Of Pageant Blogging and Thoughts of a Straight Girl

One of my favorite queens: Eva Psychee Patalinjug, Mutya ng Pilipinas 2014

Most pageant enthusiasts had all been members of the third sex, barely you see a guy or a girl who would follow pageants, let alone blog about them like it was a staple from food, lifestyle and other events.

I believe that I'm one of those included in the "barely" prototype.

I am also the author of Beauty Queens Online, a blog I separately put up for pageants, name it, be in those which are in the Big 4 (Miss Universe (we recently won, if in case you have been living in a rock for quite some time), Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth) as well as the likes of Mister World and Mister International.

My fascination for pageants started when I was an Araneta Center Inc, seeing the likes of Shamcey Supsup, Isabella Manjon, Janine Tugonon and MJ Lastimosa (both ladies were runners up in 2011), I decided to follow their journey one by one, till I left Araneta up to now in which I graduated my graduate degree in IT, I am still following them yearly, mainly because I kept in the loop of their personal success stories and gain friends in the long run. I followed not just Bb. Pilipinas but Miss World Philippines, Miss Philippines Earth and even the likes of PEPPS' Misters 2015 just recently.

I am thankful for those who allow me to write about their pageants, I simply appreciate the idea of having this new pageants run by Filipinos like Miss Global Philippines and PEPPS family (Marianne Galang). I felt that pageants had already ventured away on just being a "total" beauty contest, it went from finding the right one for each organization's advocacy, I believe that Pia, being the new Miss Universe would be able to launch her advocacies through Miss Universe Organization. Neil Perez has also changed the game for Male Pageants, making Mister International one of those contests look forward to each year.

I simply look forward to what is to come in 2016, particularly from Bb. Pilipinas, I am hoping, I get to cover, I also look forward to PEPPS and the Misters 2016 Pageant.