Congratulations to Michelle Dee, 28, of Makati for being crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2023. She becomes the second Filipina to win both MUPH and Miss World PH (2019) crown (the first being Catriona Gray). Dee will now compete in Miss Universe 2023 pageant to be held in El Salvador sometime in December.
After the show, the other two finalists, Krishnah Gravidez of Baguio and Pauline Amelinckx of Bohol, were crowned respectively as Miss Charm Philippines 2023 and Miss Supranational Philippines 2023.
The first runner-up is Christine Opiaza of Zambales and the second runner-up is Angelique Manto of Pampanga.
Dee is the daughter of Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez and placed in the top 12 of Miss World 2019 contest.
A local beauty pageant is attracting ample mockery on social media after a trans-identified male was crowned the winner of the competition and awarded a scholarship intended for young women. Brían Nguyen , 19, was awarded the crown in the Miss Greater Derry pageant, held on November 8 in the Greater Derry area of New Hampshire. The competition is a locally-run event under the national Miss America series of pageants. In addition to winning the crown, Nguyen will receive the Miss Greater Derry Scholarship , a financial award established to support young women. Nguyen, who is male, is a freshman at Nashua Community College majoring in Business Management. After his win, Nguyen wrote on Facebook : “ I am ecstatic to be the FIRST transgender woman to be a Miss America local titleholder, and I hope to make everyone proud and become the first to walk the Miss America stage. I am Brían Nguyen, your Miss Greater Derry 2023 .” Nguyen had previously announced on Instagram that he has intention
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