PH bet Mariel de Leon failed to advance to Miss International 2017 Top 15

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Filipina Mariel de Leon failed to win the title and enter Final 15 in the Miss International 2017 which was held at the Tokyo Dome City in Japan on Tuesday, November 14.<br /><br />Miss Philippines is among the 69 contestants of the prestigious pageant.<br /><br />Kylie Verzosa, also from the Philippines, is set to crown her successor. (Read:  <a href="http://pinoybuzz.blogkorner.com/2017/11/live-stream-updates-and-results-miss-international-2017.html" rel="nofollow">Miss International 2017 Live Stream, Results, Winners</a>)<br /><br />Meanwhile, De Leon dazzled in the national costume competition as she wore a modern, steel gray Filipiniana dress with an intricate sarimanok headpiece to match.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKAUh49OgoVGN8ljAhfG6LL5aKINaRaTy1Zp5V0wU4xEXEKfNoGqEHhH5wkx71ov9wNfdRcXcdx0rGzILb8FLhMYufNNj5hvvjnO3RyZPXE1GnbX9yA6YrpjTfweyoApOw-8AUL6ISAxX/s1600/mariel-de-leon-philippines-miss-international.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PH bet Mariel de Leon failed to win in Miss International 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="713" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsKAUh49OgoVGN8ljAhfG6LL5aKINaRaTy1Zp5V0wU4xEXEKfNoGqEHhH5wkx71ov9wNfdRcXcdx0rGzILb8FLhMYufNNj5hvvjnO3RyZPXE1GnbX9yA6YrpjTfweyoApOw-8AUL6ISAxX/s1600/mariel-de-leon-philippines-miss-international.JPG" title="PH bet Mariel de Leon failed to win in Miss International 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screengrab from Miss International YouTube video.</td></tr></tbody></table>In the swimwear competition, De Leon stunned the judges with her glittering gold gown.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkQ5PUqDu5Va6zi4z3AlR5vJVxezWgxrD-gtqVX_lOvUsadsDsG7hFGZAHZIyMDFJe5eAYdryZgqXH3vyNfRLMyP9g5-vewB3XiydSkhie9bFYM6DiuZ7JQvq5ks4tHuZo7XPrQJyihPg/s1600/mariel-de-leon-miss-philippines.JPG" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="PH bet Mariel de Leon failed to win in Miss International 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="467" data-original-width="694" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDkQ5PUqDu5Va6zi4z3AlR5vJVxezWgxrD-gtqVX_lOvUsadsDsG7hFGZAHZIyMDFJe5eAYdryZgqXH3vyNfRLMyP9g5-vewB3XiydSkhie9bFYM6DiuZ7JQvq5ks4tHuZo7XPrQJyihPg/s1600/mariel-de-leon-miss-philippines.JPG" title="PH bet Mariel de Leon failed to win in Miss International 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Screengrab from Miss International YouTube video.</td></tr></tbody></table>Before getting the opportunity to represent the country in the Miss International, De Leon has tried two times in the Binibining Pilipinas.<br /><br />De Leon is the daughter of veteran actors Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong.<br /><br /><i>Note: Pageant is still ongoing. Refresh page for the updates.</i><br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

PH bet Mariel de Leon failed to advance to Miss International 2017 Top 15

MANILA, Philippines - Filipina Mariel de Leon failed to win the title and enter Final 15 in the Miss International 2017 which was held at th...

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Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco wins Miss Earth 2017

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA — Philippines won again in the prestigious Miss Earth pageant!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWWoqihetZ3Dk6Y1teH9IIi8zPl7JgPBFEGhscGh_eXnS-CxtFw3AiILwvePQbGJHc6NTLkg0tsrSMvCaQc251jAkC9Re6entenaIZLfKZhVpZde-K55gO-Oc6K7PhPn_dlZovAivgp5u/s1600/karen-ibasco-miss-earth-2017.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco wins Miss Earth 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="896" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWWoqihetZ3Dk6Y1teH9IIi8zPl7JgPBFEGhscGh_eXnS-CxtFw3AiILwvePQbGJHc6NTLkg0tsrSMvCaQc251jAkC9Re6entenaIZLfKZhVpZde-K55gO-Oc6K7PhPn_dlZovAivgp5u/s1600/karen-ibasco-miss-earth-2017.jpg" title="Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco wins Miss Earth 2017" /></a></div><br />Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco was crowned Miss Earth 2017 in the coronation night held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on Saturday, November 4.<br /><br />Reigning queen, Ecuador's Katherine Espin passed onto Ibasco her crown. The Filipina bested 83 other beautiful women from around the world.<br /><div id="unruly-unit"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpCnN5X6wKO0G8ea2M7rFufGuxYCTyjWjtR3rNok54d5yTGvu6hMwDgmXxVH_aE6iNYDRvnJvNkuuy4YnFUhypIR6C4NfuDEoHSrkonyQ9Je3WtZyaj_uR06NcW2_J54a_WMa79eST81A/s1600/Karen-Ibasco-crowning.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Karen Ibasco Miss Earth 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmpCnN5X6wKO0G8ea2M7rFufGuxYCTyjWjtR3rNok54d5yTGvu6hMwDgmXxVH_aE6iNYDRvnJvNkuuy4YnFUhypIR6C4NfuDEoHSrkonyQ9Je3WtZyaj_uR06NcW2_J54a_WMa79eST81A/s1600/Karen-Ibasco-crowning.jpg" title="Karen Ibasco Miss Earth 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crowning moment. Photo Credit: Twitter/Mall of Asia Arena</td></tr></tbody></table>Ibasco, a licensed physicist and University of Santo Tomas (UST) alum aced the Q&A portion, in which the candidates were asked: "Who or what do you think is the biggest enemy of Mother Earth and why?"<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>“I believe that the real problem in this world is not climate change. The real problem is us because of our ignorance and apathy. What we have to do is to start changing our ways, to start recalibrating our minds and redirecting our steps because together, as a global community, our micro-efforts will have a macro-effect to help save our home, our planet," Ibasco said.</i></blockquote><br />In 2014 and 2015, our very own Jamie Herrel and Angelia Ong won the Miss Earth title.<br /><br />Other elemental winners for this year's pageant were Australia’s Nina Robertson as Miss Earth Air 2017, Russia’s Lada Akimova as Miss Earth Fire 2017 and Colombia’s Juliana Franco as Miss Earth Water 2017.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZbLbYhw4WGRWh3MaGIiyLq92tFF-EfFxATVsKzShWpBpgDPlY1qRQWy-6X_5FitlB66ScUCCSZEF3PVrxcYZbC4-aAADbFx09Su7F2-2nq15zkBpjEv4EsGl83IawuPdhxlQT38tN5ix/s1600/Miss-Earth-top-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Final 4 Miss Earth 2017" border="0" class="img" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZbLbYhw4WGRWh3MaGIiyLq92tFF-EfFxATVsKzShWpBpgDPlY1qRQWy-6X_5FitlB66ScUCCSZEF3PVrxcYZbC4-aAADbFx09Su7F2-2nq15zkBpjEv4EsGl83IawuPdhxlQT38tN5ix/s1600/Miss-Earth-top-4.jpg" title="Final 4 Miss Earth 2017" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Earth 2017 Final Four. Photo Credit: Twitter/Mall of Asia Arena</td></tr></tbody></table>Watch the telecast of the grand coronation of Miss Earth 2017 on ABS-CBN this Sunday, November 5 at 10 a.m.<br /><br />Again, congratulations Karen Ibasco!<br /><br /><b>— The Summit Express</b></div>

Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco wins Miss Earth 2017

MANILA — Philippines won again in the prestigious Miss Earth pageant! Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco was crowned Miss Earth 2017 in the coron...

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WATCH: Miss Universe 2015 Livestream video now available

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">MANILA, Philippines - Eighty contestants face off for the ultimate prize, the Miss Universe 2015 title in the grand coronation night to be held at the Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort and Casino, USA on Sunday, December 20 (Monday, December 21 in Manila).<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBRJVrsc-hkzOlIkz4dQvzqpl6KwxjNRrzFSytZrb9HR1JYd38lhy8qt0JLgHuGeMUM0vi4RlRVkJX97DvAZZrrX12TzGm4I8C3sWCFey2NxJw4c3xu6oRQK2KB91N4YVw-kmklchbzgX/s1600/miss-universe-2015-livestream-1221.jpg" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. Photo courtesy of Miss Universe" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBRJVrsc-hkzOlIkz4dQvzqpl6KwxjNRrzFSytZrb9HR1JYd38lhy8qt0JLgHuGeMUM0vi4RlRVkJX97DvAZZrrX12TzGm4I8C3sWCFey2NxJw4c3xu6oRQK2KB91N4YVw-kmklchbzgX/s640/miss-universe-2015-livestream-1221.jpg" title="Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. Photo courtesy of Miss Universe" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption">Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. Photo courtesy of Miss Universe on Facebook</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Watch the official livestream video of the 64th Miss Universe beauty pageant and support Miss Universe Philippines bet Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. The live stream will start at 8:00 a.m.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5cPbOzXz1Pc" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Several blogs and websites are also expected to provide livestream feed and live updates for the Pinoys around the world to witness the annual competition in real-time.<br /><br />In the Philippines, the 2015 Miss Universe pageant can be watched live on Lifestyle (SkyCable channel 52) at 8 a.m and will have delayed telecast on ABS-CBN Channel 2 at 8:30 in the morning.<br /><br />The winner will be crowned at around 11 a.m. or after the 3-hour broadcast.<br /><br />Meanwhile, here's the live updates from the official Twitter account of Miss Universe Organization:<br /><br /><center><a class="twitter-timeline" data-widget-id="678579517665882112" href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tweets by @MissUniverse</a><br /><script>!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)?'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");</script></center><br />NNOTES: For the first time ever, fans worldwide will also have a say in who gets crowned MISS UNIVERSE. Viewers will score each contestant on a scale of one to ten in swimsuit, evening gown, and interview. To vote, visitwww.MISSUNIVERSE.com/vote via any desktop or mobile device during the live telecast. Additionally, fans will have the opportunity to submit a final question through Facebook which will be asked to one contestant in the interview portion.<br /><br /><b>Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach to win Miss Universe 2015 crown?</b><br /><br />The 26-year-old Pinay beauty Pia rocked the pageant’s preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competitions held recently in Las Vegas.<br /><br /><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="350" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZDYvE448zQ8" width="600"></iframe></center><br />Pia is very determined to bring back the crown to the Philippines and become the third Filipina crowned as Miss Universe. <br /><br />The closest the country had been to winning the pageant in recent years was in 2012 when Pinay contender Janine Tugonon finished 1st runner up to USA’s Olivia Culpo.<br /><br />Miss Universe 2014, Paulina Vega, will pass on the crown to her successor.<br /><br />Will Pia emerge as this year’s winner? Who will be Pia’s strongest competitors?<br /><br />Don't miss the coronation night of Miss Universe 2015 on Monday. It will be hosted by Emmy winner Steve Harvey and Rush Hour 2 actress Roselyn Sanchez.<br /><br />Emmy Award-nominated actress Niecy Nash, celebrity entertainment mogul Perez Hilton, 2012 Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and football legend Emmitt Smith will join the “2015 MISS UNIVERSE” judging panel.</div>

WATCH: Miss Universe 2015 Livestream video now available

MANILA, Philippines - Eighty contestants face off for the ultimate prize, the Miss Universe 2015 title in the grand coronation night to be ...

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