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FOR THE PHILIPPINES, IT JUST KEEPS ON GOING AND GOING

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imagePutrajaya, Malaysia- Just like the energizer bunny, the Philippines just keeps on going and going and going.

On the last evening of 2013, the Philippines won yet another international beauty pageant, Miss Tourism International held in Malaysia. Miss Philippines Angeli Dione Gomez bested 59 other beauties from around the world to win the title previously held by another Filipina. Miss Gomez joins the list of Filipinas who won major international beauty crowns this year including Miss World, Miss International and Miss Supranational, not to mention the third place finish in this year’s Miss Universe Pageant.

As a result of this latest win, the decision by the Association of Beauty Pageant Franchise Holders (ABPFH) to ban the Philippines from participating in beauty pageants for the next two years has been revised yet again. The ban will now remain in effect for four years.  See previous story about the ban as reported in The Adobo Chronicles.

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MISS PHILIPPINES IS 2013 MISS INTERNATIONAL; BAN RE-IMPOSED

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imageTokyo, Japan – First, the good news:  Bea Rose Santiago has won yet another beauty pageant crown for the Philippines.  She bagged the 2013 Miss International Pageant title last night in Tokyo.  The bad news: the ban on the Philippines from participating in international beauty pageants for the next two years has been re-imposed!

Earlier, The Adobo Chronicles reported that the Association of Beauty Pageant Franchise Holders (ABPFH) had disqualified the Philippines from international beauty pageants because of the extraordinary performance of its candidates this year: winning the crowns for Miss World and Miss Supranational, 3rd runner-up in Miss Universe, and consistent top 5 finish in most other beauty contests.  Then, it reversed the ban after a disappointing finish for the Philippines’ bet in the Miss Earth pageant.

With Santiago’s victory, the Philippines has set another record of winning not one or two, but three major beauty titles in one year.  Only two other countries have won the crown for all the major international beauty pageants – Brazil and Venezuela.

In re-imposing the ban, the ABPFH admitted that it spoke too soon when it lifted the Philippines’ earlier disqualification. “We should have waited for the results of Miss International 2013,” the association said.

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PHILIPPINES’ BET IN MISS INTERNATIONAL WILL ANSWER FINAL QUESTION IN SPANISH

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imageTokyo, Japan – The final question has always been the waterloo for the Philippines’ candidates to international beauty pageants like Miss Universe, Miss World (except Megan Young) and Miss International. In recent years, the Filipina candidates have performed extremely well, making it to the top 5 finalists, only to lose the title in the final question in which  they all have chosen to answer in English, unlike the Latina candidates who have always answered in their native language with assistance from interpreters.
On December 17, the finals for the 2013 Miss International Pageant will be held in Tokyo, Japan. Miss Philippines Bea Rose Santiago revealed that if she is chosen to be among the top 5 finalists, she will answer the final question in Spanish which will put her on equal footing with the Latina candidates who are expected to make it to the finals.

The Philippines was a colony of Spain for more than three  centuries and many Filipinos, including Santiago, speak and understand the Spanish language.

Miss Philippines is among the favorites to win this year’s Miss International title.