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Archive for April, 2011

Miss Universe Guide to Beauty ON SALE at National Bookstore!

Posted in beauty books, Miss Universe, tagged , , , , , , on April 30, 2011 | 15 Comments »

If you are a beauty queen fan and don’t have this book yet, you have to charge into the nearest National Bookstore asap to buy yourself a copy of “Universal Beauty: The Miss Universe Guide to Beauty” which features all the Miss Universes from 1952!  Gloria Diaz and Margie Moran are in it and it [...]

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Beauty Queen Bong Dimayacyac’s Tagaytay Birthday Party!

Posted in Uncategorized on April 21, 2011 | 13 Comments »

Adventures of a Beauty Queen spent a crazy night in Tagaytay celebrating Bong Dimayacyac’s birthday (I did not DARE ask how many she’s had, LOL) and went home with an upset stomach but a happy heart. Many thanks to the Martinez Family for their hospitality in letting us party at their lovely Tagaytay resthouse. Of [...]

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ABQ’s Bad Experience with the Ms Slimmer’s World Bikini 2011 Pageant

Posted in Bikini Pageants, Bikini Philippines, My Stories, tagged , on April 12, 2011 | 20 Comments »

***To Slimmer’s World, apology accepted. Thanks for going out of your way to say sorry for the snafu during the pageant. Hoping that it doesn’t happen again because you do have a great pageant and a pretty good gym and sayang naman if people end up with a bad experience after attending your event. Also [...]

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Complete List of Winners of Bb Pilipinas 2011!

Posted in Bb. Pilipinas, tagged , , , , , on April 10, 2011 | 78 Comments »

SCROLL DOWN TO SEE MORE PHOTOS! Congratulations to Bb. Pilipinas and ABS-CBN for a spectacular Bb. Pilipinas 2011 presentation at the Araneta Coliseum! The set design was a big winner – metal comb-like decor hanging everywhere, shades of blue dominating the backdrop and a revolving stage reminscent of old school beauty pageants! Wonderful hosts – [...]

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And the Winners of Bb. Pilipinas 2011 ARE…

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on April 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »

Click HERE for Complete List of Winners plus MORE PHOTOS! SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE TOP FIVE WINNERS PLUS PHOTOS! Five hours to go before I make a quiet entrance through the Green Gate of Araneta Coliseum to watch the 48th edition of the Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant. I am excited and loaded with questions: [...]

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B-Day Lunch with Gloria Diaz and other Beauty Queens…

Posted in Bb. Pilipinas, tagged , on April 6, 2011 | 11 Comments »

I spent a lazy afternoon hanging out with birthday girl Gloria Diaz (Miss Universe 1969) and a bevy of beauty queens at the residence of Nini Licaros (Bb. Pilipinas International 1968). Beauty Queens in attendance included Evelyn Camus (Bb. Pilipinas International 1971), Peachy Sacasas (Bb. Pilipinas International 1981), Dang Cecilio (Bb. Pilipinas Universe 1979), Chiqui [...]

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An Evening with Evangeline Pascual, Miss World Philippines 1973

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on April 2, 2011 | 6 Comments »

I had the pleasure of sitting next to the elegant Evangeline Pascual for 4 hours on a Thursday night at Teatrino in Greenhills. I had never met her before but of course I knew all about her Miss World bid in 1973 and how she remains the one and only Filipina who came closest to [...]

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