Who will bring home a crown? Reigning Bb. Pilipinas queens Kylie Verzosa, Jennifer Hammond, and Nicole Cordoves are leaving the country to compete in the Miss International 2016, Miss Intercontinental 2016 and Miss Grand International 2016 pageants, respectively, this month.
Excitement filled the air at the Monet 2 Ballroom of Novotel in Araneta Center recently as the three regal ladies, calm and collected, promised well wishers of a good showing following the victory of a former Bb. Pilipinas candidate at the Miss United Continents 2016 pageant.
Bb. Pilipinas-Universe Maxine Medina, Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational Joanna Eden and Bb. Pilipinas Globe Nichole Manalo joined Verzosa, Hammond and Cordoves on stage for the brief send-off ceremony each conveying their inspiring words of support, with Medina even handing the three papers with her written messages.
Conchitina Sevilla Bernardo and Betsy Westendorp also graced the event as representatives of the Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc.(BPCI). The three Philippine bets are to be dressed by local designers namely, Val Taguba for Cordoves, Francis Libiran for Verzosa and Nat Balibag for Hammond.
Verzosa, a 24-year-old Business Management graduate at Ateneo and a member of Professional Models Association of the Philippines (PMAP), is aiming for the Philippines’ 6th win at the Miss International 2016 pageant in Tokyo on Oct. 27.
Hammond, a 25-year-old registered nurse and PMAP model, hopes to do better than her predecessors in 2014 and 2015 at the Miss Intercontinental in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Oct. 16.
Cordoves, a 24-year-old, Ateneo economics graduate and a former Miss Chinatown Philippines, will also try to do better than last year’s 3rd runner up finish of Parul Shah at the Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas, U.S.A on Oct. 25.