Miss World Philippines 2013 Official Candidates

The Miss World Philippines organizer Cory Quirino Global Quest Incorporated has announced the official candidates and the date of the coronation night of the new Miss World Philippines. The pageant will be on August 18, 2013 with the venue to be announced soon. This is the 3rd edition of the Miss World Philippines pageant under this franchise.

Previously, the local pageant which determines the country's representative to the Miss World Pageant was the Binibining Pilipinas.

It started in 1992 with Marilen Espino but was replaced by Marina Benipayo weeks before the send-off party. Marina Benipayo made it to the Top 10. The next year, 1993, Sharmaine Ruffa Gutierrez made it as the 2nd Princess. In 1994, Cara Subijano made it to the Top 10 again.

CQGQI also made a bang on its first year of handling the local Miss World Philippines pageant. Gwendoline Ruais bagged the First Princess title, the highest placement Philippines achieved since Evangeline Pascual in 1973 who was also First Runner-Up. On it's second year, 2012, Queenierich Rehman also placed in the Top 15. Hopefully this year, Philippines would have a three-peat appearance in the Top 15.

Here's the complete list of the Miss World Philippines 2013 hopefuls:

 No.....Contestant .............................. Age......... Height............ Hometown

1.  Nicole Marable                         19                5'5"               Makati City 
2.  Roselle Marie Ferrer                 22                5'5"              Valenzuela City 
3.  Princesslyn Dignadice              24               5'6"                Negros Occidental 
4.  Khadija Nasser                          23               5'6"               Rizal 
5.  Zahra Bianca Saldua                 21               5'7"               Las Piñas City 
6.  Karla Patricia Alas                    21               5'6"               Las Piñas City 
7.  Samantha Mae Bernardo          20                5'7"               Puerto Princesa City 
8.  Frances Claire Vintola               19               5'7"               Dumaguete City 
9.  Pia Kamil Ochengco                 20                5'7"              Caloocan City 
10.  Janicel Lubina                            18               5'8.5"            Palawan 
11.  Mercegrace Raquel                   20                5'8"               Laguna 
12.  Angelica Lopez                         17                5'8"              Pasay City 
13.  Maria Paula Estenzo                 21               5'11"             Caloocan City 
14.  Vina Openiano                          21                5'9"               Laguna 
15.  Maria Lily Teresa Salazar         21                5'9"              Isabela 
16.  Aikah Dindah                            18               5'8"               Zamboanga City 
17.  Jennifer Hammond                    22              5'8"                Laguna 
18.  Omarie Linn Osuna                   20              5'7"                Olongapo City 
19.  Maria Paula Bianca Paz            24               5'7"               Nueva Ecija 
20.  Megan Lynne Young                 23               5'7"              Olongapo City 
21.  Jennyline Carla Malpaya          22               5'6"               Ilocos Sur 
22.  Patricia Lae Ejercitado             24               5'6"               Rizal 
23.  Ria Rabajante                            23              5'6"                Albay 
24.  Zandra Flores                            24              5'6"                Pasig City 
25.  Melanie Barret                          23               5'6"               Pampanga 
26.  Henna Kaizzelle Cajandig        21               5'6"               General Santos City

As to who among these ladies get to represent the Philippines in the Miss World 2013 pageant in West Java, Indonesia, we'll find out on August 18, 2013.

Miss World might have been waiting for Megan.

After having been disqualified to join the Binibining Pilipinas 2013 because of  the artistic pictorial for a magazine controversy, Megan Young decided to eye for the Miss World 2013 instead.

Young, who also signed up for the Binibining Pilipinas 2012 pageant but apparently withdrew for unknown reason, showed up on July 21,2013 for the wave of Miss World Philippines audition.

As early as now, beau-con fanatics are already excited about the possibility of Megan Young eventually bringing home the first Miss World crown for the Philippines.

Whilst Megan Young has been vocal about her dream of joining the Miss Universe pageant in several interviews since her showbiz debut in 2005 via Starstruck Season 2, her Miss World audition timing is believed to be bringing about positive results.

As a beau-con analyst myself, I can see that Megan is already made for the Miss World competition format.

Unlike the Miss Universe pageant wherein the odds of making it to the Top 15 relies solely on the impression a candidate sets to the preliminary judges, the Miss World format gives a fair chance to all candidates by earning points for themselves through the various preliminary competitions, the Beach Fashion, Performing Talent, Sports Fitness, Top Model, and Beauty with a Purpose among others.

The total scores the candidates accumulate still has bearing until the end of the competition. Hopefully, Megan Young's training team gets to take her exposure to the showbiz industry to her advantage.

Well, it's too early to talk about this as Megan Young needs to win the local title first, but, if you look at the beauty pageant powerhouse country of Venezuela, the secret of their success in any beauty pageant is the fact that they are consistent with their brand and by carefully adjusting their delegate's personality with the format of the pageant.

Hopefully, Megan eventually makes it straight to the Miss World 2013 pageant. 

Just a piece of trivia, in 45 years that Philippines has been sending a delegate to the Miss World Pageant, there were only four (4) instances that Philippines made it as runners-up. That was in 1968, 1973, 1993, and 2011. These 4 ladies have one thing in common, their first names ends with an "N" sound. ARENE Cecilia Anas Amabuyok (4th Runner-up) in 1968, EVANGELINE Luis Pascual (1st Runner-Up) in 1973, SHARMAINE "Ruffa" Rama Gutierrez (2nd Runner-up and Asia & Oceania's Queen of Beauty) in 1993 and GWENDOLINE Ramos Ruais (1st Runner-Up) in 2011.

Besides, on years ending in 3, with the exception of 1983, Philippines have been consistently placing in the Finals. Hopefully, MEGAN is the lucky name to claim the first Miss World crown for the Philippines.