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PHILIPPINES IS FIRST COUNTRY TO SEND TRANSGENDER CANDIDATE TO MISS UNIVERSE BEAUTY PAGEANT

August 30, 2015 Pol Pinoy 5 Comments

MANILA, Philippines (The Adobo Chronicles® ) – Previously, we reported that owner Donald Trump disqualified Miss Japan and Miss Philippines from this year’s Miss Universe Pageant because both are biracial and do not represent the true diversity ideals of the international contest.

That left the Philippines with no entry to the popular pageant. The reigning Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach, is half Filipino and half German.

Today, Binibining Pilipinas Charities, the local franchise holder of the Miss Universe Pageant, announced that it will be sending a replacement candidate to represent the Philippines.

She is Carla Marie Madrigal from Misamis Oriental province who earlier this month was crowned Queen Philippines Universe 2015 at a stunning transgender pageant held in Cebu City. Madrigal wowed the judges and audience with her natural, inidigenous beauty, her poise and personality and her national costume.

Filipinos have rallied behind Madrigal in the hopes of seeing their third Miss Universe. The other Filipinas who have held the title were Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Margarita Moran in 1973.

Trump has approved the new Philippine entry to the pageant.

In 2012, Trump also approved the participation of a transgender contestant in the Miss Universe Canada Pageant, Jenna Talackova, who unfortunately fell short of the national title.

Watch : Full video of Queen Philippines costume segment.

Film and TV, International

ASIAN AMERICAN GROUPS UPSET ABOUT THE CASTING OF EMMA STONE IN ‘ALOHA’ TURN THE HEAT ON BEAUTY PAGEANTS

June 5, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

From top left, clockwise: Stone, Miyamoto, Young and Wurtzbach

HOLLYWOOD, California ( The Adobo Chronicles) – Frustrated that their protest about the casting of Emma Stone as a quarter Chinese and quarter Hawaiian in the film, ‘Aloha’ is not getting as much mileage as they had hoped, Asian American groups are turning the heat on international beauty pageants to make their point.

The groups are crying ‘foul’ about director-writer Cameron Crowe’s decision to cast a red-haired, blue-eyed white actress to play the half Asian-Hawaiian and part Swedish Allison Ng in the film.

In a joint press statement issued today, the groups likened Stone’s casting to:

2014 Miss World from the Philippines, Megan Young, who looks more Caucasian than Filipino and whose name is anything but Filipino.
2015 Miss Universe-Japan, Ariana Miyamoto, whose features are more black than Japanese (Miyamoto was born to a Japanese mother and a black father).
2015 Miss Universe-Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach who, despite looking like a Filipina, is half-German, as evidenced by her surname.

“It’s about time films and beauty pageants reflect the true features and identities of the characters or contestants they are supposed to ethnically represent,” the groups said.

Neither Crowe nor the pageant organizers could be reached for comment.

International

MISS JAPAN LEADS THE BETTING ODDS IN LAS VEGAS TO WIN THE MISS UNIVERSE TITLE

March 24, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Miss Japan Universe Ariana Miyamoto

LAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Miss Universe Pageant is not just a competition to select the most beautiful woman in the universe. It is also the most sought-after venue for gamblers to bet on their choice of winner for the pageant in the hopes of reaping multiple returns for their ‘investment.’

Miss Japan, Ariana Miyamoto, has been making headlines for being the first bi-racial contestant to win the crown in her country and securing the opportunity to represent Japan in the prestigious Miss Universe pageant.

Despite the mixed reaction about her winning the title from within and outside Japan, Miyamoto is leading the odds to be the next Miss Universe among the bettors and gamblers in Las Vegas.

The betting odds are making many countries really nervous about their candidates — including countries that are considered to be perennial frontrunners in the annual contest, like Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela and the Philippines.

Many other countries who have yet to choose their representative to the next Miss Universe Pageant are seriously considering sending a candidate who is bi-racial in order to be more competitive.

After all, the standard of beauty is subjective. And mixed.