The Miss Philippines pageant explains why they will have no swimsuit competition
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The Miss Philippines pageant is shaking up the local pageant scene with this new announcement.
Even before the actual The Miss Philippines pageant, the competition is looking to distinguish itself from other pageants in the country as it announced two days ago that there would be no swimsuit competition. Now, the organization is explaining why they chose to do so.
In a post on the official The Miss Philippines Instagram account, organizers explained that they did not have anything against swimsuits and that photoshoots will still be held at the country's “world-famous beaches and resorts,” The organization explained that the move was meant to “shift the focus on things other than a woman's vital statistics” onstage.
Instead of the swimsuit competition, The Miss Philippines pageant will hold a Runway Segment instead that will shine the spotlight on each of the candidates.
This new announcement comes after The Miss Philippines pageant announced the opening of applications just last week.
Screenings for The Miss Philippines will be held on September 2 and September 9 at Coworking in Estancia Mall in Ortigas. Winners will get to compete in either the Miss Supranational or Miss Charm pageants.
The current reigning The Miss Philippines is Pauline Amelinckx, who was crowned during a homecoming arranged for her and Miss Supranational Philippines Johannes Rissler.
The Miss Philippines is part of the upcoming The Filipino Festival in October, which will feature a number of events intended to celebrate “everything Filipino,”
Aside from The Miss Philippines, the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide pageant will also be held, with its winners representing the country at Mister Supranational, Mister Global, and at Manhunt Supermodel.
The Mister Pilipinas Worldwide and The Miss Philippines pageants are just two of the events featured at the Filipino Festival, which will also include the Filipino Food Festival that hopes to bring lesser known dishes of the country to the forefront, the Filipino Arts and Crafts Festival that will feature Filipino products, the Filipino Music Festival that will feature Filipino music, and the Filipino Film Festival that seeks to launch the careers of film students.
