.