Official candidates to the inaugural Cosmo Manila King and Queen, a pageant search for risque runway models, were introduced to the press on Sunday night at Le Reve Pool and Events Place in Quezon City.
At the end of the launch candidates Nash Mendoza and Sahara Cruz were chosen as Darlings of the Press walking home with P20,000 each.
Vying for the prestigious crown are 16 male and 15 female models aiming to be named as Cosmo Manila King and Queen, which finals will be held at the SM North EDSA Skydome on November 5 at 7:00 p.m. It will be hosted by Michael Bristol, Joy Barcoma, and John Nite, with special guests Paul Salas, Kris Lawrence, Sex Bomb New Gen, and Batang Mama.
Winners of the title will receive P200,000 each. The winners and four other models will also fly to Thailand right after the grand finals to participate in Bangkok Fashion Week.
“As a producer, I would like to be the first to produce this kind of competition. Our goal is to help out models and their agents, apart of course from giving a very nice sexy show,” said producer Marc Cubales during the launch.
“Higit sa lahat, para makatulong at magbigay saya na rin sa mga agent at models ng sexy pageant show,” Marc said.
Cosmo Manila Queen 2022 official candidates are Jane Usison, Khat Gonzales, Claire Ramos, Sahara Cruz, Ver Johansson, Aya Valdez, Jannah Garcia, Milka Gonzales, Anita Gomez, Arianne Villareal, Jasmine Benigno Castro, Airah Graciela, Dimpol Ortega, Mae Burgos, Neah Cassandra Aguilar, Morena Carlos, and Deberly Bangcore.
Meanwhile, the male official candidates are Hawkin Madrid, Paul Jiggs Venturero, David Soledad, Christian Villarin, Nash Mendoza, Aaron Moreno, John Zafe, Simon Abrenica, Hanz Vergara, Jovy Angel, Ivan Bonifacio, Ronie Palermo, Curt Del Rosario, RJ Absalud, and Allen Ong Molina.
Tickets to the finals are available at SM Tickets. For more details, call09667088434 and 09602533903.
Part of the proceeds of the show goes to Cosmo Foundation: Gintong Palad & Balikatan Foundation.
Cosmo Manila Queen 2022 is produced by Cubales with Edz Galindez as supervising producer, Leklek Tumalad as casting director, and Bembem Espanto as overall director.
