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Olivia Wells, Miss Universe Australia 2013
A slightly different beauty cut (and hair color) from the recent past, but still an all-Aussie winner with a special mission in life. Olivia Wells, 19 and representing Melbourne, was crowned Miss...
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Will Priscila Cidreira become Brazil’s bet for 2013?
Priscila Cidreira, Miss Bahia 2013 Miss Bahia 2013 is black, beautiful and bewilderingly bubbly. Priscila Cidreira Santiago, 22, will be representing Bahia in Miss Universe Brazil 2013 and there’s a...
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Team Venezuela: who will make it on top?
L-R: Elian Herrera (International), Maria Gabriela Isler (Universe) and Alyz Heinrich (Earth) When it comes to training and preparation, these three Miss Venezuela winners are some of the most...
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I love six-footers like Nazita Reyhanian
Photo credits: Mutya ng Pilipinas and OPMB Worldwide/Melvin Sia Who doesn’t love a super tall lady? Whenever a six-footer of a national pageant candidate comes gliding in our midst, eyes start to watch...
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This is it finally for MWP2013!
Not that the pageant is looking more and more like a late train to Indonesia, but at least something is starting to happen with Miss World Philippines 2013 a little over a month before the winner...
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Wei Wei Yu for Miss World 2013: way or no way?
Miss World China 2013 Wei Wei Yu: will she be perched atop the Miss World finals in Indonesia? Wei Wei Yu (L) in, Wenxia Yu out Wei Wei Yu as Beach Beauty of Miss World China 2013. She will be...
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This is the sarong for Miss World 2013
Astradeco will make the official sarongs for Miss World 2013 And the sarong will soon be an iconic Miss World beach wear, although more like a one-hit wonder that will never reach the top of the...
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The best bodies of Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013
Top 5 in Swimsuit for Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013 (l-r): Joselle Mariano of Cavite, Maureen Montagne of Arizona, Vina Openiano of Laguna (Best in Swimsuit), Koreen Medina (QC) and Madison Elliot (Maryland)...
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A brief explanation of Norman’s 1st Top Picks Poll
FYI, here are some details relevant to the poll I started last July 11: 1) 1st Top Picks Poll will run until July 31, 2013. 2nd Top Picks Poll will start on August 1-31, with the 3rd Top Picks Poll...
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Samantha Purvor for Miss Grand International 2013?
Samantha Purvor could be Bangkok-bound for Miss Grand International 2013 (Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide/Bruce Casanova) Samantha Purvor in all her sexiness Samantha Neville Purvor has really gone full...
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Don’t you just love Mutya?
Our Mutya Datul in the Miss Supranational website. This is just a quickie to let you know that the page of Miss Supranational Philippines 2013 Mutya Datul in the pageant’s website is now live. I cannot...
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Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013: the ladies I’m liking
I’m getting fond of these ten candidates for Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013. Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide/Melvin Sia In the ongoing Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013, I started short-listing the candidates who have...
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United Nations Pageants World Finals 2013
This is Miss Philippines. I’m scratching my head wondering how she was selected for the pageant. Has the organization of international beauty pageants become such an overly-lucrative business that...
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From Earth to Universe, Fabiana Granados is out to conquer
I was already so enamored with Fabiana Granados when she represented Costa Rica in last year’s Miss Earth. She may not have won, but I can still vividly remember the beauty of her face and vibrant...
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Is Miss Universe ready for an edgy-looking winner?
Gabriela Kratochvilova is so Emma Watson-ish in the left pic. I would be floored, but at the same time thrilled seeing a Miss Universe who is styled like this. Honestly, I was of the given notion that...
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Ásdís Lísa Karlsdottir: the Nordic Pinay
Ásdís Lísa Karlsdottir is representing Iceland in Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013. I have always loved Icelandic names and surnames. And to have it associated with a Filipina – and a Mutya ng Pilipinas...
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Can Lucia Aldana achieve what the other Colombian Misses missed?
Colombia is putting all their bets on Lucia Aldana for Miss Universe 2013. Correct me if my facts are off, but Colombia is one of a very few “unfortunate” Miss Universe-participating countries that has...
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How can you not remember a name like Antigona?
Miss World Kosovo 2013 Antigona Sejdiu Kosovo will be officially participating in Miss World for the first time and Indonesia will have the privilege of meeting its entrant face to face. And with...
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Miss World Philippines 2013: is Megan Young a lock for the win?
The three 'hard-to-miss' ladies during the MWP2013 screening. (Photo credit: OPMB Worldwide/Jory Rivera) During the Miss World Philippines 2013 screening at the SM Mall of Asia, three ladies – Ria...
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Erin Brady: Pageantry’s newest darling
Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady on the cover of Pageantry Magazine Fall 2013. Like it or not, Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady – as I have posted in an earlier feature – will be one of the tentpole candidates for...
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