Will Miss Philippines be the 2015 Miss Universe?

Tonight, we await with giddiness and bated breath if indeed Pia Wurtzbach will fulfill our cherished wish that Santa Claus will give us our third Miss Universe crown tomorrow.

 Madame Stella watches Pia during the Presentation Show

Will the stars align in favor of this exquisite Filipina- German beauty? Without doubt, Pia has been one of the strongest bets that the Philippines has ever sent to the world’s most exciting and most prestigious beauty competition?

 Miss Universe 1969: Gloria Diaz

  Miss Universe 1973: Margie Moran

Gloria Diaz is the first Filipina to win the Miss Universe crown in 1969 followed by Margie Moran in 1973. We almost won in 1999 with Miriam Quiambao as 1st RU to Miss Botswana and of course Janine Tugonon in 2012.

Majority of pageant websites, blogs and pageant experts have pegged her as one of the frontrunners to be the second Miss Universe queen within 2015 after giving one of the most splendid and breathtaking swimsuit and evening gown presentations during the Presentation Show a couple of nights ago.  

Your Roving Eye believes that her strongest competition will be from USA and Colombia. Along with Pia Wurtzbach, my other favorite girls are the mademoiselle from France and the girls from Belgium and Vietnam. 

 Pia during the Presentation Show

Her Miss Universe journey started in 2013 where she finished as 1^st Runner Up. She came back last year but ended up as semifinalist. This year, she was finally vindicated and her stellar performance has been rewarded.

Pia in her Albert Andrada national costume and during the intros


 

Tomorrow is anybody’s ballgame. With a new owner, expect changes including the selection format and the prototype of winner that will be crowned.

Regardless of the outcome, she has made us proud.

Pia with my brother Mikey who is in Las Vegas right now

Long May You Reign Queen Pia!

Sneak Peek at Pia's Miss Universe Swimsuit Photo Shoot

And the 2015 Miss Universe is on! This is the first time in the pageant’s 64 year history that two Miss Universe Pageants are staged in one year. The 63^rd Miss Universe was held in Doral, Miami, USA last January.

Here now are some of Pia’s behind- the- scenes photos for her swimsuit portrait.

 Picture- Perfect Pia

Pia Wurztbach Mesmerizes Bohol

When no one was looking, newly- crowned Miss Philippines- Universe 2015 Pia Wurztbach flew in to Bohol to do a Bohol tourism plug & fashion photoshoot for the lifestyle section of Philippine Daily Inquirer, the country’s biggest broadsheet. 

 Pia Wurztbach helps promote Bohol tourism 

She was seen traipsing all over the province and among the locales she visited were the Chocolate Hills and the Punta Cruz Towers. She came with PDI’s chief lifestyle editor Thelma Sioson San Juan and stylist Ketsup Luis.

Ms Wurztbach with good friend & stylist Ketsup Luis
Punta Cruz Towers, Maribojoc

A Bohol visit isn't complete without a Chocolate Hills selfie

Ms Wurztbach's upcoming feature is surely another big boost for Bohol's tourism potentials. For that alone, Pia is definitely getting Bohol's support in her bid to become the Philippines' third Miss Universe!

What I Think of Pia's Miss Universe - Philippines Victory

Third time’s the charm for Pia Alonzo Wurztbach. Will her victory set a new trend in future editions of Bb. Pilipinas? Personally, I don’t think so. Call it luck, timing or destiny. She did everything right during the crucial pageant finals. 

From a sexy swimsuit presentation to an iconic evening gown presentation that she capped with a sultry then sweet facial expression. Her spontaneous and sincere answer regarding how we behave with our social media accounts and reminding everyone to think before we click gave her a thunderous applause from the audience.

Janicel winning both the Best in Swimsuit & Best in Gown awards already gave her a commanding lead going to the final round. Your Blogger thinks that it was Janicel who topped the whole shebang considering that the Q & A is a mere 10% of the criteria only and Pia was next in rank by the narrowest of margins. However, since Pia is overaged already for Miss International, the judges had to make the big switch. All’s well that end’s well. We now have a good chance of placing high in both the Miss Universe & Miss International Pageants with these two outstanding beauties.

Janicel is runaway winner of Best in Swimsuit

What I do not understand however is why Christi McGarry was still given the Bb Intercontinental crown considering that she had competed in the same international pageant back in 2010 and even made the Top 15 and was awarded the Miss Asia & Pacific Continental Beauty award. Was it simply an oversight from the Binibini organizers? Were the judges informed about this while they were deliberating about the final rankings? BPCI had already released a statement early today that Christi will keep her crown and will still compete in the same pageant.

With regards Anne Lorraine Colis’ Bb Tourism crown, I feel that they’re just wasting this stunning morena beauty. Will she suffer the same fate that befell Parul Shah and Kat Dimaranan who ended up not competing in any international pageants?  The best solution would have been to award the Bb Tourism crown to Hannah Sison and give Anne Lorraine the 1^st Runner Up sash so she can improve and join again in next year’s Bb pageant.

ALL MY FINAL PICKS MADE IT

My Final Picks as posted in the Bohol Chronicle

The five aforementioned ladies also happened to be my final picks for the 2015 Bb Pilipinas Pageant. I even posted my final choices in my Roving Eye column in the lifestyle section of the Bohol Chronicle the morning before the pageant. Miss Rogelie Catacutan who eventually clinched the Bb Supranational crown was a most pleasant surprise especially during the Q & A

Meet the Bb Pilipinas Queens for 2015

It's another bumper harvest of beautiful Pinays after the conclusion of the 2015 Bb Pilipinas Pageant held at SMART Araneta Coliseum

Here are the Official Results:

Miss Universe Philippines 2015 # 10 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

Bb Pilipinas-International 2015 # 11 Janicel Lubina

Bb Pilipinas-Intercontinental 2015  # 19 Christi Lynn McGarry

Bb Pilipinas-Supranational 2015 # 25 Rogelie Catacutan

Bb Pilipinas-Tourism 2015 # 24 Ann Lorraine Colis

Bb Pilipinas 2015 First Runner Up # 28 Hannah Ruth Lulu Sison

Bb Pilipinas 2015 Second Runner Up # 8 Kimverlyn Suiza

Rounding out the Top 15:

           

-Bb 14 Princess Joy Camu

-Bb 17 Brenna Cassandra Gamboa

-Bb 34 Teresita Ssen Marquez

-Bb 09 Maolin Yalung

-Bb 21 Alaiza Flor Malinao

-Bb 23 Justine Beatrice Felizarta

-Bb 22 Anja-Vanessa Peter

-Bb 12 Kylie Versoza

SPECIAL AWARDS

Bb. Congeniality - #6 Toni Alyessa Hipolito

Bb. Talent - #34 Teresita Ssen Marquez

Bb. Best in National Costume - #34 Teresita Ssen Marquez

Bb. Photogenic - #5 Caneille Faith Santos

Bb. Philippine's Airlines - #12 Kylie Verzosa

Manila Bulletin Readers Choice Award - #5 Caneille Faith Santos

She's so JAG Award - #34 Teresita Ssen Marquez

Bb. Best in Swimsuit - #11 Janicel Lubina

Bb. Best in Long Gown - #11 Janicel Lubina

MISS CREAMSILK - #10 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach

Who Will be Bb Pilipinas Universe 2015? A Repeater or a Crossover?

Before I answer my own question, let me define the key buzzwords here. Repeater  is defined as a pageant returnee who joins again with the hope of an improvement from her previous attempt. A Crossover is someone who has a previous pageant experience from a rival or similar pageant. For this lesson in Pageantry 101, we give you five of these girls who, because of their experiences in pageantry  are considered as frontrunners  of Bb Pilipinas 2015.

These photos were taken during the Hair & Make Up Seminar sponsored by David’s Salon

Will the next Miss Philippines- Universe come from this group of beauties? Who of these girls got your attention? 

Is she the sweet & sultry senorita from Zamboanga City named Nancy Leonard who originally  finished as Miss Philippines Water 2013 (equivalent of 2nd RU) but later advanced one notch higher after the original 1st RU resigned? 

 # 29 Nancy Leonard

Is she the elegant and delicate looking Kimverlyn Suiza, a crossover from Miss Philippines Earth 2013 and original 1st RU from that batch. She was one of my faves in last year's Bb Pilipinas Pageant but didn't advance to the semifinals.

 

 # 8 Kimverlyn Suiza

Patricia Ejercitado is making her third and final attempt for a Bb Pilipinas crown. It was an uneventful first try in 2010 but made it to the semifinals in 2012. Will the third attempt bear fruit this time?

 

 # 30 Patricia Ejercitado

Pia Wurztbach, the biggest risk- taker of them all , is touted to take home one of the major crowns this year but who knows? She was 1st RU in 2013 and her sophomoric attempt last year was a shocking exclusion from the Top Seven

 # 10 Pia Wurtzbach

But majority of the pageant experts and fans are placing their bets on Janicel Lubina to take it all this pageant night set on March 15. She was Miss Bikini Philippines in 2012 and 1st RU to the great Megan Young in Miss World Philippines 2013. She is a rarity in pageants with her exotic Pinay beauty, stratospheric height and commanding stage presence. 

Her only drawback? Her seeming lack of communication skills but for this blogger, that can be remedied.

# 11 Janicel Lubina

Photo Credits: BbPilipinasCharities