The next Miss Universe pageant will be in the Philippines

Surely, Filipinos back home — and all over the world — are dancing with pride and joy now that it has been confirmed that the Miss Universe 2016 pageant will be held in the Philippines.

The prestigious beauty event is scheduled on January 30, 2017.  This was officially announced by Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo last week.

The event is expected to be memorable to our kababayans, as the reigning Miss Universe is our very own Pia Wurtzbach and is the third Miss Universe from the Philippines.

Last month, Wurtzbach paid a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte to persuade him to agree on the DOT’s plan to host the pageant in the Philippines.

It would also be the third time for the country to host the Miss Universe pageant.  The first time was in 1974, when Miss Universe 1973 Margarita Moran crowned Amparo Munoz of Spain.  The last time when the Philippines hosted the pageant was in 1994, when Sushmita Sen from India was crowned as Miss Universe.

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Talking about beauty pageants,  this year’s Binibining Pilipinas USA crown went to Nicole Ceniza, 23, of Pasadena, California last Saturday, July 23 at eh Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center.

The evening also saw the crowning of the inaugural Binibining Pilipinas Teen USA 2016, 17-year-old CheyAnne Ladiero Knight of Menifee, California.

Here’s the full list of winners:

Binibining Pilipinas USA 2016

Nicole Ceniza, Binibining Pilipinas USA 2016, Pasadena, CA

Jacqueline Aluning, Binibining Pilipinas USA – Tourism, Diamond Bar, CA

Kassius Lanzarotta, Binibining Pilipinas USA – 1st Runner Up, Elk Grove, CA

Krystal Fernandez, Binibining Pilipinas USA – 2nd Runner Up, Anaheim, CA

Shekinah Paguirigan, Binibining Pilipinas USA – 3rd Runner Up, Garden Grove, CA

Binibining Pilipinas Teen USA 2016

CheyAnne Ladiero Knight, Binibining Pilipinas Teen USA 2016, Menifee, CA

Carly Peeters, Binibining Pilipinas Teen USA – 1st Runner Up, Porter Ranch, CA

Aira Lei Maigue, Binibining Pilipinas Teen USA – 2nd Runner Up, Las Vegas, NV

Alexandria Palma Boreman, Binibining Pilipinas Teen USA – 3rd Runner Up, Oceanside, CA

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