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Ms. Universe Photogenic 2005 Gionna Cabrera is NOW a BAG LADY!

Posted in FORMER BEAUTY QUEENS - WHERE ARE THEY TODAY?, tagged , , , , on May 28, 2009 | 12 Comments »

I deliberately came 15 minutes early to my meeting with Gionna Cabrera just to see her walk in. There’s nothing like watching a beauty queen enter a room. And when she arrived at the UCC Cafe across Glorietta 3, I got what I waited for – a muted but gorgeous entrance; she was clearly a [...]

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BQ FOOD REVIEW: The Aztec Hot Chocolate at Cafe Xocolat

Posted in Foody Queen, tagged , on May 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »

There comes a time in the life of a beauty queen when all diets are surrendered for the one thing that satisfies the soul – chocolate!  I have had this kind of surrendering many times in my life. In fact I have had seasons of living in complete surrender. Most recently, I discovered an amazing [...]

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Joji Felix Velarde, October 4, 1935 – May 22, 2009

Posted in Cemetery Gates RIP, tagged on May 24, 2009 | 8 Comments »

UPDATE – Tuesday, May 26, 2009 – Tita Joji Felix Velarde will be cremated today. Please keep her family and close friends in your prayers. When we entered the room where Tita Joji was lying in state, we were welcomed by her son eldest grandson Budgi. He was very warm and told us what happened [...]

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Joji Felix Velarde, the Grand Dame of Beauty Passes On at 73

Posted in Cemetery Gates RIP on May 23, 2009 | 5 Comments »

Photo courtesy of Julles Roberto I received the shocking news as we were parking at Eastwood Libis.  Lorraine Schuck, founder of the Ms. Earth franchise texted me this – “Tita Joji Felix Velarde passed away. Her wake is at Mt. Carmel Church, Broadway St., New Manila. Cremation is on Tuesday.”  She apparenty had a heart [...]

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Gay Blogger Makes Carrie Prejean the MOST FAMOUS First Runner-Up in the World

Posted in My Stories, Uncategorized, US Beauty Pageants on May 22, 2009 | 6 Comments »

UPDATE, JULY 23, 2009 – Carrie’s hasn’t even finished writing her book and it’s already generating controversy. I wonder if it’s going to be a hit.  Read on… And on.. UPDATE, JULY 19, 2009 – Christianity Today Magazine dissects the inconsistency known as Carrie Prejean. Click here for the article. UPDATE, JUNE 11, 2009 – [...]

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Meeting Miriam Quiambao, First Runner-Up Ms. Universe 1999

Posted in Beauty Events, My Stories, tagged , , , , , , , on May 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »

The Blogging Beauty Queen (c’est moi) spent the day re-affirming beauty at the first I AM BEAUTIFUL Lifeshop at the Teltech Building on Boni Ave.  The Lifeshop turned out to be cooler than I thought it would be! Click here to see my first blog on the workshop. First speaker – Gemma Cruz Araneta who [...]

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A FEATURE ON ME!!!

Posted in About ME, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on May 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »

KATTERA, who is one of my FAVORITE blogging Missosologists (did I spell that right?) featured me on his amazing beauty queen and beauty pageant blog! I’m proud to say that I’m the first one he’s interviewed (is that right Kattera or is my head in a cloud?) Kattera has inspired me to make a segment [...]

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RTA 4.0 is HERE!!! And this Beauty Queen will be Teaching!!!

Posted in My Speaking Engagements, tagged , , , on May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I’m very excited to tell you that I’ll be teaching a voice warm-up class and some super basic creative writing at UCB-IFA’s Fourth RTA Conference at the Union Church in Makati. Click here for the RTA website. Yes, I have been working part-time, on-and-off, as a trainer for the past 5 or 6 years teaching [...]

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Miss Philippines Earth Finalists in SWIMSUITS !!!

Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

PLEASE READ THIS ARTICLE ON MS EARTH, IT IS FUNNNNY!!! Interestingly enough, Ms. Philippines Earth chose one piece outfits this year. Personally, I’m of the one-piece school of thought although I enjoy bikinis as long as they are not on me. The difficulty though in pageants is that all the girls wear the same type [...]

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Announcement and Coronation of Miss Philippines Earth 2009 and her Court

Posted in Uncategorized on May 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »

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