The third batch of pictures taken from the 2009 Mrs. Philippines pageant. These photos came from my friend, Mr. Arman Barbuco who is a more talented photographer than I am and has a much better vantage point during the said event.
The presentation of candidates and were serenaded by balladeers, Gian Magdangal and Erik Santos
The presentation of candidates and the hosts of the pageant
The lovely candidates in their evening gowns
Beck in her Indian inspired evening gown that highlighted her statuesque figure and beautiful brown skin
The Final 8 candidates of the Mrs. Philippines pageant
December 21, 2008 at 3:17 am |
thank you for the erik santos photo. i’ll share at ESO (ErikSantosOnline) with credits to you of course.
happy holidays!
barbara
December 22, 2008 at 4:21 pm |
Hello Barbara,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I have several photos of Erik Santos taken during the pageant. I’ll post some of them here
January 6, 2009 at 4:05 am |
I think Contestant # 12 deserved to win both the “Best in Swimsuit”, and “Best in Long Gown” awards. She looked very beautiful in her evening gowns during the pre-pageant and the finals night. In my opinion, she deserved a higher placement than what she actually won – Mrs. Philippines – Asia. Anyway, congratulations to her!
January 7, 2009 at 11:54 am |
Thank you very much, Hugh.
Well, Beck and I have been receiving a lot of comments regarding the outcome of the said pageant and most of them have the same opinions and sentiments like you. Well, there has been a lot of controversies about the said pageant (try checking this site: http://opmbworldwide.com/?p=583).
But I would just like to share a comment by a close friend. She said that to look at it this way: It is not Beck’s loss or any of the non-winning contestant’s loss. The winners who some of the audience think doesn’t deserve to win are the ones who will represent the country. So it is the Philippines who is at the losing end.