Queenierich Rehman is Miss World Philippines 2012

L-R: April Love Jordan (3rd Princess), Mary Ann Ross Misa (1st Princess), Queenierich Rehman (Miss World Philippines 2012), Vanessa Claudine Ammann (2nd Princess) & Brenna Cassandra Gamboa (4th Princess)

Queenierich Rehman of Las Pinas won the 2012 Miss World Philippines title last June 24 at the Manila Hotel tent in Manila.


Rehman is the official representative of the Philippines at the 2012 Miss World Pageant in August which will be held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia.


Aside from the major title of Miss World Philippines, Queenie also won numerous special awards namely: Miss AMAzing Beauty and Brains, Best in Swimwear, Best in Talent (tied with candidate #19 Marie Loraine Dione De Guzman), Miss Photogenic, Miss Philippines Prudential and Miss World Traveler.


The pageant was hosted by actor/host Edu Manzano and Miss World 1993 2nd Princess Sharmaine "Ruffa" Gutierrez.


Here are the complete results:


MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2012: #22 Queenierich Rehman
1st runner-up: #13 Mary Ann Ross Misa
2nd runner-up: #2 Vanessa Claudine Ammann
3rd runner-up:  #17 April Love Jordan 
4th runner-up: #16 Brenna Cassandra Gamboa


TOP 5 FINALISTS:
01. #22 Queenierich Rehman
02. #13 Mary Ann Ross Misa
03. #17 April Love Jordan 
04. #16 Brenna Cassandra Gamboa
05. #2 Vanessa Claudine Ammann


TOP 12 SEMI-FINALISTS:
01. #14 Mariver Ocampo
02. #22 Queenierich Rehman
03. #18 Rufaida Babudin
04. #5 Carla Jenina Lizardo
05. #19 Marie Loraine de Guzman
06. #1 Kaye Wigand
07. #13 Mary Anne Ross Misa
08. #17 April Love Jordan
09. #11 Vania Valiry Vispo
10. #16 Brenna Cassandra Gamboa
11. #12 Paulina Eliseeff
12. #2 Vanessa Claudine Ammann


SPECIAL AWARDEES:
Miss Amazing Beauty and Brains - Queenierich Rehman
Best in Swimwear: #22 Queenierich Rehman
Best in Long Gown: #17 April Love Jordan 
Best in Talent (tie) - Marie Loraine Dione De Guzman and Queenierich Rehman
SMART People Choice Award: #11 Vania Valiry Vispo
Best in Fashion Runway (Miss Coco Cabaña) - Brenna Cassandra Gamboa
Miss Photogenic - Queenierich Rehman
Miss Friendship - Vanessa Claudine Amman
Miss Philippines Prudential - Queenierich Rehman
Miss World Traveler - Queenierich Rehman
Miss Laguna World - Vanessa Claudine Amman
Miss Manny O' Wines - Brenna Cassandra Gamboa
Miss Pantene: #22 Queenierich Rehman
Miss OraCare Confidently Cool: #17 April Love Jordan
Miss MyPhone World Philippines: #2 Vanessa Claudine Ammann
Miss Manila Hotel: #17 April Love Jordan
Miss Olay: #2 Vanessa Claudine Amman


OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Kay Wigand - PUERTO GALERA
02. Vanessa Claudine Amman - CEBU
03. Rosheila Tungol - PAMPANGA
04. Mariz Ong - ISABELA
05. Carla Jenina Lizardo - PASIG CITY
06. Paula Rich Bartolome - LAGUNA
07. Maria Teresita Alaine Baccay - NUEVA ECIJA
08. Maham Ahmed - PANGASINAN
09. Rizzini Alexis Gomez - CEBU
10. Larah Grace Lacap - QUEZON CITY
11. Vania Valiry Vispo - BATANGAS
12. Paulina Eliseeff - QUEZON CITY
13. Mary Anne Ross Misa - PARANAQUE
14. Mariver Ocampo - BULACAN
15. Daphne Tanya Molenar - BACOLOD
16. Brenna Cassandra Gamboa - BATANGAS
17. April Love Antolo Jordan - ILOCOS SUR
18. Rufaida Babudin - PALAWAN
19. Marie Loraine Dione de Guzman - ILOCOS SUR 
20. Kaye Michelle Agnes - SORSOGON 
21. Fer Mary Baliquig - BOHOL
22. Queenierich Rehman - LAS PINAS 
23. Lara Lee Sarino - NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
24. Natacha Kristel Peugniez - MUNTINLUPA
25. Maria Danna Javier - MALABON


*** photo courtesy of missosology

Gwendoline Ruais is Miss World Philippines 2011

Gwendoline Ruais, Miss World Philippines 2011

21-year-old Filipino-French Gwendoline Ruais from Muntinlupa City won the 2011 Miss World Philippines title during it's maiden pageant on September 18, 2011 at the Philippine International Convention Center.

Ruais will represent the Philippines at the 2011 Miss World Pageant in London later this year.

L-R: Ma. Paula Bianca Paz (3rd Princess), Martha Chloe Mcculley (2nd Princess), Gwendoline Ruais (Miss World Philippines 2011), Helen Nicolette Henson (1st Princess) & Jaysel Arrozal (4th Princess)

Helen Nicolette Henson was named 1st Princess. Martha Chloe McCully is 2nd Princess; Ma. Paula Bianca Paz is 3rd Princess; and Jaysel Arrozal is 4th Princess.

Miss World 2010 Alexandra Mills crowns Gwendoline Ruais (Miss World Philippines 2011)

The Reiging Miss World 2010 Alexandra Mills crowned Ruais.

L-R: Ma. Paula Bianca Paz (3rd Princess), Martha Chloe Mcculley (2nd Princess), Gwendoline Ruais (Miss World Philippines 2011), Ms. Cory Quirino (Miss World Philippines Director), Alexandra Mills (Miss World 2010), Helen Nicolette Henson (1st Princess) & Jaysel Arrozal (4th Princess)

Here  are the complete Results:

MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2011: #13 Gwendolyn Ruais
1st Princess: #24 Helen Nicolette Henson
2nd Princess: #9 Martha Chloe Mcculley
3rd Princess: #22 Ma. Paula Bianca Paz
4th Princess: #15 Jaysel Arrozal

TOP 5 FINALISTS:01. #24 Helen Nicolette Henson
02. #9 Martha Chloe Mcculley
03. #15 Jaysel Arrozal
04. #22 Ma. Paula Bianca Paz
05. #13 Gwendolyn Ruais

TOP 12 SEMI-FINALISTS:01. #22 Ma. Paula Bianca Paz - NUEVA ECIJA
02. #12 Elaine Kay Moll - NAGA CITY
03. #13 Gwendolyn Ruais - MUNTINLUPA CITY
04. #5 Rogelie Catacutan - CEBU CITY
05. #25 Erina Ann Lightholder - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A
06. #15 Jaysel Arrozal - VALENZUELA CITY
07. #1 Samantha Nerville Purvor - QUEZON CITY
08. #9 Martha Chloe Mcculley - PARANAQUE CITY
09. #24 Helen Nicolette Henson - SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA
10. #11 Mercy Malaluan - CAMARINES NORTE
11. #7 Charlotte Melissa Tyler - QUEZON CITY
12. #16 : Loucelle de Jesus - PAMPANGA ( People's Choice Award)

SPECIAL AWARDEES:Best in Fashion Design – Delby Bragais
Best in Long Gown: #22 Ma. Paula Bianca Paz
Best in Swimsuit: #13 Gwendolyn Ruais
Miss Sheridan – #6 Richelle Therese Borja
Miss Talent – #5 Rogelie Catacutan
Miss Photogenic – #1 Samantha Neville Purvor
Miss Friendship – #5 Rogelie Catacutan
Miss SMDC: #9 Martha Chloe Mcculley
Miss KAPUSO World: #9 Martha Chloe Mcculley

*** photos courtesy of BRUCE CASANOVA (OPMBWORLDWIDE)

What makes the Miss World local franchise go round?

STAR BYTES By Butch Francisco
The Philippine Star, March 24, 2011

Cory Quirino — officially — was never a titled beauty. However, I’m willing to be corrected by Funfare’s beauty experts if she, indeed, became Miss Something in the past.

As the granddaughter of President Elpidio Quirino, I can imagine she was not allowed by family to get into a swimsuit and try out in some national beauty pageant. In the case of Margie Moran, a direct descendant of President Manuel Roxas, she joined Binibining Pilipinas without asking permission from her parents and submitted her application form with the signature of a conniving grandmother. Mom and Dad, obviously, were, too, thrilled to scold her after winning the top plum and eventually became Miss Universe.

But going back to Cory, she had long been admired for both looks and intelligence. To this day, she is associated with beauty, youth and wellness.

And now, she is a beauty contest impresario. Yesterday, in fact, the press was witness to her initial reign as pageant organizer at the launch of the first ever Miss World Philippines beauty contest, a search that will continue trying to find the Filipina to finally conquer the elusive Miss World title.

Stella Marquez-Araneta’s Binibini already lost the local franchise to Miss World and that had been handed by the London-based organization to the Cory Quirino Global Quest (CQGQ). Even the right to select the local bet to Miss Universe can be taken away from the Araneta group after all these decades and Madame Stella is said to be prepared for such eventuality. (That should be painful since she had done a good job at it.)

The license to choose the RP delegate to Miss World had always changed hands from the beginning. I learned about this, ironically enough, when the rival Miss Universe contest was held in Manila in 1994. ABS-CBN made me anchor a series of pre-Miss Universe specials prior to the coronation day.

As part of my preparation as host, I was made to talk to local beauty contest experts who had a treasure trove of major pageant information. There was one who lived in a mansion and had a whole room — a big one — that contained shelf after shelf of clippings about beauty contests, both local and foreign.

I think it was there when I found out that in the ‘60s, some group would simply put up a party and the prettiest girl in the room would be sent to Miss World. If I am not mistaken, that was how Maita Gomez (a former socialite who later gave up the comfy life to join the underground movement) was selected. It would seem like she never had plans of even joining the contest and none of girls in that event probably knew they were being pitted against each other.

In time, it was the Beauty World Ltd. that got the franchise to send Miss Philippines to Miss World. This was an organization made up mostly of the so-called society playboys, who were organizing the search for the fun of it. In 1968, they put up a luncheon show with beauty aspirants and the winner was Pinky Amabuyok, who finished fifth in Miss World.

A couple of years later, the local selection process became more formal with the entry of Ferdie Villar, who put up Miss Republic of the Philippines, along with the Mr. and Miss Philippine Movies (today’s Box-Office King and Queen) that crowned the top actor and actress of the year. Vangie Pascual was a title-holder of Miss Republic of the Philippines (later shortened to Miss RP) and later almost won Miss World in 1973 by placing second.

In 1977, it was the group of hotelier Biboy Enriquez that absorbed the responsibility to pick the country’s bet to Miss World. They had both Miss Asia Quest and the Mutya ng Pilipinas, the winner of which was made to compete with other lovely girls from the continent, including blondes from Australia and New Zealand.
And so aside from Mutya ng Pilipinas-Asia, there was a Mutya ng Pilipinas-World and also a Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism (Emma Yuhico, who later became a friend, was one of the holders of this title).

The local franchise to Miss World changed hands again in the ‘90s. This time, it went to Binibining Pilipinas. I don’t know how true this is, but according to a beauty pageant historian I talked to for that series of pre-Miss Universe specials I did for Channel 2, Mrs. Araneta had always wanted to get awarded the right to choose the Philippine entry to Miss World.

In 1973, in fact, she put up three major titles at stake: Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, Bb. Pilipinas-International and Miss Young Philippines — plus two minor ones, Miss Maja Philippines and Miss World Peace. Nanette Prodigalidad won Maja and placed second in Madrid (the contest had since been discontinued). The Miss World Peace titlist, Joan Gatlin Salas, went nowhere (there was supposed to be a contest in India that never pushed through), but ended up being Mrs. Fred Elizalde (before Lisa Macuja).

If we are to believe the story of that beauty contest expert, the Miss World Peace (given only once) was put up in the hope of that the Binibini group would eventually snag the Philippine franchise to Miss World. They got it eventually and made it possible for Ruffa Gutierrez to get crowned Miss World Second Princess and Asia’s Queen of Beauty in 1993.

Cory Quirino has a huge task ahead of her. Finding the girl who may become the first Pinay to win Miss World would require her organization to search every nook and cranny of the country. She is being assisted by Bambi Verzo’s Concertus group, which had successfully put up some of the biggest productions ever staged in the country in the last decade (they are very organized people — I can attest to that). The Miss World Philippines coronation night will be covered by GMA 7 on July 30.

But why did Mrs. Araneta lose the Miss World Philippine franchise? Last January, somebody told me a little story about it, except that I am not a hundred percent sure about its veracity. Let’s just say that Miss World head Julia Morley was no longer happy with the group of Binibini.

Of course, happiness — like beauty — is relative. And the world is a circle.

As they say, there is nothing permanent in this world, especially not the local franchise to Miss World.

Miss World-Philippines offers the biggest prizes in the history of beauty pageants in the country

Glen P. Sibonga

Thursday, March 24, 2011

www.pep.ph

Isa sa mga guest of honor si GMA Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Wilma Galvante sa launching ng Miss World-Philippines na ginanap kagabi, March 23, sa SMDC Showroom sa SM Mall of Asia Complex.

Represented nga ni Ms. Wilma ang GMA-7 sa event na ito dahil ang Kapuso Network ang official TV network partner ng Miss World-Philippines 2011.

Naganap ang contract signing between GMA executives Mr. Jimmy Duavit (President and COO) and Ms. Wilma at ang Chairwoman and CEO of CQ Global Quest na si Cory Quirino noong Martes, March 22, sa boardroom ng GMA Network Center.

Ang CQ Global Quest ang may hawak ngayon ng franchise ng Miss World-Philippines at si Cory ang tumatayo bilang pageant director.

Nakausap ng PEP (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Ms. Wilma bago nagsimula ang program ng Miss World-Philippines launch kagabi at talagang tuwang-tuwa siya dahil sa malaking tagumpay ng event.

"Nakakatuwa ang reaksiyon ng media, ang reaksiyon ng press, at support nila dito sa Miss World-Philippines. Kasi naman, parang bago siya. This is a search na isang babae ang hahanapin mo na karapat-dapat ilaban sa Miss World. And GMA is all out in supporting Cory in this endeavor," pahayag ni Ms. Wilma.

Bukod sa press and media people, dinaluhan din ang naturang launch ng maraming designers, stylists, talent scouts, at maging ng mga former title holders tulad nina Maria Isabel Lopez (Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1982), Simonette delos Reyes (Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1970), at Maggie Wilson-Consunji (Bb. Pilipinas-World 2007).

Ano ang reaksiyon ni Ms. Wilma na pati ang mga beauty queens mula sa Binibining Pilipinas ay pumunta sa launch ng Miss World-Philippines?

"Well, good. We will need all the support we can get," sagot niya.

NETWORK WAR? Hindi kaya mag-translate sa network war ang pagtanggap ng GMA sa Miss World-Philippines lalo na't ang dati nilang hawak na Binibining Pilipinas ay nasa ABS-CBN na ngayon?

"Hindi naman kailangang magkaroon ng ganung isyu. Natapos na ang contract ng Binibini sa GMA. So, it's their prerogative kung anong station ang gusto nilang maging partner. We're just happy na now we have Miss World-Philippines," sagot niya.

Ayon kay Cory, ang GMA ang personal choice niya para maging TV partner ng pageant dahil sa magandang track record ng network sa paghawak ng beauty pageants in the past. Ano ang comment ni Ms. Wilma dito?

"We're honored kasi hindi lahat ng beauty contests puwede mong tanggapin, di ba? Mabuti naman nung prinesent nila yung Miss World-Philippines, maganda naman yung kanyang objective, maganda yung kanyang plan, at saka maganda yung partnership na nangyari. At saka sa slogan pa lang nila na 'Beauty in Giving,' okay na kami dahil may beneficiaries sila, ang PGH Medical Foundation at ang Tuloy Street Children Foundation. So, okay na okay sa amin yun."

Bukod sa TV airing ng pageant, ano pa ang support na ibibigay ng GMA sa Miss World-Philippines?

"Media partnership, so lahat ng television exposures nila. Lahat ng events nila, we will cover at mapapanood sa mga shows ng GMA. Gaya ng pagpunta nila sa Puerto Princesa kung saan gaganapin ang swimsuit competition. May TV guestings din ang mga girls."

Posible bang magkaroon din ng contract sa GMA Artist Center o sa GMA mismo ang mananalo?

"Puwede rin basta pasok sa qualifications, di ba?" sabi ni Ms. Wilma.

EARLY PREPARATIONS & BIG PRIZES. Pinuri naman ni Ms. Wilma ang maagang preparasyong ginagawa ng organizer ng Miss World-Philippines kahit na sa July 30, 2011 pa gaganapin ang coronation night sa Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) Plenary Hall.

"Maganda kasi mahaba yung time ng preparasyon. Maganda para sa pag-develop at saka pag-train sa mga girls. So, when you get down to choosing the winner, siguradung-sigurado na perfect na siya."

Ang magwawagi ng titulong Miss World-Philippines 2011 ay makakatanggap ng cash prize na P1 million at isang brand new condominium unit courtesy of SM Development Corporation (SMDC).