Miss Grand International 2022

2022 - 10 - 21

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PH bet Roberta Tamondong pays tribute to 1st Manila Carnival ... (Interaksyon)

Philippines' bet Roberta Tamondong paid homage to the first "Queen of the Orient" for her national costume at the Miss Grand International competition.

This makes her the first Filipina beauty queen in our country,” she added. “This work of art was made to introduce contemporary audiences to the original Pinay beauty queen, who created a new prototype for the modern Filipina. Tamondong also explained that this was a homage to Purificacion Villanueva y Garcia, who was known as “the First Queen” of the Manila Carnival events in 1908.

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Miss Grand International 2022 National Costume Competition was held on October 20 at the Sentul International Convention Centre in Bogor, Indonesia.

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Roberta Tamondong pays tribute to the Philippines' first beauty queen through her national costume in Miss Grand International.

The Philippines has yet to win a Miss Grand International crown. "And I am hoping that I will follow in Pura's footsteps and become the first Filipina to win the Miss Grand International competition and receive the golden crown," the 20-year-old beauty queen added. Roberta Tamondong pays tribute to the Philippines' first beauty queen through her national costume in the Miss Grand International 2022 pageant.

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MANILA, Philippines – Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2022 Roberta Tamondong paid homage to the original Filipina beauty queen in her look for the ...

“This work of art was made to introduce contemporary audiences to the original Pinay beauty queen, who created a new prototype for the modern Filipina. In the caption, she introduced Purificacion Villanueva y Garcia, also known as Pura Villanueva Kalaw. As Roberta shared, Pura was named “Queen of the Orient” at the first Manila Carnival in 1908 when she was 22 years old – effectively making her the country’s first beauty queen.

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Roberta Tamondong paid tribute to the "original Pinay beauty queen" in the Miss Grand International Pageant national costume competition.

"I am hoping that I will follow in Pura's footsteps and become the first Filipina to win the Miss Grand International competition and receive the golden crown," she said. Roberta Tamondong paid tribute to the "original Pinay beauty queen" in the Miss Grand International Pageant national costume competition. According to Roberta, the first Filipina beauty queen is Purificacion Villanueva y Garcia, who was 22 years old when she was hailed as the first "Queen of the Orient" in the first Manila Carnival in 1908.

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