I know this is two months late but I feel the need of posting it and I want my voice to be heard. 😄
The most anticipated national pageant in the universe was held last April 30, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Eight emerged victorious with six of them who took away the crowns. Leading the pack is the top plum winner, Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Louise Peters of Camarines Sur.
Now that the battle royale of Filipina Beauty is over, here's my point-by-point review on the Bb. Pilipinas 2017 Coronation Night.
PS: I didn't watch the pageant live due to lack of funds 😂 so this is from a telecast viewer's POV.
✨ Opening Number
I love how the opening dresses remind me of Miss Universe 2007 but I think the style is kind of outdated compared to the opening dresses back in the 2015 and 2016 editions. I was expecting for an "explosive" opening dance number but to be honest, it bored me a bit. I loved the steps especially when the ladies formed a long straight line but I guess it was the song. If I'm going to ask what edition has the best opening, it has got to be 2016 - "PHILIPPINES, ARE YOU READY TO PARTY?!"
✨ Top 25 Semifinalists
I commend BPCI for taking the leap and in making this change, the first round of elimination, but this has got to be the most shocking set ever! Many were also upset that it was Angelique De Leon's third and last try and still failed to be at least a semifinalist. A lot were sad and disappointed (including me) about the non-inclusion of heavy favorite Dindi Pajares in the first cut. The pageant fans were wondering why they didn't make the cut. Has it something to do with their attendance and deportment during the pre-pageant activities? Was it the closed door interview? What really went wrong? Unfortunately, until now, this is a mystery. Again, I commend BPCI for giving emphasis on the communication skills because we don't need a beautiful lady, we need a beautiful spokesperson. But with the set of semifinalists, we need a clarification with regards to the criteria for choosing the 25 semifinalists. What's done is done but justice needs to be served. If they are planning to do this again next year, maybe do a preliminary competition with all the criteria for selecting the Top 25 transparent to the public.
✨ Swimsuit Competition
Most of the ladies did well in this round of the competition especially Rachel Peters! Her statuesque and toned physique is to die for! No doubt that she was awarded as the Best in Swimsuit. What raised my eyebrow was the swimsuits! I liked the cut but the colors! Black can be a safe color but instead of giving a pop of color and a contrast, it just blended in the background in a bad way. Again, comparing to last year, the swimsuits were just white and simple but pleasing to the eyes.
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| Best in Swimsuit - Bb. 19 Rachel Peters |
✨ Evening Gown Competition
Kudos to the Filipino designers for a job well done in making the wonderful evening gowns for their muses and to the ladies for carrying and wearing them well. Mariel De Leon looked alta, classy, and sophisticated in her red serpentina Cary Santiago gown made her deserving for being the Best in Evening Gown. Loved the ladies in this round. They all shone like bright stars in the evening sky. I super loved this part of the competition.
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| Best in Long Gown - Bb. 15 Mariel De Leon |
✨ Top 15 Finalists X Q and A Portion
Loved this set. No WTH placers compared to the first cut. All of them delivered great answers, except for one heavy favorite. Many were disappointed at Sirene Sutton because she was just one step away from victory but her answer cost her the crown. According to her on a post-pageant interview, she was so nervous that she didn't properly hear the question causing her to not fully understand it.
It was very clear that the best answers were given by the winners. Plus, I love that the questions were about current events and in-depth personal views and not tacky pageant patty questions. Those were the questions that many wanted to hear. Two thumbs up to BPCI.
✨ 2016 Queens' Farewell Walk
It was a bittersweet moment for the queens and for me as a pageant fan. I followed them from their journey to the BBP crowns, to their international competitions, and that time that they are ready to pass on their crowns to their successors. It was delightful to see how each of the queens shone so bright in their own rights and ways. The 2016 Queens has been one of the most beautiful and most successful batches in Binibini history. Thank you for the pride and honor. Congratulations and mabuhay kayo!
Plus, I also loved how they wore gowns of their respective designers since they competed last year, to their international competition and to their farewell walk: Nichole Manalo wearing Leo Almodal, Joanna Eden wearing Mark Bumgarner, Maxine Medina wearing Rhett Eala, Kylie Verzosa wearing Francis Libiran, Nicole Cordoves wearing Val Taguba, and Jennifer Hammond wearing Nat Manilag. A sign of loyalty, gratitude, and love.
✨ Over-all Production (Stage, Lighting, Host, Performers)
To be honest, I did not like this year's production. For me it was a downgrade from last year's "party". I love the stage design but the lighting, I think it was quite dark. The choice of colors for the LED backdrop and lights was a bit dark.
With the hosts, Xian Lim and Pia Wurtzbach, I felt that something was lacking. For Xian, it was his fourth time to host the pageant. As he went on, improvements were already seen but I just don't know with his performance this year. He lacked energy. For Pia, Queen P, you know I love you, but for this, I'm giving her 6.5 out of 10 for her hosting performance because looked like she was just reading the spiels. But I will let this pass because this is her first major hosting stint.
With the performers, not to downsize their talents, but I think they are unncessary. You can put on a great show without having guest performers, provided that the production is great. But for this year, the production was a bit off, and the performers didn't help in giving an additional color or spark to the show. Especially that one performer - he was supposed to serenade the ladies but what did was he was like having his solo prod number. I just rolled my eyes until I saw the back of my head. Again, comparing to 2014 and 2016, there were no performers but the show was great. I really felt the excitement and competition because the focus was just solely on the girls. Believe me, I watched the shows live.
I thought the show (coronation night) was going on a great path because ABS-CBN became BPCI's media partner since 2011. The shows were great from year to year, I just don't know what happened with this 2017 edition. I just hope that next year, since they said that the coronation night is for the fans, they will really give a show that the fans deserve.
✨ The New Set of Binibini Queens
I. LOVE. THE NEW. SET. OF QUEENS! Plus our two lovely runners-up, of course! Our new queens are all fit for their titles wherein all of them will give a great fight once they compete in the international stage. They still need to be polished but this batch is at the top of their game. Each of them are crown contenders. I can't wait to follow each of their journeys to the crowns!
✨ Conclusion
Despite of the many lapses, the most important is that the judges and Madam SMA picked deserving ladies for the crowns. I just hope that they had an assessment with this year's competition and from that, they will be able to correct all the lapses and weaknesses. So that next year, it will be a bang that the universe will never forget!
Hoping and praying for a great performance by Team Philippines in the world of pageantry this 2017! ✨ 💙 🇵ðŸ‡
It was very clear that the best answers were given by the winners. Plus, I love that the questions were about current events and in-depth personal views and not tacky pageant patty questions. Those were the questions that many wanted to hear. Two thumbs up to BPCI.
✨ 2016 Queens' Farewell Walk
It was a bittersweet moment for the queens and for me as a pageant fan. I followed them from their journey to the BBP crowns, to their international competitions, and that time that they are ready to pass on their crowns to their successors. It was delightful to see how each of the queens shone so bright in their own rights and ways. The 2016 Queens has been one of the most beautiful and most successful batches in Binibini history. Thank you for the pride and honor. Congratulations and mabuhay kayo!
Plus, I also loved how they wore gowns of their respective designers since they competed last year, to their international competition and to their farewell walk: Nichole Manalo wearing Leo Almodal, Joanna Eden wearing Mark Bumgarner, Maxine Medina wearing Rhett Eala, Kylie Verzosa wearing Francis Libiran, Nicole Cordoves wearing Val Taguba, and Jennifer Hammond wearing Nat Manilag. A sign of loyalty, gratitude, and love.
✨ Over-all Production (Stage, Lighting, Host, Performers)
To be honest, I did not like this year's production. For me it was a downgrade from last year's "party". I love the stage design but the lighting, I think it was quite dark. The choice of colors for the LED backdrop and lights was a bit dark.
With the hosts, Xian Lim and Pia Wurtzbach, I felt that something was lacking. For Xian, it was his fourth time to host the pageant. As he went on, improvements were already seen but I just don't know with his performance this year. He lacked energy. For Pia, Queen P, you know I love you, but for this, I'm giving her 6.5 out of 10 for her hosting performance because looked like she was just reading the spiels. But I will let this pass because this is her first major hosting stint.
With the performers, not to downsize their talents, but I think they are unncessary. You can put on a great show without having guest performers, provided that the production is great. But for this year, the production was a bit off, and the performers didn't help in giving an additional color or spark to the show. Especially that one performer - he was supposed to serenade the ladies but what did was he was like having his solo prod number. I just rolled my eyes until I saw the back of my head. Again, comparing to 2014 and 2016, there were no performers but the show was great. I really felt the excitement and competition because the focus was just solely on the girls. Believe me, I watched the shows live.
I thought the show (coronation night) was going on a great path because ABS-CBN became BPCI's media partner since 2011. The shows were great from year to year, I just don't know what happened with this 2017 edition. I just hope that next year, since they said that the coronation night is for the fans, they will really give a show that the fans deserve.
✨ The New Set of Binibini Queens
I. LOVE. THE NEW. SET. OF QUEENS! Plus our two lovely runners-up, of course! Our new queens are all fit for their titles wherein all of them will give a great fight once they compete in the international stage. They still need to be polished but this batch is at the top of their game. Each of them are crown contenders. I can't wait to follow each of their journeys to the crowns!
✨ Conclusion
Despite of the many lapses, the most important is that the judges and Madam SMA picked deserving ladies for the crowns. I just hope that they had an assessment with this year's competition and from that, they will be able to correct all the lapses and weaknesses. So that next year, it will be a bang that the universe will never forget!
Hoping and praying for a great performance by Team Philippines in the world of pageantry this 2017! ✨ 💙 🇵ðŸ‡
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