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Beauty queens compete in Miss Globe, Miss Grand International

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The Bb. Pilipinas Organization has decided to join the Miss Globe and Miss Grand International pageants giving way for Bb. Pilipinas Tourism titlists Parul Shah and Ann Lorraine Colis to compete internationally after the cancellation of the Miss Tourism Queen International pageant. Bb. Pilipinas Organization, chaired by Stella Marquez-Araneta, now holds six local franchises including Miss Intercontinental, since last year, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Supranational pageants.

Bevy of beauties

Colis is a 22-year-old, 5-foot-7, dusky beauty from Pampanga. She is a Management graduate and presently taking up Accountancy at the University of Santo Tomas. Shah, a 25-year-old, exotic half-Filipina, half-Indian, graduated with a BS Nursing at the University of the Cordilleras. Both expressed excitement and elation upon learning of their getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of representing the country abroad.

Colis is set to travel to Toronto, Canada on Sept. 20 to vie for the Miss Globe crown on Oct. 11. Miss Globe, now on its 42nd edition, is a beauty contest that offers great opportunities for girls around the world to fulfill their desires in life, according to its owner Petri Bozo.  Princess Ramos represented the Philippines at last year’s contest in Baku, Azerbaijan. Maricar Balagtas is the only Filipina to win Miss Globe in 2001, while Priscilla Meirelles, former Miss Earth and now the wife of actor John Estrada, won the title in 2003.

Beauty titlists Parul Shah and Ann Lorraine Colis

Shah will try her chance in one of the newest and biggest international beauty pageants in the world that aims to find a winner to promote its ‘Stop the War and Violence’ campaign to help stop conflict and violence around the world. Shah will leave for Bangkok on Oct. 4 to compete in the Miss Grand International 2015 finals on Oct.r 26. Kimberly Karlsson was unplaced in last year’s second edition while Annalie Forbes, host of Pinay Beauty Queen, placed third runner up during the inaugural edition of the contest.

 

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