MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – Athletes, politicians and film actors know when to quit: when they’re on top of their careers. It’s all about the legacy that one leaves behind — a winner, a record.

Today, the Philippines has announced that if its representative to the 2016 Miss World Beauty Pageant, Catriona Gray, wins the crown, the country will quit all international pageants going forward.

Gray remains to be a favorite to win the popular contest to be held January 20 in Washington, D.C.  She would be the second Filipina Miss World, the first being Megan Young.

So why will the Philippines quit all international beauty pageants?

It’s all about the record. If Gray wins, it will be the first time ever that a country holds all three titles.

It will be a most gracious and victorious exit from the beauty workd for the Philippines. It might even be  on the Guiness World Record. For a long time.

NEW YORK, New York (The Adobo Chronicles, Washington Bureau) – Previously, we reported that President-elect Donald Trump’s first official foreign state visit will be to the Philippines during which he will come face to face for the first time with President Duterte whom many have called the ‘Donald Trump of the Philippines.’

By some lucky coincidence, the Miss Universe Pageant finals will be held in Manila during Trump’s visit.

The Miss Universe Organization has invited Trump — former owner of the pageant — to be among the celebrity judges, and he has accepted.

The pageant finals is scheduled on January 29 (January 30 in the Philippines). Reigning Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach will crown her successor at Manila’s Mall of Asia Arena.

Trump, whose inauguration is set 9 days earlier in Washington, D.C., said that he will be spending his own money for this trip to the Philippines — all for the love of beautiful women.

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles, Manila Bureau) – When the final moments of the 2017 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant to be held in Manila unravels, many are predicting that it will be a repeat of last year’s controversial contest. Miss Philippines and Miss Colombia will be the last two women standing.

Many will recall that pageant host Steve Harvey mistakenly announced Miss Colombia as the 2016 winner when, in fact, it was Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach who was selected by the judges as the new Miss Universe.

Beauty experts and enthusiasts are betting their bottom dollars on Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines to be the top two candidates.  They, however, cannot bet on Harvey making the correct announcement.

We’ll have two wait till January 29.