Filipinos are indeed true pageant fans.Just last night, we crowned our new Miss Universe Philippines queen, Chelsea Manalo, at a grand coronation event attended by supportive pageant fans.But do you know when beauty pageants started?According to Kuya Kim ’s report on “24 Oras,” Thursday, P.T. Barnum first staged the first international beauty contest in America in June 1855, where the public served as judges.
Doon nagsimula ‘yung paghahanap ng tinatawag nating Carnival Queen,” Dr. Carolyn Sobritchea said.“Naging purveyor of marketing and showcasing the country itong beauty contest na tinatawag,” the anthropologist added.In Oriental Mindoro, a 23-year-old named Rechel Hoco has already participated in more than 150 pageants.“Ang pinaka fave kong award ay ‘yung Ms. Oriental Mindoro. Sobrang daming nagpa-pageant doon, ang pinaka-dream nila is makasali sa Ms. Oriental Mindoro,” she said.
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