A pageant would always be a competition. At the end of the day, it is an avenue of exhibiting beauty, talent and brain inside and out.
Watching a beauty pageant would always be an anticipated must-see experience especially if one will be looking at it live.
When hubby Ruel was invited to cover Mr. and Ms. Chinatown 2017 at the night of Sept. 1, 2017, I tagged along whicha was held at Solaire Hotel and Casino.
I’m enthusiastic to have a sit seeing production numbers, swimsuit, beautiful attires and hearing those answers in a live environment.
The main objective of the said pageant aims to strengthen Filipino and Chinese relations. The event is also a fusion of modern and traditional customs that highlight Chinoy heritage.
Winners are former US Army officer Jacob Muñez and Davaoena masscom student Joy Wu.
Ms Chinatown 2017 Joy Wu, 21, will represent the Philippines in the 2018 Miss Chinese International pageant in Hong Kong.
As a backgounder, Mr. Chinatown 2017 Jacob Munez, 25, served in the US Army for six years. Before settling back to the Philippines in 2016 he was based in the Hawaii, Iraq, Seattle, Korea and Kuwait
Title holders Joy Wu and Jacob Munez were also the proud recipients of the ‘Darling of the Press’ award.
Other pageant winners are first runners-up Martin Sy and Angela Elpa and second runners-up, Allen Wu and Kency Ongkeko.
The winners will receive P200,000; P100,000; and P50,000 worth of cash and prizes.
A pageant would always be a competition.
At the end of the day, it’s an avenue of exhibiting beauty, talent and brain inside and out. For me, it was not the usual life time experiences and glad have joined hubby.
Directed by Paolo Valenciano “2017 Mr & Ms Chinatown” will be aired on Sunday, Sept. 10, on ABS-CBN’s Sunday’s Best.
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