Miss World PH announces franchise holder in California
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The Miss World Philippines organization expands its reach to the United States.
More Filipino women from around the world can now pursue their pageant dreams as the Miss World Philippines organization announces a new franchise holder.
In a post on their official Instagram account, the Miss World Philippines organization announced that the Filipino community in California now has an official Miss World Philippines franchise holder in the form of Jo Verdaflor, who the organization describes as a loyal and exceptional talent who has consistently sent representatives from the Filipino community in Los Angeles, California to the prestigious Miss World Philippines competition.
The Miss World Philippines organization has expanded its reach over the past few months, awarding franchises to different parts of the country. Back in November last year, the province of Bukidnon was awarded a Miss World Philippines franchise, with Miss B Productions and the Pelayo Group staging pageants and determining Bukidnon's delegate for the Miss World Philippines national pageant.
A couple of days before that, the Miss World Philippines organization announced that Olangapo City, Zambales, and Bataan now also have their own Miss World Philippines franchise. In the caption to the post, the organization revealed that the RDM Talent and Pageant Circuit now holds the Miss World Philippines franchise for all three locations and will be able to stage pageants that will determine the locations' delegates for the Miss World Philippines national pageant.
It was also last year that the Miss World Philippines organization announced that Wilma Laude Zamore would be the local franchise holder for Cebu.
MJV Mclelland was also announced as the local franchise holder for Miss World Philippines Western Visayas in August last year. Representatives of the provinces of Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Iloilo, Guimaras, and Negros Occidental to the Miss World Philippines pageant will be picked from competitions organized by her.
The Pangasinan provincial government was also named as a local franchise holder for Miss World Philippines, with Limgas Na Pangasinan World winners representing the province in the Miss World Philippines pageant.
Winners from these different local pageants will succeed Miss World Philippines Gwendolyne Fourniol, who ended her Miss World journey outside of the Top 40.
