What is the connection of Priscilla Lee, the current Miss Aruba Universe, to Miss Philippines Universe 2009 Pamela Bianca Manalo?
They are both younger sisters of two Miss World candidates. In 2001, Aruba was represented by Zizi Lee and became 1st runner-up. In 2002, the Philippines was represented by Kate Manalo who finished as one of the finalists.
Zizi went on to compete in Miss Universe 2004 but was unplaced. Kate, on the other hand, had never a chance to compete again internationally.
Kate Manalo during Miss World 2002
Zizi Lee during Miss World 2001
Then in Miss Universe 2009, Kate's younger sister, Pamela Bianca Manalo, became Philippines' representative. This coming Miss Universe 2010, Zizi's younger sister Priscilla Lee will represent Aruba.
Pamela Bianca Manalo, Miss Philippines Universe 2009
Priscilla Lee, Miss Aruba Universe 2010
Will Priscilla place higher than Bianca Manalo like what her sister did over Kate? Or will she go home unsuccessful like Bianca?
I was browsing video clips of Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam when I took notice an odd similarity on the gowns of Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza, who eventually won the title, and Miss Philippines Jennifer Barrientos, who didn't make the semi-final.
I am expecting you will disagree with me since most of us are very critical when it comes to the dresses and wardrobes of any Miss Philippines titleholders. Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Incorporated (BPCI)has the reputation of providing mediocre or outdated long gowns to their girls. I still remember the comments of fans on Jennifer's gown during the pageant - the gown was a mess and 80-ish.
Miss Venezuela Organization, on the other hand, under the leadership of pageant guru, Osmel Sousa, is known with its stylish and fashion-forward long gowns. The organization gives their girls only the best wardrobes in the pageant.
So, you might probably think that comparing the gown of a Miss Philippines to a Miss Venezuela is an insult because it is like putting a diamond side by side with a stone. But try to see the video clips after the pictures.
This is the yellow gown of Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza.
This is the Alfredo Barraza gown of Miss Philippines, Jennifer Barrientos. It is very obvious, this gown is much inferior with that of Dayana.
Now look on their evening gown presentations during the preliminary competitions.
Here is Jennifer with her evening gown in motion.
Here is Dayana with her evening gown in motion.
So, what have you seen? The gowns are identical onstage except for the colors. The effects or the amount of lights on the stage could also be the reason. Jennifer carried the gown well. She had a fantastic presentation although the gown was a trash. But definitely, Dayana had a better performance in a better gown.
While Jennifer was trying to be regal and sophisticated in her moves, Dayana opted to be more fluid with her flirty walks. She was like dancing the way she swayed her hips and her shoulders. She also gave emphasis on the slits of her gowns with her twirl and the position of her legs when she paused.
Miss Earth Philippines 2009 and also Miss Earth 2009 1st runner-up, Sandra Inez Seifert is looking gorgeous and hot. With this latest photo (above) of her, the Filipino-German beauty queen has just proven she deserves the Best in Swimsuit award she got at the Miss Earth 2009 preliminary.
She is screaming Miss Universe but sad to say she was rejected by Binibining Pilipinas (BPCI), the body responsible for selecting a Filipina delegate to the Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe pageant. She is a lost of BPCI - really for sure.
But look on the photo again. This time just focus your eyes on the horse. A naughty friend suggested that Sandra is no doubt looking so hot that even the horse got aroused. Hilarious!
Do you remember Kurara Chibana, first runner-up at Miss Universe 2006 in Los Angeles? She is actually the first one who always comes to my mind every time I see Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo in this hairstyle. I've already noticed this resemblance when Binbibining Pilipinas released Bianca's photos at her send-off party for Colombia.
Will Pamela Bianca duplicates the fate of Kurara? Will she become the second most beautiful lady in the universe for 2009? What do you think?
Vietnam and Philippines are two of the countries in Asia where beauty pageants are well-loved by the people. Fans from both countries always have heated arguments on pageant-related message boards as they try to hype their own representative or bash the opponent.
This year, Vietnam is represented by Vo Hoang Yen and Pamela Bianca Manalo is carrying the Philippine flag.
It's good to see the two beauty queens in a group picture with Miss Zambia Andella Chileshe Matthews.
So, who between the two will make the final cut? I hope to see them both.
Miss Philippines Universe Pamela Bianca Manalo is one of the two Asian beauties who made an impact on me at the ongoing Miss Universe 2009 in Bahamas. The other one is Miss Singapore Rachel Kum.
While Rachel was standing out in their swimsuit pictorials the other day, Pamela's arrival in Bahamas showed her class and regal bearing. Pamela looks very sweet, elegant and with grace.
The Filipino beauty queen was greeted by a handful of Filipinos working in Bahamas and it is said that her arrival is so far the warmest welcome a delegate could have received from supporters.
Even the controversial Ines Ligron, director of Miss Japan Universe, was stunned by the natural beauty of Pamela. She made a post in her blog calling Miss Philippines a "stunner". She added that Pamela is a "real beauty with grace".
And we are right, the outfit we have mentioned here is what Pamela wore.
We are putting Miss Philippines in our Top 15 prediction (to be released soon). But we are hoping she have a decent long gown to realize this. But anyways, the Miss Universe organization is looking for the girl who looks the best in long gown and not the best long gown.
Miss Philippines is one of the late delegates who arrived in Bahamas to beat the deadline of registration.
A Colombian TV show released a footage of Miss Philippines Universe Bianca Manalo while undergoing a minor enhancement in her belly with a Colombian surgeon. The doctor injected something in her stomach. It could be a solution to dissolve extra fats and make Pamela's waistline thinner.
Why don't you just do it in the Philippines? In fact, one of Philippines plastic surgeons, Dr. Vicki Belo, announced that she is willing to sponsor any surgery for any Misses Philippines.
Another thing, this kind of video should not have been released? Well, it was taken in Colombia and this South American country is also vying for the Miss Universe title just like the Philippines. Conflict of interest? Just asking?
Miss Philippines Universe 2009 Pamela Bianca Manalo's official evening gown is now out in the internet. It was shared to us by certain Gerardito Jr for Missosology.
While the long gown is definitely far better than the gowns worn by the previous Misses Philippines Universe, I still feel there is missing on it. I guess it does not emphasize the long legs Bianca has. Or is it because she has also a longer torso? Or the slit of the gown is a little bit lower? Or the gown should be a little longer? I don't know since I am not good in designing gowns. Maybe you can help me figure it out.
But we have to commend the effort of Binibining Pilipinas and Alfredo Barraza, who this time, listened a little to the clamour of many Filipino pageant lovers of having a decent dresses for Miss Philippines. Though it is not yet maximized, the effort is there and why only now?
In these pictures of Bianca, I can say she is kinda prepared for the pageant. I also can see three past Miss Philippines Universe in her. She has the Geraldine Asis (Miss Universe 1987 semi-finalist) vibe. She has the poise of Miriam Quiambao (Miss universe 1999 first runner-up) and the vibrancy of Maricar Balagtas, Miss Philippines Universe 2004.
Pamela poses like Miriam with her long arms. She is trying to make her shoulder broader to highlight the curves of her body. Nice work Pamela and hope you will improve more.
By the way, is she arriving in Bahamas with this cool summer outfit?
The national costume of Miss Philippines Universe Pamela Bianca Manalo is a Flores-de-Mayo-inspired outfit made by Maestro Alfredo Barraza.
Stone, a Colombian who had the privilege to attend the photo shoot of Pamela with the costume in Bogota posted some of the pictures in a Colombian message board. Thanks to P.E of Philippine Beyond for the heads up.
Stone had only nice words for Pamela who he thinks a Top 5 Miss Universe material. In Spanish, Stone said that Pamela is a beautiful woman with fine features, nice body, porcelain skin, long legs, sexy, well-prepared, intelligent and spiritual.
The dress sleeves are richly embroidered with crystals and filigree tinsel on white and silver lace. The skirt of spiral flowers is in organza ribbons in different colours. A beautiful square umbrella accompanies the sumptuous design and also make glass combs adorn the sophisticated hairstyle.
All the best for Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo.
I am excited with Miss Universe 2009 and starting tomorrow we will be witnessing the arrival of all the delegates from around the globe. Bahamas will be the center of the world for beauty pageant lovers like me.
For the last three weeks, we've seen a lot of the latest pictures of some of the delegates who are being hyped by their fans. We saw their transformations. We loved some of them and bashed some of them. But why on earth we aren't talking much about the host country's representative? She's just waiting in Bahamas to welcome all the ladies and I think we need to look at her transformation also.
Kiara Sherman is definitely one of the most bashed delegates this year together with Miss Singapore Rachel Kum and Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo.
Yes, Kiara was lambasted when she won her title by her fellow Bahamians because they believed she was not the perfect choice. But looking at her latest photo, I am convinced that Kiara is working so hard to make her country proud of her.
She is definitely better now and hopefully she might give Bahamas its first ever Top 15 finish in the history of Miss Universe.
Do you think she could penetrate the Top 15 considering homecourt advantage?
One of our readers who is also a missosology poster prompted us about Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo's evening gown for the Miss universe 2009 pageant.
The gown is definitely disastrous and this won't help Pamela enters the semis. The gown is 70-ish. The leak came supposedly from a Colombian who is associated with Alfredo Barrazza, the designer.
If this is really her official long gown, then Philippines never learned their lesson.
It's confirmed. Miss Philippines Universe Pamela Bianca Manalo and Miss Colombia Michelle Rouillard will be roommates in Bahamas during the Miss Universe 2009 stint.
Was this possible through Stella Marquez Araneta, Philippine Director for Miss Universe, who is a Colombian? We are just asking.
What's funny here is that Misses Colombia and Philippines will be wearing gowns and traditional costumes made by only one designer, Alfredo Barraza of Colombia. Will they be ripping the Barraza beads on each other's gowns? We are just kidding.
Aside from Pamela Bianca and Michelle, other roomies are Miss USA Kirsten Dalton and Miss Australia Rachael Finch; Miss Honduras Belgica Suarez and Miss Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa; and, Miss Switzerland Whitney Toyloy and Miss Thailand Chutima Durongdej.
Bashing from rabid fans continues against Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo. After calling her names of animals, now, they made her withdrew from the competition.
One of our sources was browsing wikipedia when he noticed the entry about Pamela that was obviously made to lash out the beauty queen. We knew from the start that this is just a prank made by a jealous fan of other beauty queens and for sure, this will be deleted soon.
In the entry, the poster said Pamela withdrew from the competition after she broke her cheek bone while on training in Colombia. Click the picture shown above for larger viewing.
We just hope this thing will not happen on the poster.
But look at Pamela's new banner. She's definitely looking gorgeous here with that "broken" cheek bone. She is in our Top 15. LOL
Continuing with our coverage with Pamela Bianca Manalo's (Miss Philippines Universe 2009) send-off party the other day, we found out exclusive photos from OPMB site.
Bianca is no doubt one of the front-runners in Bahamas during the 2009 Miss Universe. These pictures are not photoshopped. They are candid and the beauty of Bianca is oozing.
How true was the rumour that she's off to Colombia for further training with Alfredo Barraza. Allegedly, Colombian Stella Marquez Araneta, owner of Binibining Pilipinas Organization, wanted Bianca to have her skin tanned. Beauty experts don't agree with this since Bianca is better with her normal skin colour. I just hope Binibining Pilipinas will listen to the fans.
Here are the pictures courtesy of OPMB and Noli Berioso
Miss Philippines Universe 2009 Pamela Bianca Manalo is the most bashed delegate in this year's Miss Universe pageant. But look at her determination to rock Bahamas on August 23rd. She's proving her detractors she really can make it. That means she didn't deserved all the nasty things thrown at her.
The Filipina beauty queen definitely made her homework. All fans who have been supporting this girl are so happy now with the transformation she had. The changes were all seen from her new pictures that were released by Binibining Pilipinas Organization - pictures that kept her basher so silent as of now.
She is every inch stunning in her latest photos. I must say Bianca definitely won my heart. Now, I am predicting she'll gonna make the cut IF politics won't get in the way.
Third Miss Universe crown of the Philippines is highly possible this year.
Maybe the ambiance of 1969 will be relived in 2009. Years ending in 9 are lucky years for the Philippines. Have you observed this?
Philippines got their first Miss Universe crown in 1969 through Gloria Diaz. In 1979, the Philippines got their third Miss International crown (thought not at Miss Universe) through Mimilanie "Melanie"Marquez. Also in 1999, Miriam Quiambao almost ran away with their third Miss U crown when she settled for the First Runner-up.
But don't expect too much since there are tons of equally deserving candidates just like Bianca.
The official head shot of Miss Philippines Universe 2009, Pamela Bianca Manalo
Miss Universe candidates from all over the world start arriving in Bahamas one week from now. We have visited different websites and forums and collected some interesting information on some of the lovely candidates. Here they are:
1. Miss Japan Emiri Miyasaka will be the first Japanese delegate to speak English if she can pass through the finals or Top 5. According to her national director, Ines Ligron, Emiri is the most prepared Miss Japan since she started handling the Japanese girls to the pageant.
2. Mayra Matos of Puerto Rico will be wearing a boxer-inspired suit for her national costume. Some argue that she should not win the Best in National Costume award since boxing is not a native of Puerto Rico. They say Puerto Rico can't claim the boxing outfit exclusively. See the pictures below for reference.
3. Miss Philippines Pamela Bianca Manalo is no longer dressed by Alfredo Barraza who, for almost a decade, trained the Philippine representatives with no success. Pamela is being trained by a Philippine top model, Wilma Doesnt, with her catwalk skills. Her sister, Miss World 2002 finalist Katherine Ann Manalo is training her how to do well at the question and answer part of the pageant.
It is also rumoured that Pamela will be wearing a Filipiniana terno for her national costume and it is said that the dress was designed by Pitoy Moreno. According to some, Pamela personally chose the dresses she will be wearing in Bahamas.
Will she be wearing a gown made by Monique Lhuillier? What's the truth on this?
4. Miss Singapore Rachel Kum will be wearing a national costume that will be decided by the people via public voting. Six costumes were presented online for voting and the one with the highest vote will be her costume in the pageant.
5. Miss Jamaica Carolyn Yapp is said to be the latest favourite of the Miss Universe Organization. Apparently, the people behind the Miss universe pageant are so impressed with her beauty. If this is true, expect her at the Top 15.
6. Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar's national costume is very similar to a Vietnamese traditional dress. Her costume is kinda good but the gown is not stunning. See pictures below for reference.
7. Miss Vietnam Vo Hoang Yen is definitely one of the most hyped delegates this year together with Miss Japan Emiri Miyasaka. At first we love to see the "photo-chopped" pictures of Vo Hoang Yen but upon seeing more of her candid shots, we are predicting that she will end up not making the cut.
Though Vo Hoang Yen has a good catwalk skill, we doubt if she can score high in the long gown and preliminary interview. Never had a Miss Vietnam wore a stunning gown in any international pageants. We doubt also if she can do well in the interview. But we hope we are wrong since we love to see Asian winning the crown again.
The national costume of Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009
Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, in her national costume.
Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, in her national costume.
An artist sketch of the national costume of Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009.
Tatum Keshwar, Miss South Africa 2009 in her long gown.
Tatum Keshwar, Miss South Africa 2009 in her national costume.
