Described as "the newest, most innovative, and modern pageant in the country," The Miss Philippines is gaining recognition for its unique approach. In August, the competition crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2023, Pauline Amelincx, as their inaugural queen.
She embodies "confidence, intelligence, and positive change in addition to beauty." She was crowned by Miss Universe Philippines National Director and mom of two Shamcey Supsup and Creative and Events Director Jonas Gaffud during her homecoming ceremony in August 10.
One of the groundbreaking features of this pageant is its inclusivity. It welcomes single and married women, even mothers aged 18 to 32, to participate. On September 1, the pageant shared this exciting news on social media:
"You don’t have to give up your dreams of joining a pageant yet because we believe that mothers and married women can be as effective as single women at being influencers and advocates of Philippine Culture and Heritage," The Miss Philippines said in their announcement.
And here's some more good news for mothers concerned about stretch marks and birth scars: The pageant is skipping the swimsuit competition.
The Miss Philippines explained in one of their posts, "It’s not that we have anything against swimsuits. In fact, we will hold photoshoots at our world-famous beaches and resorts. But onstage, we’d like to shift the focus on things other than a woman’s vital statistics. The Miss Philippines is a platform for a woman’s voice to be heard, for her influence to be felt, and for her passion to promote Filipino culture and heritage be amplified."
Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach reacted to this innovation, saying, it's also inclusive to other religions and beliefs. "And I can understand why it's not really necessary anymore. Perhaps there's a better, healthier way to gauge the strength of a candidate physically without having her to wear a swimsuit. Maybe they will think of a better way," Pia said in an ABS-CBN report.
Aside from this, The Miss Philippines will have a Red Carpet moment like Cannes for the formal wear segment and Ted Talks-type speeches. They want to put the focus on how the candidates will promote the Philippines to the world.
The winning The Miss Philippines will compete at the Miss Supranational or Miss Charm pageants.
This story originally appeared on Smartparenting.com.ph. Minor edits have been made by the Preview.ph editors.
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