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BINIBINING PILIPINAS CHARITIES CAN’T DECIDE ON MISS PHILIPINES PIA WURTZBACH’S NATIONAL COSTUME FOR MISS UNIVERSE

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Front and back; left to right: gold, blue, beige

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles®) – Previously, we reported that the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) — the local franchise for the Miss Universe Pageant — has chosen the national costume that reigning Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach will wear at the upcoming international pageant.

Well, it turns out, that wasn’t the final decision.

The Adobo Chronicles® just learned that BPCI has chosen three designs and it can’t decide which one would give Wurtzbach the best crack at the Best in National Costume award, and hopefully the title of Miss Universe.

Mak Tumang
Mak Tumang

The three designs — all by Mak Tumang, a  young designer from Mexico, Pampanga — are based on the traditional Filipino terno, considered the national dress for women featuring the familiar butterfly sleeves.

So, BPCI has sought the help of The Adobo Chronicles® and its followers to decide on the final gown for Ms. Wurtzbach.

Help BPCI by voting in the poll below.  Should it be the gold, blue or beige gown?

Beauty, Fashion, International

MISS PHILIPPINES PIA WURTZBACH’S NATIONAL COSTUME FOR MISS UNIVERSE: THUMBS UP OR THUMBS DOWN?

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Pia Wurtbach's national costume for Miss Universe pageant
Pia Wurtzbach’s national costume for Miss Universe pageant

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – After last year’s much-maligned national costume for Miss Philippines-Universe MJ Lastimosa, Binibining Pilipinas Charities is not taking any chances this time around.

Lastimosa’s national costume during the 2015 Miss Universe Pageant held in Doral, Florida  was likened to a giant meringue wedding cake.  It was designed by Colombian Alfredo Barraza.

When reigning Miss Philippines-Universe Pia Wurtzbach takes to the stage for the next Miss Universe pageant, there will be no wedding cake and no Colombian designer — just an ethnically and multiculturally-inspired gown by one of the Philippines’ top fashion designers.

The design, unveiled today at the offices of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, combines the elegance of a body-hugging beige gown with traditional butterfly terno sleeves, elements of the Singkil princess via a crown-like headdress, the intricate embroidery of the barong tagalog and the skillful weave of the banig (straw mat).  And yes, there are still some remnants of the flowers that adorned Lastimosa’s gown.

All in all, the elite fashionistas are calling the design a melting pot of Philippine culture, which will put Wurtzbach in strong competition with some of the best national costumes at the Miss Universe pageant.

What do our readers think of the  design?  Thumbs up or thumbs down? Vote below.

Awards, Entertainment, Fashion, Film and TV

‘INDECENT’ ATTIRE NOW BANNED ON U.S. TELEVISION AND THE RED CARPET

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Cyrus at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards

HOLLYWOOD, California  (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – The movers and skakers of the American television industry have just had it with indecent exposure on live TV and on the red carpet at awards shows.

In a rare move by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the National Cable Television Association (NCTA) with the full support of all major U.S. television networks, a memorandum of agreement has been signed that will ban all indecent exposure by actors, singers and entertainers on live TV and at all red carpet ceremonies in awards shows.

The move came soon after pop singer Miley Cyrus appeared on the red carpet at last night’s MTV Video Musis Awards, wearing a top that barely covers her upper torso.

“It is time that we take back the decency and family-oriented nature of television and ban entertainers from exposing themselves before viewers, among them children and teens,” the agreement stated. “We will also blacklist any entertainer who claims ‘wardrobe malfunction’ during live performances.

The initial list of those banned from future live TV appearances included Cyrus, Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Janet Jackson.

MPAA is an American trade association that represents the six major Hollywood studios.

NCTA is the major trade organization for the American cable television industry.