Miss World Philippines

Miss World Philippines
Formation	January 25, 2011[1]
Type	Beauty Pageant
Location	Philippines
Official languages	English
Director	Cory Quirino
Website	Official Website

Miss World Philippines is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that sends representative for the London-based Miss World Pageant. The Miss World Philippines titleholder will become the Ambassadress of Goodwill to all nations the moment she steps onto the stage of the World Pageant. She will be a shining example of the heart and soul of Filipino womanhood.

Inspired by the slogan of Miss World Limited - "Beauty with a Purpose", Miss World Philippines is adopting the theme "Beauty in Giving". And this is why, the winner and her court will put her beauty to good use by caring for the marginalized women and children of the Philippines through various charities, namely, Tuloy Streetchildren Village and the PGH Medical Foundation.

CQGlobal Quest Inc., will manage the Miss World Philippines Pageant and through its activities, earmark funds for the betterment of the lives of countless streetchildren as well as the medical care of thousands of charity patients in the Indigent Wing of the Philippine General Hospital.

The first titleholder for Miss World Philippines 2011 is Gwendoline Ruais from Muntinlupa City who was crowned at the Philippine International Convention Center in Manila on September 18, 2011. She is 21 years old, stands 5 feet, 11 inches tall with a vital statistics of 36-26-36. She successfully represented the Philippines in Miss World 2011 at the Earls Court Two, in London, England last November 6, 2011 and finished Miss World 2011 1st Princess / 1st Runner-Up (Vice-Miss)^[2].

History

The pageant was conceived on January 25, 2011^[3] when the franchise that was previously held by Binibining Pilipinas was awarded by Julia Morley, Chair and CEO of Miss World Limited, to Cory Quirino, a Filipino tri-media personality. Quirino now currently serves as the exclusive licensee and national director for the Philippines.^[4]

Morley, who personally awarded the franchise to Cory Quirino in Manila,^[5] clarified that she has no intention to offend Stella Araneta, head of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) in the decision to hold an individual Miss World contest. She reiterated that her primary reason to separate is to focus more on their vision to raise funds for their beneficiaries and they can do this if they hold a separate contest.^[6][7] The pageant was officially launched on March 23, 2011 at the SMDC Showroom at the SM Mall of Asia.

Miss World Philippines

Miss World Philippines Titlehoders

Year	Winner	Hometown	Nationality	Placement	Award
2011	Gwendoline Ruais	Muntinlupa, Metro Manila	Filipino-French	1st Runner-Up Asia & Oceania Continental Queen	5th Beauty With A Purpose [8] 3rd Top Model [9] 17th Beach Beauty [10]

Legend:

     Miss World

     1st Runner-Up

     2nd Runner-Up

Future Plans

The Philippines is bidding to host Miss World 2013. If this pushes through, it will be the first for the country to host such event.^[11] The country has not yet won a crown in the Miss World history.

External Links

• Official Miss World Philippines website

References

1. ^ [1]
2. ^ [2]
3. ^ [3]
4. ^ Cory Quirino is new Miss World director for the Philippines.
5. ^ Miss World 2010 visits cancer patients in Manila
6. ^ A separate Miss World-Philippines contest.
7. ^ Photos from the Philippines.
8. ^ [4]
9. ^ [5]
10. ^ [6]
11. ^ Wanted: Barrio lass as Miss World.