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International, LGBT

MISS UNIVERSE MAKES HISTORY WITH FIRST TRANSGENDER CONTESTANT

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imageLAS VEGAS, Nevada (The Adobo Chronicles) – This year’s Miss Universe pageant made history by having a transgender contestant in the person of Miss Austria.

The closest Miss Universe ever got to having a transgender contestant was when Jenna Talackova waged a legal battle to be allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada pageant in 2012, after being initially disqualified for being a transgender woman.  She failed to win the Miss Canada title.

During the national costume competition today, Miss Austria Amina Dagi forgot to shave her moustache.

Nevertheless, the crowd at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas loved it.  She has a good chance of being named a finalist, pageant experts say.

The Miss Universe finals will be held this Sunday.

 

 

Beauty, Fashion, International

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.