Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc., presented its 24 candidates who will vie for the three major titles at stake in this year’s Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant. The presentation took place at the Garden Terraces Hotel in Commonwealth Ave., Quezon City, today, November 26.
The candidates sashayed in their terno (gowns) first and then later in their swimsuits on the stage that was set up in the lobby of the hotel. Media people had been invited to witness the event. To view the video of the candidates in their swimsuits, click here .
The three titles at stake are Mutya ng Pilipinas-International, Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism Puerto Princesa and Mutya ng Pilipinas-Overseas Communities. Along with the titles and the crowns are cash prizes: Php 200,000 for both Mutya ng Pilipinas-International and Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism Puerto Princesa, US$2,000 for Mutya ng Pilipinas-Overseas Communities and Php50,000 each for the two runners-up.
Winners of the three major titles will represent the Philippines in international beauty pageants: Miss Asia Pacific-International, Miss Tourism International, Tourism Queen of the Year and Miss Intercontinental.
Here are the names of the Mutya ng Pilipinas 2008 beauty pageant candidates who walked the stage first in their terno (gowns) and then later in their swimsuits, including their places of origin:
1) Katrina Rigets, 23, of Quezon City; 2) Loren Andre Fermin Burgos, 21, from California; 3) Riza Selva, 19, Quezon City; 4) Karen O’Hara, 22, Antipolo City; 5) Cresta Medez, 19, Palawan; 6) Jessica Paciente, 17, Quezon City; 7) Pia Burgos, 19, Norway; 
Arline Nicolas 22, Laguna; 9) Lizl Rosoles, 18, Naga City; 10) Angelica Damian, 22, Bulacan; 11) Rhea Niones, 23, South Cotabato; 12) Ellaine Esteban, 21, Marikina City;
13) Queency Benaldez, 18, Southern Leyte; 14) Sarah Syed, 19, Albay; 15) Venice Acuna, 18, Bulacan; 16) Jonavi Quiray, 21, Palawan; 17) Kathleen Jebulan, 23, Sorsogon City; 18) Frances Urrutia, 19, Quezon City; 19) Jamie Jean “Jam” dela Rosa, 23, Tarlac; 20) Laica Jimenez, 19, Bulacan; 21) Nadia Holloway, 20 Australia; 22) Jam Libatong, 21, Cebu; 23) Maria Rochelle Rebeta, 18, Albay; and 24) Neris Dimaculangan, 20, Batangas.
The candidates will be flown to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, tomorrow, November 27, for the pre-pageant activities leading to the coronation night on December 7.
Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc. started in 1968. Presently, it is principally managed by MPI’s president Roberto de Venecia. This year’s pageant is produced by its executive producer and executive committee chairman Alberto “Bert” Abesamis, with the help of Puerto Princesa mayor Edward Hagedorn and other sponsors.
Mutya ng Pilipinas produced beauty queens who represented the Philippines in various international beauty pageants. Some of the beauty queens of this pageant also had a career in show business.
Among them were Rosario “Rio” Diaz, 1977 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Yehlen Catral, 1978 Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism; Lorraine Shuck, 1979 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Viscitacion “Tetchie” Agbayani, 1979 MP-Tourism; Rose Marie de Vera, 1980 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Marilou Bendigo, 1981 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Marilou Sadiua, 1983 MP-World; Gloria “Bong” Dimayacyac, 1983 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Aurora Sevilla, 1984 MP-World; Estrella “Star” Querubin, 1989 MP-World; Mutya Crisostomo Laxa, 1990 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Michelle Aldana, 1993 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Angelica Jasmin Reyes, 1994 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Sherilyne Reyes, 1994 MP-Tourism International; Maricel Morales, 1995 Mutya ng Pilipinas; Daisy Reyes, 1995 MP-Tourism; Josephine Canonizado, 2000 Mutya ng Pilipinas; and Abby Cruz, 2005 Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism.
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SHARON ANGEL VIES FOR MUTYA NG PILIPINAS 2010
by ARIEL ALLERA
One of Cebu’s billboard belles and runway divas gracefully stays tuned to her surname by being such an angel’s breath of fresh air everywhere she comes.
Whether wearing her prescribed uniform daily to the University of San Carlos as a Tourism Management major, or donning a Dexter Alazas at the Philippine Fashion Week, Sharon Grace Angel brings around an aura that softens any hard moment, courtesy of her peaceful presence and tales worth telling.
She begins, “I never run out of stories to share, be it from my personal experiences or those I’ve heard from my ever supportive grandma during dinner.”
The 19-year-old sought-after model and multi-titled beauty queen paid a quick visit to Cebu for a good four days off from her three-week pre-pageant activities to the 2010 Mutya Ng Pilipinas Search on August 28 at Resorts World Manila (to be telecast later on September 5 via ABS-CBN).
Sharon shares, “I’m very honored to be one of Region 7′s candidates to this prestigious national beauty pageant. I’m representing Lapu-Lapu City, and I’m hoping to come home with any of the three titles at stake.”
This year, three all-important crowns will be worn by top three winning contestants, each of whom will represent the Philippines to such global beauty quests as Miss Asia Pacific-International, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Tourism Queen International.
An outstanding five-feet-nine height and a voluptuous 34-25-37 frame are just two of Sharon Angel’s edge over her 23 fellow contenders from the different cities and provinces in the country, not to mention the delegates representing various Filipino communities overseas.
“The pressure is there, but I’d like to have fun with my new friends and enjoy their company although, realistically speaking, every one of us is vying to become Mutya Ng Pilipinas. I know that the competition started from the day we arrived in Manila; but it will only paralyze me if I dread at the thought of our daily pressures,” Sharon admits sincerely, while promising to do her best and to give her all, by hook or by crook.
Sharon is one of Dexter Alazas’s precious angels, along with other A.D. Models Philippines members. Her recent feat was placing third runner-up in the Search for Miss Mandaue 2010 last May. In March, she represented Central Visayas to Mr. and Miss University-Philippines, an inter-varsity competition participated in by different universities in the country, each bringing the name of his and her region. She was awarded third runner-up at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City.
In 2009, Sharon won as Miss CESAFI (Cebu Schools Athletic Foundation, Inc.) Collegiate Division being the muse of The Warriors, the University of San Carlos basketball team; four years prior, she was also chosen as Miss CESAFI Secondary Division carrying the banner of University of San Jose-Recoletos. That same year, 2005, saw Sharon claiming her first title, Miss MILO Olympics, followed by Miss CVRAA (Central Visayas Regional Athletic Association) where she was adjudged as first runner-up. Then came the regional selection for 2007 Miss Teen Philippines, in which she was one of the three winners who went on to compete at the national level in Manila that put her in the top 10 slot.
More than anything, her high-class catwalk skills, and restrained beauty of style embellished with a precious promise to promote Philippine tourism, are truly what will make Sharon Grace Angel worthy of becoming our country’s next prized gem.