“Hi! Please cover the Miss Cebu 2009 media event this noon. Eight candidates will be there.” The text message read as I struggled to get up from bed from a late night. “Sure,” I typed in a quick reply pretending I was disinterested.
What a beautiful way to start off 2009. This job seems to get better and better. During a live radio program held at Kia Gorordo just recently, eight of the 12 candidates in the upcoming Miss Cebu Pageant were present for a simple get-to-know gathering.
Vying for the coveted crown this year are Ana Coritha “Coring” Desamparado, Sheda Lynn Dusaban, Christine “Kit” Tan, Nadia Claire “Carmel” Urbino, Tara Frances Oliver, Ethel Bitoon, Phoebe Kaye Fernandez, Kimberley Therese “Kim” Burden, Michelle Iva “Isa” Eguia, Angela Grace “Eiya” Alinabon, Rizzini Alexis “Rizzi” Gomez and Kris Tiffany Janson.
A question was raised during the table talk about how these ladies would react to people stereotyping beauty pageants as a mere “business enterprise.” Every contestant disagreed.
“It’s not only a beauty pageant. It’s a venue to mold great women,” Tara replies.
“And this is just not for fun. This pageant is a very good platform to promote what you believe in,” Isa says.
Kimberley—who’s a self-confessed first-timer when it comes to pageants and beauty contests—let us in on to a little trivia.
“My mom had a great influence on me. She was a former Bb. Pilipinas candidate and she’s also a cardiologist. She’s proof that beauty and brains is a reality,” she shares.
A fun discussion about self-defense also transpired.
“Anyone of you girls skilled in arnis?” Radio and TV show host, and Sun.Star Cebu entertainment columnist Sam Costanilla joked.
Rizzi relies in the power of possessing “two cans of pepper spray.” And Kris says that “she prays to her guardian angel” everyday and that gives her protection. Isa did give a line though, which the eight seemingly agreed to and they repeated in chorus. “Hit them where it hurts.” These girls can get “scary,” but you half think they are joking.
They were also given the opportunity to share what they think their assets are.
Sheda thinks she’s the “patient and understanding” type and those would be her best traits.
“Sincere and pure.” Only two words came out Phoebe’s lips, but one can still sense conviction and certainty in her reply. But there was a notable line that caught everyone’s fancy though.
“Well,” she pauses and smiles. “I’m just the kind of girl that when I love— I love,” Coring replies and in an instant, you can feel every heart melt like mozzarella in the room and voices going “aww.”
Some of the ladies weren’t able to attend the talk show as they had other matters to look into. Carmel was out of town. Ethel, a CPA and general ledger accountant, had to report to work. The group did visit Sun.Star Cebu days later, but the two still couldn’t make it for various reasons.
The tension leading to the final day is building up. The awaited pageant will be held on Jan. 14, Wednesday night, at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino’s Grand Ballroom.
I guess we’ll have to wait a few more days before we find out who will be crowned Miss Cebu 2009.
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I really admire cebuanas they have too much to offer aside from their Beautiful face's, and it all showed every Miss Cebu.
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