This year’s Mutya ng
Pilipinas has been getting a lot of attention from Boholanos. The national
pageant has never gotten this much buzz. Thanks mostly to two Boholana beauties
who are in the fight of their lives and who have been competing head-to- head
with 28 other girls from around the country and from abroad.
In fact, I have been
receiving a lot of queries that have been bordering on confusion. People are
asking if the Mutya sa Tagbilaran this year Geraldine Topsnik is the same Mutya
who is currently competing in the national finals of Mutya ng Pilipinas.
The answer is NO. You
see, aside from tag numbers, all the national candidates are donning sashes
that bear their places of origins or residency. In the case of Candidate # 2
Dorina Losenada Doerr, she has been designated as Mutya ng Tagbilaran since her
mom, Evelyn Losenada, is a native of Tagbilaran.
Interestingly, both Geraldine Topsnik and Dorina Losenada
Doerr have German fathers.
HEAVY FAVORITE
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Tagbilaran's bet Candidate # 2 Dorina Losenada Doerr (2nd from L) is a frontrunner
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Of the two Boholana beauties, much of the focus and attention
lately have been on Dorina Losenada after she won three corporate awards from
the pageant’s major sponsors during the last pre- pageant activity. The
ravishing German mestiza won the following awards:
A HARVEST OF FOUR SPECIAL AWARDS
Mutya Maybelline- official pageant make up brand
Mutya Informatics- official pageant results tabulators
Mutya First Standard –
official insurance company for the pageant
On top of the three
corporate awards, Dorina has also been voted by the media and press
photographers as Mutya Photogenic
Will these special
awards translate, at the very least, into a Top Ten placement?
On the other hand,
Candy Cumayas, the statuesque island girl from Panglao, Bohol has been getting
some media attention herself. Her sweet and self- effacing nature has endeared
her to fellow candidates and sponsors as well.
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| Mutya ng Bohol Candidate # 20 Candy Cumayas is Miss Fisher Mall |
In fact, she was picked by the
management & staff of Fisher’s Mall, the Miss Talent Venue as the recipient
of the Mutya ng Fisher’s Mall special title.
The last time that a
Boholana had figured prominently in the Mutya ng Pilipinas national finals was
back in 1996 when Ira Naomi Naron of Baclayon who represented Central Visayas
was selected Best in Evening Gown and was a Top Ten Finalist.
BOTH CANDY & DORINA ARE IN NORMAN'S TOP TEN LIST:
I’m keeping my fingers
crossed & silently prayed already when the country’s number one pageant
blogger, Norman Tinio released his Final Prediction for the Mutya ng Pilipinas
results.
Both # 20 Candy Cumayas and #2 Dorina Doerr are in his Top Ten list. Here's the link:
Will Bohol finally
snare the elusive Mutya ng Pilipinas crown?
Let’s find out on
Friday, August 8, Coronation Night at the Solaire Resort & Casino & to
be telecast on GMA7, 10 pm
Photo Credits:
Jory Rivera opmb worldwide
