As far as this writer knows, there has only been two women from Mindanao who represented the Philippines at the Miss World pageant. Our very first representative, Vivien Lee Austria, the real-life Princess Emraida Kelly Kiram, hailed from Kidapawan City, Cotabato, and competed at the 1966 Miss World pageant. The second Mindanaoan, Katarina Rodriguez from Davao City, competed in 2018.
This year, four maidens from Mindanao are competing for the Miss World Philippines crown. The coronation night is set on July 19 at the Mall of Asia Arena. It will be hosted by Billy Crawford,Maria Gigante, Teejay Marquez and Emmanuelle Vera.
At the press presentation a while back at Seda Hotel Manila Bay, this writer asked them: What would make you the third winner from Mindanao? “I think that I deserve to be the third Miss World Philippines from Mindanao. “It is because it is time that Mindanao and Bukidnon should be known to the world. I am bringing not only myself, but I am bringing the whole Bukidnon and the whole Mindanao.
Bringing our culture and most of all, my purpose which is for the indigenous people of my province.so that my causes will be realized through the organization.” “Well, I believe that everybody here wants to win.
But right now, I came back after two years resting from the competition. And I just know my purpose. “I started here and after seven years I came back.
Because this is like a new thing to me that I really want to impose on people. “One thing that makes.