Igorota beauty queen wins 2nd place in Miss Universe PH National Costume Competition

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Cordillera - Igorot beauty queen Miss Joemay Leo of Benguet is among the three winners during the Miss Universe Philippines 2023 National Costume Competition.

Miss Universe Philippines Benguet bet, Miss Leo win Best in National Costume Competition held on Monday May 4, 2024 at the Leyte Normal University.

Miss Leo proudly demonstrated her Benguet roots with her costumes symbolizing the province as the salad bowl of the Philippines.

The costume is made possible thru the exerted effort by the creative team headed by Lhee Wel Tokia, artisans Rullan Joel, and Julian Del Sison.

Among the three winners are Kimberly Escatin of Southern Leyte in the third place and Airissh Ramos of Eastern Samar in the first place.

The three winners will be joining other candidates who will be strutting their best swimsuits and long gowns at the Preliminary competition set to take place on May 10 at the Grand Ballroom, Okada Manila.

Coronation night will be on May 13 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City.

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Benguet beauty ranks 2 at Best in Swimsuit, Best in Photoshoot in Miss Charm PH

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Cordillera - Benguet bet for Miss Universe Philippines secured a 2nd spot in the ongoing online voting for the Miss Charm Philippines. 

As of April 14, 2023, Miss Joemay Leo, MUPH candidate from Tuba, Benguet garnered a total of 36,000 points in the Best in Swimsuit category while a total of 32,000 points in the Best in Photoshoot category.

Who is Joemay Leo

A proud mom and proud Igorota from Benguet province is among the candidates vying for the prestigious Miss Universe Philippines 2023 title.

The empowered mom from Tuba, Benguet, Miss. Joemay Leo is grateful for the opportunity to represent the whole Igorot tribe in the national stage. 

"I never imagined joining pageants once again after becoming a mom. But who says mom can't slay the universe? With much pride and honor, I am beyond blessed to represent the whole Igorot tribe. This avenue holds an excellent opportunity to showcase a world-class Igorota beauty, Leo said in a post.

Miss Leo is a graduate of the University of Baguio (UB) with a degree in Bachelor of Arts Communication.

She won numerous beauty pageants awards including Miss Cordillera, Miss Tuba, Miss Benguet 1st runner up and Miss Baguio 3rd runner up. 

Joining her for the Miss Universe journey are fellow Cordillerans from Baguio City Miss Krishnah Marie Gravidez and from Kalinga Miss Kristeen Mae Boccang who will be representing the province of Apayao.

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WATCH: Baguio bet for Miss Universe PH, Krishnah Gravidez shows the beauty of Baguio

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Cordillera - Filipino beauty queen and model, Miss Krishnah Marie Gravidez is the official representative of the city of Baguio in the Miss Universe Philippines 2023 pageantry.

The 21-year-old young and fresh Gravidez was among the top 40 delegates for the Miss Universe PH. She shares her story in the new episode of HER STORY by Empire Philippines in YouTube.

Photo Courtesy || Krishnah Gravidez

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Apayao beauty queen Kristeen Mae Boccang joins Miss Universe PH 2023 pageant

Photo Courtesy || Kristeen Mae Boccang

Cordillera - The Miss Universe Philippines organization has announced Kristeen Mae Boccang to replace Evangeline Fuentes after the latter withdrew from the pageant. 

The 23-year-old Psychology graduate from Conner, Apayao will be representing the province of Apayao in the 4th edition of Miss Universe PH.

Miss Boccang is the first iApayao to join the prestigious event. Prior to joining Miss Universe PH, she was the 2nd Runner-Up in the Dayag ti Apayao 2023     pageant. 

She was also crowned the Binibining Conner Tourism 2022 and crowned the Panagbunga Festival Queen in 2017.

Asked about her motivation in joining the national pageant, Miss Boccang wanted to take this opportunity to represent her province and country and to become an inspiration to her fellow iApayaos.

“I joined Miss Universe because it was a dream of mine to represent my beautiful province of Apayao and introduce it the rest of the Philippines. It would be the very first time for Apayao to join a national pageant and I hope that by joining I would be able to inspire my fellow yApayao and let other people know of where and what Apayao could offer to everyone,” Kristeen said.

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Igorota super-mom joins Miss Universe Philippines pageant

Photo Courtesy || Miss Univers PH & Miss. Joemay Leo

Cordillera - A proud mom and proud Igorota from Benguet province is among the candidates vying for the prestigious Miss Universe Philippines 2023 title.

The empowered mom from Tuba, Benguet, Miss. Joemay Leo is grateful for the opportunity to represent the whole Igorot tribe in the national stage. 

"I never imagined joining pageants once again after becoming a mom. But who says mom can't slay the universe? With much pride and honor, I am beyond blessed to represent the whole Igorot tribe. This avenue holds an excellent opportunity to showcase a world-class Igorota beauty, Leo said in a post.

Miss Leo is a graduate of the University of Baguio (UB) with a degree in Bachelor of Arts Communication.

She won numerous beauty pageants awards including Miss Cordillera, Miss Tuba, Miss Benguet 1st runner up and Miss Baguio 3rd runner up. 

Joining her for the Miss Universe journey are fellow Cordillerans from Baguio City Miss Krishnah Marie Gravidez and from Kalinga Miss Kristeen Mae Boccang who will be representing the province of Apayao.

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