Pauline Is a Big Favorite in Tonight’s Mutya Ng Pilipinas Grand Coronation!

Boholano pageant fans & watchers alike keenly await the grand coronation of this year’s Mutya ng Pilipinas queens because Bohol’s candidate is being noticed by & getting positive feedback from pageant websites & TV stations covering the event.

Will Lady Luck smile at Pauline tonight?

Bohol’s bet Pauline Cucharo Amelincx has been installed as one of the big favorites to get a crown in tonight’s pageant finals which is extra special because the pageant is marking its Gold Edition.

Fifty beauties coming from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao & from overseas communities will pit looks, brains & personality in a glittering and grand coronation night to be staged at the SM MOA Arena. Delayed telecast at 11:30PM on ABS-CBN. In her modern terno & gold evening gown Designer: Mikee Andrei Tejano 

In her modern terno & gold evening gown Designer: Mikee Andrei Tejano

BOHOLANA BEAUTY. BRAINS. BREEDING. Your Roving Eye has correctly predicted that Pauline Amelincx, Miss Bohol 2017, will make a splash in the national pageant.

Her best assets are her globally appealing beauty, winsome smile, excellent communication skills, towering height and commanding stage presence which have catapulted her into the list of frontrunners.

The 23 year old BS International Studies degree holder from Cebu Doctors University also underwent a rigid training with Aces & Queens and has been mentored and guided by Mikee Andrei Tejano, a Boholano designer to complement the basic training that she had with one of Bohol’s top beauty queen mentors, Tubigon- based William “Yammy” Fortuna. 

Pauline with designer Mikee Andrei & fashion luminary Renee Salud

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BEST IN MODERN TERNO. THREE SPECIAL AWARDS. During the swimsuit & evening gown preliminaries, she was one of the few girls who did well in both categories. Before the evening ended, she was selected as Mutya ng Mags Clothing, one of four special sponsor awards. It was at the Modern Terno Competition that she cemented her frontrunner status when she was adjudged as the Best in Modern Terno. She wore a Mikee Andrei creation made from raffia fabric that was handwoven by Tubigon Loomweavers. 

the award- winning terno & a closer look at the intricate details

Adding to the overall impact was the gorgeous headpiece created by Patrick Isorena.  Aside from the Best in Modern Terno award, her designer was also named as one of the Top Five Designers for the Best Modern Terno. 

Top Five Finalists for Best Terno Designs 

L-R Sultan Kudarat, Cainta, Muntinlupa, Bohol & CDO

Pauline was also conferred two important Special Awards from the sponsors : Mutya ng Camera Club of the Philippines and one of the five Sol Y Viento Resort Ambassadors. 

As Mutya ng Mags & Best in Modern Terno 

FOUR MUTYA TITLES AT STAKE Four titles and crowns are at stake tonight; Mutya ng Pilipinas – Miss Asia Pacific International to be held in Manila, September 14 - October 4 2018, Mutya ng Pilipinas – Miss Tourism International 2018 to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 4 to 23, Mutya ng Pilipinas – Miss Global Beauty Queen on May 2019 and Mutya ng Pilipinas – Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International to be held in China, November 1 to 18. 

FRONTRUNNERS: # 42 Navotas,# 19 Sultan Kudarat,# 24 Bohol,# 21 Los Angeles & # 48 Muntinlupa

Photo Credits: Raymund Isaac & Queenmaker Philippines

Will Pauline fulfill her date with destiny tonight or will she buckle from the intense scrutiny and pressure? 1973 Miss Universe Margie Moran once said “A girl is crowned as the queen not because she is the most beautiful nor the smartest. It's a matter of destiny, luck, and timing”

Whatever the outcome in the Gold Edition of Mutya ng Pilipinas, Pauline Amelincx has already proven that she is truly worth her measure in gold. Good luck Pauline!

Mikee Andrei's Award- Winning Terno Proudly Made with Raffia Fabric from Tubigon, Bohol

Trina Sumayang, the hardworking & amiable manager of TMPC (Tubigon Loom Weavers Multi- Purpose Cooperative) is super duper happy with the victory of Pauline as Best in Modern Terno. 

You see, Pauline’s Mikee Andrei- designed terno was created from custom-made raffia fabrics made by Tubigon’s famed loom weavers with special mention for Kuya Lindo and Ate Thelma.  

With supervision & inputs also from the very supportive Tubigon First Lady Eden Jao, the team spent nights and days in the execution of the raffia fabric that was envisioned to capture the aquatic resources of the coastal town.

Mikee Andrei's winning terno 

Headress by Patrick Isorena

The loomweavers’ efforts have paid off. I have seen how Trina has reached out and promoted the raffia and Your Roving Eye recalls how Trina with facilitation by Christine Ires & Ronald Lopez approved the request to showcase their raffia dresses & accessories during the Miss Silka Bohol 2014 Press Presentation.

 Pauline with TMPC's Trina Sumayang

The Mutya ng Pilipinas modern terno competition gave the spotlight to local SME’s and cottage industries such as the Tubigon loomweavers who have been making fashionable & wearable ladies’ dresses and accessories like clutch bags & shoulder bags all created out of raffia. 

Tubigon’s First Lady captures Pauline’s winning moment

More than just a show of support for Pauline Amelincx, the award- winning terno is a testament and salute to the artistry and craftsmanship of Boholano designers and loomweavers & the support from the private & public sectors. 

 Raffia cocktail dresses during the 2014 Miss Silka Bohol Press Presentation

  Raffia bags from Tubigon Loomweavers

Bohol's Pauline Amelincx for Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018

Boholano pageant watchers should be following this year’s Mutya ng Pilipinas pre- pageant events and all the way to the grand coronation night on September 16 at the MOA Arena with keen interest for two reasons; 

Mutya # 24: Pauline Amelincx

First, the prestigious nationwide pageant is celebrating its golden anniversary and to mark the occasion, 50 lovely Filipinas from all over the Philippines and from overseas communities will be pitting pulchritude, poise & personality for the top Mutya ng Pilipinas crowns. 

Mutya # 24: Pauline Amelincx wearing Mikee Andrei

Secondly, Bohol is represented by a well- loved and a social media darling, Pauline Cucharo Amelincx.  The 5’ 9” half Filipina & half Belgian stunner from Tubigon who was crowned Miss Bohol 2017 is one of the strongest and among the most prepared Boholana beauties that we have sent to a national pageant.  

Gorgeous. Glamorous. Golden Girl

Aside from possessing a beautiful face, she is tall, has a winsome smile, a commanding presence, facility with English and most importantly, in today’s internet age, has a huge social media following.

Behold Bohol’s Beauty

According to Mikee Andrei, Boholano style maven & resident stylist of Aces & Queens, Pauline flew straight to Manila right after she passed on her crown as Miss Bohol 2017 to focus on training - makeup, hairstyling, personality development, walking and posture, styling and Q&A, with Aces and Queens. 

Pauline during Mutya Orientation & Sashing

Pauline’s Mutya ng Pilipinas journey officially began last August 28 when she and the rest of the girls checked in at the pageant’s official residence, The Ascott, Makati. It will be their home until pageant night. Their whirlwind of activities continued with the orientation,sashing ceremony and official number assignment. She is Mutya #24 ( she is one of the tallest girls)

Important Dates to Remember:

September 3  Press Presentation & Poolside Swimsuit Parade

September 10 Evening Gown Competition

September 11 Terno Competition

September 16 Pageant Nigfht

Mutya ng Pilipinas, one of the longest-running beauty contests in the Philippines, will send its winners to international pageant events, such as Miss Tourism International, Miss Tourism Queen of the Year,  and the Miss Asia Pacific International.

The Mutya ng Pilipinas Organization promotes “Beauty Tourism” within the greater Asia Pacific with the direct participation of the Overseas Filipino Communities, this being a distinct component of its National Pageant Event. The Organization is motivated and inspired by its guiding thrust to assist in promoting Tourism, Social Responsibility, Fashion, and Beauty pageantry.

CREDITS:

PHOTOGRAPHER:  Mark Ryan Alvarez

MAKE UP: Raymond Galang

HAIR: Donna Abitira

WARDROBE & STYLING: Mikee Andrei

EARRINGS: Christopher Munar

Glyssa Perez is Miss World Philippines 2017 1st Princess

Eleven years after Anna Maris Igpit clinched the Bb Pilipinas- World crown, another Boholana gave a stellar performance in the country’s search for its Miss World representative.

Miss Bohol 2016 Glyssa Leiann Bingas Perez finished strongly as 1^st RU in a competitive field of 35 lovely ladies during glittering ceremonies at the Mall of Asia Arena.

Glyssa Perez is named Miss World Philippines 2017 1^st Princess

Prior to revealing the names of the Top 15 semifinalists was the announcement of the winners of the five Fast Track Challenges which gave the winners automatic tickets to the semis.  All fast track challenges were conducted weeks leading to the pageant night.

The fast track challenge winners were:

FAST TRACK CHALLENGE	WINNNERS
Miss FILA/Sports & Fitness	#3 Glyssa Leian Perez
Talent	#9 Winwyn Marquez
Bench Body/Beach Beauty	#9 Winwyn Marquez
Top Model	#32 Cynthia Thomalla
Multimedia Challenge	#15 Laura Lehmann

Candidate #3 Glyssa Perez was named the winner for Sports Challenge which was held at Victoria Sports Tower last August 17. The whole- day sports activities had the girls divided into five groups and prior to tackling the various sports activities that challenged their physical capacities, they had to come up with their group yells & cheers.

 Glyssa Perez & her Sports Challenge teammates


 

After getting the FILA/ Sports & Fitness award, Glyssa & the other fast track winners led 11 other girls into the top 15 where KC Montero engaged them in a casual chitchat to give the audience and the judges a glimpse into their personalities.

   All the Fast Track Challenge winners made it to the final six

For the top ten Q & A, Glyssa got a “personal question”. 

QUESTION: All your life your parents have taught you in school and in life, but what have you taught your parents?

ANSWER: 

Living from a different country to the Philippines, one thing that I feel that I taught my parents is trust.  Because being the only girl in the family with three brothers, you could just imagine how protective they are.

As I said earlier, trust is what I taught my parents because they allow me to loop two countries because I’m so passionate about serving the community that I’m here standing in front of you all to do what I’m passionate about.

As predicted in an earlier blog , Glyssa did bring on her A- game and, with her impressive and heartfelt Q & A performance, she finished strongly as 1^st Princess. 

   exuding grace and charm during the opening number

Her roles and responsibilities include appearances with the other MWP 2017 winners and should one of the crowned winners cannot fulfill their contractual obligations, Glyssa takes over.

 

 Glyssa Perez in her Bench Body swimwear and
in her Mikee Andrei evening gown during pageant night

The 23 years old who graduated with a BS Commerce degree major in Finance during her college days in Australia where she spent her growing up years, she was awarded for the Best Endeavor in Finance 2015.

  tension- filled moment before announcement of winners

 L-R: Perez, Thomalla, Lehmann, Marquez, Senoron & Carbonell  

Beauty runs in her bloodline and in fact, she and reigning 2016 Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Perez Medina are first cousins. She was crowned the 2014 Miss Philippines Australia where she represented the Visayas Association of Australia Inc.. In the same pageant, she  also won the Best in Filipiniana, Best in Swimsuit and Best in Evening Gown special awards.

Year 2016 was memorable for Glyssa  After getting crowned as Miss Bohol 2016, she represented the province in Miss JCI Visayas and after winning the regional title, she went on to win the national title of Miss JCI Philippines as well.

Congratulations to Glyssa and to MWP franchise holder ALV of national director Arnold Vergafia & general manager Bessie Besana !

Will Glyssa Perez of Bohol Bring Home the Bacon?

You may vote for Glyssa Perez HERE

Miss Bohol 2016 Glyssa Leiann Bingas Perez aims to become the second Boholana to represent the Philippines in the biggest & longest running international beauty pageant, the Miss World Pageant.

The 22 years old who graduated with a BS Commerce degree major in Finance during her college days in Australia where she spent her growing up years is one of the 35 official candidates for Miss World Philippines 2017.

Aside from the Miss World Philippines crown, there are three other titles at stake, namely; 

Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas, Miss Multinational Philippines and Miss Eco Philippines.

Although Ms. Perez wasn’t among the favorites during the early stages of the competition, she is slowly inching her way into the winning circle after getting shortlisted in the Sports Fitness Challenge and getting noticed in the Top Model category. 

With her innate charm, eloquence, poise and grace, there is no denying that Bohol’s bet will shine on coronation night set this Sunday, September 3 at the MOA Arena.

 

 Glyssa in a Mikee Andrei creation

HELP GLYSSA GET A SPOT IN THE SEMIFINALS

To help Glyssa get an automatic spot in the semifinals, you just have to  do the following:

1. Go to zalora.com.ph/msworldph

2. Put your e-mail address

3. Click on Glyssa’s photo (candidate no.3 Glyssa Leiann Perez representing Province of Bohol)

Miss Panglao 2017 Swimsuit Sizzlers

It was the perfect day for the swimsuit shoot of Miss Panglao 2017. With the azure skies as the canopy and the gentle & rhythmic lapping of the turquoise waters of the exclusive Ananyana Beach Resort & Spa as the perfect backdrop, the Miss Panglao 2017  candidates who were in their Mikee Andrei swimwear took turns posing for fast- rising & favorite pageant photographer TJ Medrana. 

 Sweet & Sultry in their Mikee Andrei Swimwear

Temperatures rose as each girl brought in her A- game to the fore.

Here they are in numerical order. Who sizzled & who fizzled?

 1. KHETWENZ GUIMALAN

Poblacion

 2. KIMBERLY BOLTRON
Danao

3. SHEIRA VIEL GENERALES
Bolod 

 4. HANNAH KRYSTIA LUMAPAS
Rotary Club of Panglao Island

  5. KIMBERLY GRACE GIROUD
Arbasto Foundation Inc.

 6. AIVIE KAYE CASQUEJO
Doljo

 7. CHRISTINE JOY MILAY
Bil- isan

 8. ZANSSEN ROSE PAREDES
Lourdes

 9. MARISSA CLOMA
Lourdes National High School

 10. JONALINDA BODIONGAN
Looc

 11. RICKY MAE CASIPE
Cristal e- College

 12. JOSEPHINE RHEINGANS
Tawala

13. CHARIZA SIA
Tangnan

 14. CINDY TAY
Libaong

IMPORTANT DATES:

Pre- Judging & Resort Wear Competition

Sunday, August 20, 8 pm, Panglao Town Plaza

Grand Coronation Night

Friday, August 25, 8 pm, Panglao Town Plaza

VOTE FOR THE DARLING OF THE SOCIAL MEDIA

Support your candidates of choice through liking & sharing their Official Head-shots. The candidate with the most number of shares shall be declared BEUTY OF THE ISLAND -DARLING OF SOCIAL MEDIA on the Grand Coronation.

Tallies of candidates' photo shares will run from August 5, 2015 5 PM until August 25, 2015 5 PM, you have 21 days away to the BEAUTY OF THE ISLAND - DARLING OF SOCIAL MEDIA Award!

Like & Share Now! Vote counts only for the no. of shares #MissPanglao2017 . Click this LINK for the official FB Page where you can cast your likes & share now!

PRODUCER : The Local Government Unit of Panglao headed by Mayor Nila Montero, Sangguniang Bayan headed by Vice-Mayor Pedro Fuertes and MyMadamme Productions

PRESENTER: Alona Tropical Beach Resort

FOUNDER & OVERALL PAGEANT CHAIR : Municipal Councilor Hon. Aya Montero 

VICE- CHAIR & PROJECT DIRECTOR: Mr. Deo Guden of Alona Tropical Beach Resort

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: Mr. Kris Vincent Acero 

CREATIVE TEAM DIRECTION & STYLING: Mr. Deo Guden

PHOTOGRAPHY:- Tj Medrana TJ Medrana Photography

VIDEO: Rhapcon (Chester Impang & Team)

WARDROBE: Kim Villamor

OFFICIAL SWIMWEAR (Outdoor Photoshoot & Coronation Night): Ms. Mikee Andrei

ACCESSORIES:- Miss Panglao Pageant Organization; MyMadamme Productions 

Miss Bohol 2016 Glamshots: Batch Two

In a previous blog post, Your Roving Eye heaped praises on the Miss Bohol 2016 Glamshots as photographed by ace Boholano photographer Chris Ramasola.   

Looking at the sixteen winsome Boholanas in their Mikee Andrei Filipiniana gown is like taking a stroll down memory lane. Each photo is a creation of art that evokes images of the glamorous Boholana during yesteryears.

For the third straight year, Chris has been commissioned by the JCI Chocolate Hills Lady Jaycees take care of the glamshots of the beauty delegates to Bohol’s longest running and most prestigious beauty search.

This year, Miss Bohol pays homage to the Filipina in the Boholana not only through her charm, quiet strength and  innate elegance but also through her loving & caring ways.

Here is the second and final half of the 16 beauty delegates who are vying for Bohol’s most prestigious beauty competition:

 # 9 Lovely Sheena Empuesto

 # 10 Jean Olive Zoilo

  # 11 Karen Jane Ilagan

  # 12 Glyssa Bingas Perez

  #  13 Catherine Tabaniag

  #  14 Ricka Theresa Geangan

  # 15 Queeniebeth Barcelona

  #  16 Bretziel Laurel

Catch the excitement and the drama of the most glamorous highlight of Bohol Sandugo Festival 2016 as Miss Bohol marks the 90^th since its debut in 1926!

PAGEANT DATE: July 17, Sunday, 8 pm, Bohol Wisdom Gymnasium, Tagbilaran City.