What are our former BEAUTY QUEENS’ greatest assets? | SiS (Stream Together)
Join our former beauty queens as they talk about what part of them they consider as their greatest asset and flaunt the most during their pageantry days!
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01:01I got you sis, you got me. The best of friends, the best of friends.
01:09The best of friends we'll always, always be. We are sisters, we are sisters.
01:19Good morning, Senor Murphy!
01:21It's a beautiful morning, right?
01:23That's why it's a morning where nothing is more beautiful than the morning we're going to bring to them today.
01:29Sis Nin is super beautiful this morning, so let's start with that.
01:33In 1969, she was the first to give birth to a child.
01:36And this year, because of her beautiful lips and beautiful eyes,
01:42with the support of Ms. Gloria Diaz and Ms. Universe,
01:45she brought home the crown of beauty of a whole baby.
01:48That's right! After 10 years, a 15-year-old model was born, and this is Melanie Marquez.
01:57Did you know that at her age, she can still get such a big award?
02:01Melanie Marquez, Pinipinig Pilipinas International, ladies and gentlemen.
02:07But is what's needed really beautiful? Or is it necessary?
02:11Of course, there's a difference.
02:13Is this what our guests are looking for?
02:17It's not just Essence of a Woman that we're going to encounter.
02:20It's questions that are not just for beauty contests that our guests will encounter today.
02:25That's what you'll see later.
02:27How do they prepare for a beauty pageant?
02:31What are the benefits that they can get after winning the title?
02:35What will help them in their careers?
02:37And we'll find out what are their beauty secrets.
02:41All of that in one morning with the beautiful women.
02:45Here at SIS.
03:00Who will get the crown?
03:06The most beautiful woman in the world will be chosen.
03:18What can you expect from Miss Asia Pacific?
03:20The quality of the contestants in this batch is really good.
03:24Including our own Miss Philippines, Darlene Garbunco.
03:27We're here at the set of Miss Asia Pacific that will be held on Saturday.
03:33You can expect a grand affair here.
03:37You'll see 19 contestants from 19 different countries.
03:50Will she make it to the top?
03:54A pageant that you can only watch here at the best television network in the country.
04:04Will their beauty improve after winning the title?
04:10We'll find out their secrets, so let's get to know them.
04:14Among all the beauty queens, she's the only one who doesn't want to be an actress because of the intrigue.
04:18She's 1984's third runner-up in Miss Universe, Miss Desiree Verdadero.
04:23She fell off the stage two days before the pageant night of Mutya.
04:27And according to her, she achieved a lot of intrigue.
04:301995 Miss Mutya Asia Pacific and Mrs. World, first runner-up in 2001, Maricel Morales.
04:44She's one of the most beautiful women in the world.
04:48She's a nutritionist and dietitian.
04:50That's why her body became beautiful and she became 1984's runner-up in Miss Universe, Chatsy Lyon.
05:03She lost her privacy after she was banned in the Philippines in 1975.
05:07She's the most widely photographed woman, that's why she became Miss Photogenic, Shikibrosas Han.
05:18She refused the 1974 title, Miss World, for disqualifying her opponent from USA.
05:23But she didn't accept the crown as Miss World.
05:26We'll find out about that, Evangeline Pascual.
05:36She ended up hosting, even though she never became an extra.
05:40But she hosted extra-extra featuring other personalities.
05:43And now we can see her every morning.
05:45Her beauty is long-lasting.
05:47When will she get married?
05:491999 Miss Universe, first runner-up, Miriam Quimbao.
06:00There's something called innate beauty.
06:02That's why she won and is part of beauty pageants.
06:06Is there? Is there such a thing?
06:08I don't know innate beauty.
06:10Is there? Is there such a thing?
06:12I don't know innate beauty.
06:13Let's find out.
06:15Let's ask them.
06:16What is it?
06:17That's the question. What's the question?
06:19Innate beauty.
06:21Or in other words, natural beauty.
06:23No effort.
06:25From the heart.
06:28Yeah.
06:29Is that from birth?
06:33Is that the reason why you got married?
06:35Because you feel like you have that?
06:37All of us have that birthright.
06:39We have innate beauty.
06:41But maybe the people outside,
06:43the people who are with us in our lives,
06:45are the ones who help us to cultivate that.
06:48And in one way or another,
06:50they affirm that we have those qualities.
06:52What is your innate beauty?
06:55My innate beauty?
06:56Probably I'll call my innate beauty
06:58as my being holistic in everything that I do.
07:01I have this holistic approach.
07:03For me, my life is also balanced.
07:05My outlook on life.
07:07I have a broad perspective on different issues.
07:12In short, you're well-rounded.
07:14I think that's also in personality, right?
07:16Because it's not just outside.
07:18You have to be beautiful inside and outside.
07:21At first, you don't know that.
07:23Like what Vanshi said.
07:24You're not aware until people tell you.
07:27What is that?
07:28Because when we joined,
07:29we didn't know that we're beautiful.
07:31I feel confident.
07:32When my mom said that,
07:33that's what she said.
07:35That's what my granddaughter said.
07:40The mothers and the grandmothers,
07:42all of the children are beautiful.
07:44All of them are beautiful.
07:45No one is telling me that.
07:47Of course, when they tell you that,
07:48you just emote it.
07:50I didn't say anything.
07:54Let's be physical.
07:56What part of your body,
07:59physically,
08:00is that what you project?
08:02Because in your opinion,
08:03that's your asset.
08:07That?
08:08Yes.
08:09What part of the body?
08:12You wouldn't want to know.
08:14And you wouldn't want to see.
08:17That's what you project.
08:18Guaranteed.
08:20The face value, of course,
08:21and the legs.
08:22No, it should be the total.
08:24It should be the total.
08:25Because I don't think I'm that beautiful.
08:27Yes, that's what you reach for.
08:30Go on.
08:32The overall look.
08:34Your bearing,
08:35the way you carry yourself,
08:37the way you carry your clothes,
08:38your hair,
08:39yourself.
08:40How you relate to other people.
08:41That's probably it.
08:42Because you know,
08:43if you join an international contest,
08:45and you're next to the mestizas,
08:47the South Americans,
08:49there are so many beautiful,
08:50very pretty,
08:51perfectly pretty faces.
08:53But there will be a gap
08:55when it comes to
08:56the total beauty of the person.
08:58It's like this.
08:59It's like 3D.
09:00When all the contestants are next to each other,
09:03the person really stands out.
09:06The personality.
09:08For a time, it's scary
09:09when you see them.
09:11Specialists, right?
09:13When you see them,
09:14they're so pretty.
09:15Different types.
09:18I really can't stop myself
09:19when I'm there.
09:20It's like you want to say,
09:22what is this?
09:23Why am I here?
09:24In short,
09:25it's the X-factor.
09:26Yes, exactly.
09:28Ms. De,
09:29do you really feel like you're super pretty?
09:32Actually,
09:33no.
09:34Not really.
09:35How did you join?
09:36Because before I joined,
09:38no.
09:39It was never in my mind
09:41that I would join a beauty contest.
09:43Really, nothing.
09:44I was just forced.
09:45Rene Salud.
09:46Rene Salud, really.
09:48Nothing, really.
09:49I was so thin then.
09:50I was so dark.
09:51They said
09:52I looked like a helper
09:53during that time.
09:54Well,
09:55I won.
10:00Was there ever a time
10:01that when you get there,
10:03you see,
10:04wow.
10:05At the international pageant,
10:07when you get there,
10:08wow, they're so many.
10:09They're so pretty.
10:10Like,
10:11they're so beautiful.
10:12They're so tall.
10:13They're so big.
10:14They're so beautiful.
10:15They're so pretty.
10:16Wow.
10:17Do you know who else joined?
10:19Me.
10:20Me too.
10:21I also joined them.
10:23You joined them?
10:24To be like,
10:25bravo.
10:26Like a culture shock.
10:28Of course,
10:29initially,
10:30I felt like
10:31this is a different culture.
10:32I felt like
10:33I had an inferiority complex.
10:35Like,
10:36shucks,
10:37I'm so dark.
10:38They're so tall.
10:39Their noses are so wide.
10:40They're all so beautiful.
10:41Me,
10:42dark,
10:43small.
10:44That's why
10:45the Filipino beauty contest
10:46is a standout.
10:47But,
10:48what I did was,
10:49nothing.
10:50I don't know what happened.
10:51I don't know.
10:52I don't have a project.
10:53My father told me,
10:54before leaving
10:55for the international contest,
10:56remember,
10:57you're going there to represent.
10:58At that time,
10:59we were only
11:0064 million
11:01or 50 million.
11:02You're going there to represent
11:03the so many millions
11:04of Filipinos
11:05back here.
11:06So,
11:07my insecurity
11:08and inferiority complex
11:09was reduced.
11:10Because when I went there,
11:11I'm going to represent
11:12my country.
11:13I'm going to be,
11:14it's like a misfriendship.
11:15It's not like,
11:16you want to win the title.
11:17I didn't want to compete.
11:18I didn't want
11:19to feel like
11:20I have to stand out.
11:21I have to be conscious of that.
11:22I just had to learn
11:23how to relax
11:24and be myself.
11:25And just remember,
11:26I'm the representative
11:27of my country.
11:28It's up to them.
11:29That's what I realized.
11:30That's why,
11:31my inferiority complex
11:32was somehow removed.
11:33I said,
11:34you know,
11:35there are a lot of foreigners
11:36who are happy
11:37with our color.
11:38Yes.
11:39They're all
11:40showing off.
11:41But,
11:42why do I feel
11:43that I'm ugly
11:44when I'm black?
11:45So,
11:46I said,
11:47I thought about it for a while.
11:48I said,
11:49no,
11:50I just have to enjoy myself.
11:51I will show
11:52what I really look like.
11:53That's the beauty.
11:54That's the beauty of the Philippines.
11:55So,
11:56somehow,
11:57I regained my confidence.
11:58Oh,
11:59I'm sorry.
12:00No,
12:01I'm just pretending.
12:02It's okay.
12:03Because,
12:04it's like,
12:05for example,
12:06when you feel
12:07your inferiority,
12:08sometimes,
12:09you can see it
12:10on your face
12:11that you're too stressful,
12:12that you're too,
12:13like,
12:14trying hard.
12:15So,
12:16it's more of a project
12:17that you want to prove.
12:19So,
12:20until you relax,
12:21and you too,
12:22you won't enjoy it.
12:23Instead of enjoying
12:24the company
12:25of the other girls,
12:26you're more persistent
12:27that I need to be competitive,
12:29I need to win,
12:30they need to notice me.
12:32So,
12:33the aura changes.
12:34I'm a very
12:35fun-loving person
12:36because,
12:37when I went to London,
12:39the Europeans
12:40are gigantic,
12:41humongous.
12:42Their future is
12:43a mega project.
12:44Future.
12:45Future.
12:47Yes.
12:48And so,
12:49what I did,
12:50I'm also tall,
12:51and I'm not really
12:52Filipino-looking totally.
12:53I joined the Asians,
12:55Miss India,
12:56Miss China,
12:57Miss Singapore.
12:58So,
12:59I stood out.
13:00And that way,
13:01I was able to
13:02catch the attention
13:03of the crowd.
13:04And every time
13:05I would be with them,
13:06like,
13:07who's that girl
13:08with those
13:09chinky-eyed
13:10girls?
13:11If ever,
13:12do you have
13:13someone to nominate?
13:14Us?
13:15Yes.
13:16All the beauty queens
13:17all over the world.
13:18There's a common
13:19denominator.
13:20What's that?
13:21Beauty.
13:22Beauty.
13:23It's the same.
13:24Beauty.
13:25It's the same.
13:28Oh, my.
13:29The highlight of the contest
13:30is the excellent answer
13:31when it comes to
13:32the question and answer portion.
13:34Is it the beauty
13:35that brings it?
13:36Or, of course,
13:37it's the brains
13:38that really bring it.
13:39What is it?
13:40That's our chicken
13:41when we come back
13:42with our beauty queens
13:43here at SIF.
13:45At the age of 15,
13:46she didn't look for
13:47a good answer
13:48when she was asked.
13:49Would you change legs
13:54with Angie Dickinson
13:56whose legs are insured
13:57for a million dollars?
13:58Why or why not?
14:01Why yes or why not?
14:03I won't change my legs
14:04because I'm contented
14:06with my long-legged.
14:08Her beauty
14:09brought her victory.
14:10She won the title
14:11as Miss International
14:13Miss Melanie Marquez.
14:15There's a chance
14:16that you'll lose
14:17a candidate
14:18in this show
14:19like Shirley Gonzales.
14:21We might forget
14:22this scene.
14:29What really brings it?
14:31Beauty or brains?
14:33Let's find out.
14:34Okay, let's find out.
14:36Here it is.
14:37Let's see.
14:39Let's ask them
14:40what it is.
14:42In your opinion,
14:43what brings it?
14:44What really brings it?
14:46What's the...
14:48Combination of both.
14:50Even if you're not
14:51very pretty,
14:53you'll stand out
14:54for so long
14:56that they'll see
14:57your composure.
14:59If you say brains,
15:01it's two things.
15:02It could be
15:03as in bookish intelligence
15:05or wit.
15:07It's a different thing also.
15:09Charms.
15:10I think charms
15:11is very important.
15:12Wit and charms.
15:13You can be very brainy.
15:14You can be very bookish
15:15intelligence.
15:16And very dull.
15:17And boring.
15:18You're boring.
15:20Now,
15:21this moment,
15:22pretend.
15:24Pretend
15:25that we're the host.
15:28Do you want us
15:29to ask you questions?
15:30Yes.
15:32It's nerve-racking, right?
15:33Be in that frame of mind.
15:35Then we'll ask you.
15:36These are questions
15:37that were asked to you.
15:38But,
15:40we shuffled them.
15:41We shuffled them.
15:42So, the questions
15:43that were asked to Miriam,
15:44we can ask her.
15:47Or the questions
15:48that were asked to Des,
15:49we'll ask Maricel.
15:50There.
15:51And now,
15:52we can go crazy.
15:53I hope
15:54the frame of mind
15:55is still the same.
16:00They should stand like this
16:01so that there's
16:02a reflection.
16:06But, of course,
16:07left foot forward.
16:09Okay.
16:10If it's left foot forward,
16:11it can be right.
16:12But it should be like this.
16:14That's different.
16:15Angle.
16:16Okay.
16:17It's complicated.
16:18So, first,
16:19of course,
16:20since Miriam is the host.
16:21Miriam,
16:22let me do it.
16:23Can the camera
16:24focus on them?
16:25Okay.
16:26I'll be the one
16:27asking the questions.
16:28Okay.
16:29Okay.
16:30Miss Philippines.
16:31Yes.
16:32I understand.
16:33Are you going to stand like that?
16:34Yes, like this.
16:35Like this?
16:36It's okay if it's like that.
16:37But if it's there,
16:38that's what they're doing.
16:40Miss Philippines,
16:41I understand you speak Tagalog.
16:43Say something in Tagalog.
16:45Mabuhay.
16:47What else do you want?
16:48Mabuhay.
16:49What does that mean?
16:50Mabuhay is hello
16:52in Tagalog.
16:53And what else can I say?
16:55I'm excited
16:56and I'm here now.
16:57I'm here now
16:58in...
16:59It's like a song.
17:02I'm excited
17:03because I'm here now
17:04in Trinidad and Tobago.
17:06And I'm representing
17:07my beloved country,
17:09the Philippines.
17:10I hope I win
17:11and all of you will be alive.
17:12What did you just say?
17:13I said,
17:15I'm very happy to be here
17:16in Trinidad and Tobago.
17:20You're all laughing.
17:22I'm very happy to be here
17:23in Trinidad and Tobago.
17:24And I would like to greet you all.
17:25Good evening.
17:26I'm very proud
17:27to represent my country,
17:28the Philippines.
17:29I hope I will win this time.
17:31Good evening to you all.
17:32All of you will be alive.
17:33Okay.
17:34Thank you.
17:35Thank you, Miss Philippines.
17:36She asked you a trick.
17:37A trick.
17:38That's great.
17:39Aunt Vanj,
17:40she asked you that.
17:41You should answer that.
17:42I said,
17:44I hope I win tonight.
17:46You said that too.
17:47I taught her that earlier.
17:50You're all stupid.
17:52I said that.
17:53Then,
17:54I translated it in English.
17:55Although there are a lot
17:56of Filipino communities,
17:57that's why Royal Prince Albert
17:59really supported me.
18:02And I said,
18:03I hope I could bring home
18:04the bacon tonight.
18:06Next.
18:07Of course.
18:08Who's next?
18:09Wait.
18:10Aunt Vanjie.
18:11Okay.
18:12Do I need to be serious?
18:13Are you going to stand?
18:14Are you going to stand?
18:15Are you sure?
18:16Of course.
18:17Stand up.
18:18Stand up.
18:19Okay.
18:20I'm going to stand.
18:21Me too.
18:22Me too.
18:23Miss Philippines.
18:24Yes, ma'am.
18:25If the Miss Universe
18:26becomes pregnant
18:27during her reign,
18:28should she be asked
18:29to resign?
18:31I think it's automatic
18:32that if a girl
18:33gets pregnant
18:34during the contest,
18:35she should be
18:36out of the task
18:38and responsibility
18:39that she's supposed to do
18:40because out of the title
18:44of being a Miss Universe,
18:46you're not supposed
18:47to be a wed mother
18:48or be having a baby
18:49within a year.
18:50So might as well
18:51give up the title
18:52and let somebody
18:53enjoy the crown
18:54and serve her term
18:57the right way
18:58without having any baby
19:00or future Miss Universe
19:02in the stomach.
19:03Okay.
19:04Thank you very much.
19:05I don't have a follow-up.
19:07I don't have a follow-up.
19:08Sorry.
19:09I can't do it.
19:10I can't do it.
19:12I don't know
19:13how to stand up.
19:16Okay.
19:20Wait.
19:21You're enjoying this?
19:22Yes.
19:23What did you answer?
19:27I forgot.
19:28She forgot.
19:29No.
19:30I said
19:32I think she should be
19:35she should be allowed
19:36to continue her reign
19:37because her pregnancy
19:39will not in any way
19:41alter her performance
19:45and responsibilities
19:47if ever.
19:49And what else did I say?
19:51So in short,
19:52she's just a joy.
19:53She's a joy.
19:54Okay.
19:55Yes, ma'am.
19:56Okay.
19:57This is Maricel's question.
19:58Mrs. Guadalajara.
20:00She's from Mutiata.
20:01Mutiata. Okay.
20:02Miss Philippines,
20:03if you're given five minutes
20:04to talk to President Fidel Ramos,
20:06what two topics
20:08will you discuss with him
20:09and why?
20:10Can you change the person?
20:12Okay.
20:13Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
20:14She can't do it
20:15with President Ramos.
20:17Osama Bin Laden.
20:18She was taught by the emcee.
20:20I hope the emcee
20:21can make her stand up
20:22like a beauty queen.
20:24The emcee doesn't care.
20:25She's not in the competition.
20:27Two topics
20:28to Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
20:31Okay.
20:32We know that she wants to run
20:34in 2004.
20:36But right now,
20:37we have so many problems
20:38in the country.
20:39What is more important,
20:40you know,
20:41her ambition of running in 2004
20:42or doing what is right
20:43in these present times
20:45regardless of whether
20:46she'll win or not in 2004?
20:48What is it?
20:49It's a heavy question.
20:50Yes, it's a heavy question.
20:51Second.
20:52Second topic,
20:53what do you really want to do
20:54about Erap Estrada?
20:57Because right now,
20:58it's a very controversial thing.
20:59So what do you want her
21:00to do with Erap Estrada?
21:02That's a follow-up question.
21:04Out of context.
21:06Out of context.
21:07Foul.
21:08Foul.
21:09Foul.
21:10Foul.
21:11Foul.
21:12Let's be safe.
21:13Let's be safe.
21:14Yes.
21:15It's not her responsibility.
21:18Totally.
21:19But the Filipino people
21:20have to really help out
21:21in what is right.
21:22What should benefit.
21:24Wait.
21:25I think this is a probe team.
21:26Yes.
21:27Thank you, Ms. Filipina.
21:29We're still safe.
21:30Yes.
21:31What do you want to tackle
21:32with Fidel?
21:35I would like to know his platforms
21:37on how he would improve
21:38the peaceful situation
21:40in the country
21:41and how he would react
21:42on the insurgencies.
21:44And second,
21:45the preservation of the environment.
21:48Okay.
21:49That's serious.
21:50Serious.
21:51Wow.
21:52It's my turn.
21:53Yes.
21:54We asked Ms. Desiree Verdadel.
21:56Oh my goodness.
21:57I told you it's the hardest.
21:58Ms. Philippines,
22:01should you win, Ms. Universe,
22:03what message would you tell
22:05the other girls?
22:06Okay.
22:08Let's see.
22:10If I won,
22:11maybe I would tell them
22:12to just stay as relaxed
22:14as possible.
22:15And then,
22:16maybe they should do
22:18what is right.
22:20If they do win,
22:22to carry themselves well.
22:23And their country,
22:24they should represent it well.
22:26But most of all,
22:27for example,
22:28in my case,
22:29Ms. Universe,
22:30to represent the pageant
22:32holistically,
22:33with prestige,
22:36proud,
22:37not just...
22:38I'm just beautiful.
22:40Yes.
22:41That is the main thrust,
22:42the beauty.
22:43You have to represent
22:45the country.
22:46Yes.
22:47And plus,
22:48the pageant itself.
22:49So that later on,
22:50the pageant won't be a burden.
22:53And the pageant itself.
22:56Thank you very much,
22:57Ms. Philippines.
22:58Thank you.
22:59What did you answer?
23:00I wish...
23:01I wish I didn't have to answer.
23:02You wish?
23:03You wish?
23:04Of course,
23:05it's different when you're nervous,
23:06right?
23:07I also want the hard part
23:08when you're nervous.
23:09Yes,
23:10I also want the hard part
23:11when you're nervous.
23:12Wait.
23:13Here,
23:14Maricel,
23:15the question to...
23:16I wish you didn't ask the answer.
23:18You wouldn't know.
23:19Okay, fine.
23:20The question to Ms. Chuck Silayan.
23:23I just forgot it.
23:24Okay.
23:25If you had the chance
23:26to see or talk to someone,
23:28who would that be?
23:30At present,
23:31I would say Osama Bin Laden
23:33because he's the very controversial figure
23:35that we have
23:36this past few days.
23:37And what would you tell him?
23:39I would ask him
23:41what his purpose were
23:43on why he's doing this
23:45and when does he plan to stop.
23:50You know,
23:51he won't stop.
23:52Yes.
23:53Okay,
23:54thank you.
23:55Ms. Chuck,
23:56who did you tell?
23:57I don't remember,
23:58I think.
23:59Yes,
24:00you don't want to remember
24:01the answers.
24:02I don't remember.
24:03I don't remember.
24:04Osama Bin Laden,
24:05I don't remember.
24:06I think,
24:07I think Mother Teresa.
24:08Ah,
24:09Mother Teresa.
24:10Yes,
24:11Mother Teresa.
24:12Because she's famous
24:13since the 80s.
24:14Yes,
24:151980.
24:16Oh,
24:17this?
24:19Yes,
24:20Bob.
24:21Bob Barker,
24:22Bob Barker.
24:23Oh my God,
24:24it's Bob Barker.
24:25Okay,
24:26the question to
24:27Ms. Chicky Brosas,
24:28if you win the title,
24:29who would you thank
24:30aside from your parents?
24:34Aside from my parents?
24:36Rene Salud.
24:37Rene Salud,
24:38of course.
24:39Rene Salud.
24:40No,
24:41it's an international competition.
24:42Of course.
24:43Who is Rene Salud
24:45and why would you thank him?
24:46Rene Salud.
24:48Okay,
24:49Rene Salud is my second mother.
24:51He was the one
24:52who trained me.
24:53But he's a man.
24:54No,
24:55he's a man.
24:56Anyway.
24:57Oh,
24:58hello,
24:59I'm with you.
25:00Rene Salud was the one
25:01who,
25:03he was the one
25:04who asked me
25:05to join the beauty contest,
25:06right?
25:07He was the one
25:08who supported me,
25:09even though I'm thin.
25:11What is support?
25:12She's the one
25:13who supported Bob.
25:15I was the one who cared.
25:18I'm about to sweat.
25:19What are you guys doing?
25:20Are you nervous?
25:21What did you say?
25:22I'm just gonna read this.
25:24What would you thank?
25:25The first thing that entered my mind
25:26was my parents.
25:27But you said it, right?
25:28And then all of a sudden,
25:29all of a sudden,
25:30aside from your parents.
25:32You want to thank the judges?
25:33The judges.
25:37No,
25:38you can thank Bob.
25:39He's always on your mind.
25:41Who would you thank?
25:42Except your parents.
25:43I'd like to thank
25:44My mother, my father, beauty and brains.
25:47How do you prepare for a good fight?
25:50That's the secret when we return.
25:52It's hard to face people.
25:53You have to have a pleasing personality.
25:55You have to learn everything.
25:56You have to fight for beauty for a title.
26:01What are the preparations that they did?
26:04That's what we want to know.
26:05Did you do body scrub?
26:08Did you do exercise?
26:09Did you go on a diet?
26:10Workout.
26:11Workout.
26:12Workout.
26:13I learned how to do makeup because I don't know how to do makeup.
26:17Just in case.
26:18Who else did your makeup?
26:21We have a sponsor.
26:23We have a sponsor.
26:24Wait, wait.
26:25What about the international competition?
26:27We have a sponsor.
26:30But for every day, it's just us?
26:31Yes, it's just us.
26:37So you can do it too?
26:38Yes, we can.
26:40So your eyelashes are like Tita Vaggie's?
26:42One on top of the other.
26:43One on top of the other.
26:44Like this?
26:45Yes, like that.
26:46I'll send you a message later.
26:48So how do you do it?
26:50So you're letting me guess who did what?
26:52Because I noticed that white people have different makeup styles than Asian people.
26:58So of course, they forgot to curl my eyes.
27:03I'm too short.
27:04That's why they forgot to put on nose shade.
27:06Right?
27:07They're not popular anymore.
27:08Back in the day, I used to put on nose shade.
27:11Ah, okay.
27:12Like a full nose.
27:13Like a cat's nose.
27:14Like that.
27:15Like a cat's nose.
27:18Like a cat's nose.
27:19Like a cat's nose.
27:20So how do you spend money?
27:22How do you prepare?
27:24You buy clothes, shoes, makeup.
27:27What else?
27:28Sometimes, there's a sponsor.
27:30We have a sponsor.
27:31We have a sponsor.
27:32We bought a wardrobe from Rene.
27:34It's complete.
27:35For cocktails, for every day.
27:37Who gives pocket money?
27:39Me too.
27:40Me too.
27:41There's a sponsor who gives pocket money to us.
27:47Who gives pocket money?
27:49One of the sponsors.
27:50One of the sponsors.
27:51Binibining Pilipinas.
27:52Binibining Pilipinas, they gave us allowance.
27:55And if you look at the International Trust, we also have it.
27:58Oh, really?
27:59They give us...
28:00And the clothes, they provide for that.
28:02Binibining Pilipinas provides for that.
28:03I have 11 suitcases when I went to London.
28:05My gown was just a petticoat.
28:06Now, it's a suitcase.
28:07Wow.
28:0811 suitcases.
28:0911 suitcases.
28:10What's that?
28:1111.
28:12I'm the only one.
28:13I don't have a shop.
28:14Wow.
28:15So, how is it?
28:16It's hard to communicate when you travel.
28:17No.
28:18You know what happened to me?
28:19I was still in the airplane.
28:20I was with some Filipinos.
28:21So, I was shy because I was with Sasha the whole time, right?
28:23So, when I arrived at the airport, they helped me carry my stuff.
28:26Of course, when they say,
28:27Hello, I'm Miriam.
28:29I'm Sasha.
28:30You're the media, right?
28:32Yes.
28:34As you miss chat, you're studying nutrition.
28:37Was this before you left?
28:39I graduated in nutrition.
28:41This was 2 years before I joined the Bini contest.
28:44Is that in preparation?
28:45No.
28:46Actually, when I was young, I never had any inkling that I would join a beauty contest.
28:50I was just forced to join.
28:52In fact, the last day, I was the one who filed the application form.
28:56I was very reluctant because I'm not the type to join beauty contests.
29:00So, you know, between the time that I won in the Bini-Bining Philippines
29:03and when I went to Miss Universe, that was around a month,
29:06I was nervous because I wasn't prepared.
29:09I didn't want to lose weight.
29:10I even had an intestinal disorder.
29:12I lost 7 pounds.
29:14So, when I arrived at Miss Universe, I was 112.
29:17I was so nervous when I arrived in Korea.
29:19So, you should have an intestinal disorder.
29:21You should have an intestinal problem.
29:23Where is it?
29:24I wasn't prepared at all.
29:25So, I think most of the time, there's no preparation.
29:29So, if we have a candidate who will join us, we might as well go through some training.
29:34But now, it's different.
29:35Because after winning, even before the pageant,
29:39they teach you about social graces.
29:42Social graces.
29:43You should learn from each candidate.
29:46Especially, they mingle.
29:48You should learn about social graces.
29:50And then, they let you read on the country where you're going.
29:52So, you have to know about the history and even Philippine history.
29:56Even languages.
29:57During our time, there's no social graces.
29:59Earlier, we talked about this to you, but our viewers didn't watch it.
30:02If it's prohibited to have an intestinal problem.
30:04The liposuction.
30:06Candidates who undergo help from science so that they will become more beautiful.
30:13It's different.
30:14No, it's not.
30:15It should be prohibited.
30:16Yes, it should be prohibited.
30:17There's no rule.
30:18There's no rule.
30:19And you can't...
30:20It's different.
30:21You can't scrutinize their faces.
30:24During our time, in the local pageant, in Miss RP, it's prohibited to have false teeth.
30:28Actually, I've talked to Nawat.
30:30It's still prohibited to have false teeth.
30:32I think so.
30:33I don't know.
30:34Is it chicken?
30:35It's chicken.
30:36It's chicken.
30:37No, but you would see...
30:38Even the bathing suit.
30:39There should be no padding on Miss World.
30:41You should really scrutinize it.
30:42Really?
30:43No padding on the boobs?
30:44No.
30:45In Miss Universe, it's not like that.
30:47You should scrutinize it.
30:49But in Miss Universe, it's not like that.
30:51No.
30:52In Miss Universe, when you get there, there are a lot of interviews, right?
30:54Yes.
30:55For example, you're there for three weeks, maybe five interviews.
30:58And then, while you're having your rehearsals or your social functions, the judges and their staff are already there.
31:05They're already looking.
31:06So, they're just looking at how you're going to bring yourself.
31:09And the chaperones should be chatting with their friends.
31:12Yes.
31:13Because they're giving tips.
31:14Tips.
31:15Yes.
31:16About your personality.
31:17Who's your chaperone?
31:18Yes.
31:19Curly, me?
31:20No, there's always someone there.
31:21There's always someone there.
31:22Who's your host country?
31:23For example, Korea.
31:24Where are you from?
31:25Tagalog.
31:26The chaperones are usually from the host country.
31:29There are two or three chaperones to take care of everyone.
31:35For us, one chaperone for two candidates.
31:38Us too.
31:39For us, one for every four.
31:41We have official escorts.
31:43Wow.
31:44Guys.
31:45Of course.
31:46Wow.
31:48Miss Panama.
31:49She was rumored.
31:50And she was quite punished because she had a snake.
31:54A snake.
31:55A snake.
31:56There were missing people.
31:57Clepto?
31:58Clepto.
31:59It's so hard.
32:00That's why it's embarrassing.
32:01If you're going to represent your country,
32:03you better make sure that you're really going to send it.
32:06Properly.
32:07Properly.
32:08Because it's embarrassing.
32:09Panama, you don't know what's her name.
32:10But you know the country.
32:11But you know, I was warned about that.
32:13Is that true?
32:14Yes.
32:15I was warned.
32:17It's not just that.
32:18Before you go out, they're already telling you.
32:20In English.
32:21In English.
32:22Yes.
32:23Sometimes, for example, you're already in the 10.
32:25There are losers who didn't make it to the 10 semifinalists.
32:28Before you go out, it's either your shoes or swimsuit will be taken off.
32:32So when the 10 comes out, it's like you'll be the last one because your stuff will be taken off.
32:36So you shouldn't have a small bag with a lock.
32:38So your clothes are really there.
32:40Or someone is taking care of your...
32:42And what if you're not in your country?
32:44Who's going to take care of your stuff?
32:45Your chaperone.
32:46Your chaperone.
32:47Ahh.
32:48So you'll be happy at that time.
32:50Because even if it's just us now, we have our favorite look.
32:53I like it more when I'm wearing...
32:55I don't like myself when I'm wearing a bathing suit.
32:57At that time, what do you think was your best look?
33:00Wearing an evening gown or a bathing suit?
33:02The national costume.
33:04Yes.
33:05Me?
33:06I don't like my national costume.
33:07Because even if it looks good, it hurts my head because it has rays.
33:11It's heavy.
33:12It's made of metal.
33:13The whole time that I was waiting for my turn before I got on stage,
33:16I was just lying on the backstage.
33:18And I was massaging my head because it hurts so much.
33:21But the gown and swimsuit, it's okay for me.
33:23I was best in swimsuit.
33:25Oh, you were best in swimsuit?
33:26Sorry.
33:27Oh my.
33:28Okay.
33:29I'm just kidding.
33:31I like both.
33:32My gown and also in the swimsuit portion.
33:35Of course.
33:36My gown.
33:37That's a win.
33:38That's a win.
33:39It's beautiful, right?
33:40For me, I was best in swimsuit.
33:43But here.
33:44Okay.
33:45But when I was there, I think I got a lot of points from my gown.
33:52From the gown.
33:54Because the swimsuit is the same, right?
33:57It's the same style, the same color.
33:59During my time, it's the same, right?
34:01But when it comes to the gown, it's a plus here and a plus there.
34:05Because your gown is beautiful.
34:08That's why there are many gowns.
34:10Yes.
34:11I would say swimsuit and gown.
34:13But here in the local, I was also best in long gown.
34:16Because it's different.
34:18During our pageant, all of us were required to wear black gowns.
34:22So, it's up to you on how you would stand out with your black gown.
34:27Des?
34:28For me, it's the same.
34:29Both.
34:30Swimsuit and gown.
34:31I think it's the same.
34:32Best in long gown because of the local.
34:34Yes.
34:35I was also best in swimsuit in the local.
34:37Because in Miss Universal, I was also best in swimsuit.
34:40Yes.
34:41Did you have a few models even before?
34:44Yes.
34:45Both of us.
34:46Me too.
34:47You were a model.
34:48You were not?
34:49Because no training at all.
34:51I was a student before I started.
34:53But there were a few exposures.
34:54Do you think you have an advantage if you're a model before you become a beauty queen?
34:57No.
34:58Actually, it's more scary.
34:59Why?
35:00If they know you.
35:01For me, yes.
35:03Experience is an advantage.
35:04Yes.
35:05Definitely.
35:06But confidence.
35:07Yes.
35:08But sometimes, it's better to have a strong bet.
35:14That's why you're not in the top 10.
35:16For others, it's embarrassing.
35:18But it's different to walk as a beauty queen and a model.
35:22But when you talk about walking as a beauty queen and a model, is that just a bias?
35:26Yes.
35:28It's a different projection.
35:29It's a different projection when you're a model compared to a typical beauty queen.
35:36Here, people have high expectations when you're a model.
35:42But internationally, everyone is a model.
35:47It's all the same.
35:49Just the confidence and experience in itself.
35:52Stage presence.
35:54Our guests came from different backgrounds.
35:57They were crowned with beauty.
35:59What were the things that attracted them?
36:02Some of them became artists.
36:04And I'm sure that many of them became courtesans.
36:08Of course, there were many boys.
36:10That's the story of our return.
36:13Stepping stone on beauty pageant to become a star.
36:16Why not?
36:17In 1960, Miss Philippines, Editha Vidal, became a star in Jerry DeLeon's classic film, No Limits.
36:26In 1963, Miss Universe's third runner-up, Lalaine Bennett, became a star in the movie, Lalaing Mahal Kita.
36:33She was paired with the beautiful Mario Montenegro.
36:38In 1967, Pilar Pilatin, a Filipino actress, became a star in movies and television.
36:46She started her show, This Girl, Pilar.
36:50And is there anything more beautiful?
36:52She passed in the most beautiful hive on the face of the earth.
36:55Directed by Celso Aguastillo in 1974.
36:58Gloria Diaz's Miss Universe was a trendsetter in the Philippines.
37:02Especially when it comes to sexiness.
37:05Most of our guests have watched TV shows or movies.
37:11But is life of an artist after becoming a beauty queen?
37:15Let's ask Miriam.
37:18Am I an actress? Yes.
37:20I don't skip after, right?
37:22But I tried it out.
37:23But I like hosting more. It's more fun.
37:25You're more comfortable there.
37:27I'm more comfortable there.
37:29I learn a lot.
37:31I can express my personality.
37:33That's what I like.
37:35It's like a trend, right?
37:37It depends on what the beauty queen wants.
37:40Or if the beauty queen wants to join the showbiz industry.
37:46It's a kind of choice.
37:48It's a combination of two people.
37:51It's almost always a pathway.
37:53And you came from a showbiz family?
37:55Yeah, my dad.
37:56How can you...
37:57At first, no.
37:58Because I wanted to take up Mass Comfort College.
38:00My dad didn't want to discourage me to enter the showbiz.
38:03So, I became a nutritionist-dietitian because of his choice.
38:06But right after college, I went to Mass Comfort College.
38:09That's what I like.
38:11I wanted to host. I wanted to act.
38:13It's the same.
38:14I think right after.
38:15Because before Mutya...
38:17Before you joined Mutya, you did...
38:19I did a few shows.
38:20But it wasn't a full-time job.
38:22After Mutya, it was a full-time job.
38:25I mean, I was exposed.
38:28I did guestings and movies.
38:32Obviously, I didn't become an actress.
38:34Why?
38:35Before I joined Binibini,
38:38I was already a model.
38:39My first love was modeling.
38:41I did some cameo roles for...
38:44For Melanie Marquez's movie,
38:47I did a cameo role.
38:48Then, I did some sitcoms.
38:50But I really didn't like it.
38:52You didn't feel it?
38:53Yes.
38:54Because I get nervous.
38:55I don't want to wait.
38:56Because you wait a lot.
38:57Yes, that's why I get nervous.
38:58We are paid to wait, not to act.
39:01But it's fun nonetheless.
39:02Acting is fun.
39:04It's fun.
39:05It's a way of self-expression.
39:07You need to enjoy it.
39:08It's different when you're an actress.
39:10You need to have your own needs
39:12so that you can thrive in this job.
39:14You need to handle the press,
39:16handle the fans.
39:17You can handle everything.
39:18Ms. Vanjie, is it true that you didn't get the Corona?
39:21Miss You?
39:22Miss World.
39:23Ah, Miss World.
39:25Kind of.
39:26That's what happened.
39:27When I was a representative,
39:30Miss World gets a perfect 10.
39:32Philippines got an 8.
39:34USA got a 6.
39:35That time, Miss World was being shown live
39:38by a satellite in New York for the first time.
39:40So the chairman of the board of judges
39:43was Gregory Peck.
39:44He tilted the scale in favor of Miss USA.
39:46So when she was disowned after a few months,
39:49automatic, first runner-ups take over.
39:52And the crown was offered to me also right after that.
39:55But I didn't accept it
39:59because it's going to be like stooping too low.
40:01It's like, hey, that was my lollipop.
40:03Then you ate that lollipop
40:05and then you're giving it back to me.
40:07I didn't accept it.
40:09So it's like...
40:10That's bad.
40:11Yeah, call it that.
40:12But that's the principle.
40:13But it's going to be stooping too low for the country.
40:15I mean...
40:16Maybe the Filipinos got mad at you
40:18and that was the decision.
40:19Yes, they didn't get mad.
40:20Maybe they were humiliated.
40:22Yes, humiliated.
40:23But it's gone down to history.
40:26It happened more than a quarter of a century ago.
40:28People still talk about it.
40:30At least you have something to talk about.
40:32We've been discussing it for a long time.
40:34You're still far from it.
40:35What's the dilemma of a beauty queen?
40:38Of course, we see your beauty.
40:41Let's say after you've won,
40:43after the raid.
40:44There.
40:45What's your dilemma?
40:46What's the pressure?
40:47What's the difficulty?
40:48You have to maintain your body.
40:50They expect you to still look like that.
40:52Even if you have a husband.
40:53Even if you have a husband.
40:54You're ready.
40:55Yes.
40:56You still have to look pretty
40:57in the eyes of other people.
40:59It's hard.
41:00It's hard.
41:01It's really hard.
41:02The pressure.
41:03Especially on my side.
41:04If you put pressure, it's hard.
41:06You don't know the sincerity of men.
41:09Yes.
41:10The sincerity of women.
41:11For trophies.
41:12Yes.
41:13Women.
41:14Okay.
41:15Of course, beauty queen.
41:16There are men who are jealous of beauty.
41:18That's the first thing they see.
41:21Of course.
41:22There are a lot of people you'll court.
41:24You don't know where to put them.
41:26What's that?
41:27The prime cut.
41:28The prime cut.
41:29Yes.
41:30Laid at the doorstep.
41:31Yes.
41:32So that's why you don't know if they want you only as a trophy.
41:35Yes.
41:36Or to be taken seriously.
41:37Or to be taken seriously.
41:39So that's the dilemma with men.
41:41That's their dilemma.
41:42I thought you had a problem.
41:45Actually, if you're the beauty queen,
41:47you shouldn't be too much into your title.
41:50You shouldn't be too much into your title.
41:53Like wow, you're always wearing a tiara.
41:55You have a sash all throughout your life.
41:57You're always at home.
41:58You're always wearing a tiara.
42:00If your personality is the type that attracts you to money, title, status in life,
42:08that's also what you'll attract.
42:10But if your personality is the personality of a person,
42:14the personality of a person,
42:17that's what will attract men to you.
42:20That's also what they'll like about you.
42:23The title is very temporary.
42:25The sash, the crown.
42:26They're all temporary.
42:27But you have to remember what was that in you that made you win.
42:32The innate beauty.
42:33Going back to the innate beauty.
42:34Yes.
42:35That's what you'll develop until you reach your own age.
42:38You won't feel so ugly because you've reached a certain age.
42:41Beauty is not supposed to last at a certain point in your life.
42:44So no matter what age you are,
42:46no matter what state in life you're at,
42:48you're a mother, you're a grandmother,
42:50that beauty will be your example.
42:52If it's still there, it's still alive.
42:54Without really trying hard to look physically beautiful.
42:57Because we're all going to age, right?
42:59Very well said.
43:00You'll lose your beauty.
43:02If we're not saying that your body is beautiful,
43:07your beauty is here.
43:09It's inside.
43:10It's inside your mind.
43:13We have a favorite verse.
43:15Charm is deceptive.
43:16Beauty is vain.
43:18But the woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.
43:21On that note, thank you very much.
43:23Thank you very much.
43:24Thank you.
43:25For being beautiful.
43:26Yes.
43:27We can't do that voice.
43:31Yes.
43:32It's beautiful, right?
43:33If we go back, it's still beauty.
43:35It's still here.
43:36Success.
43:37It's beautiful.
43:38Really?
43:39Yes, it's beautiful.
43:40Have you never become beautiful?
43:41No.
43:42Never?
43:43I just like to watch, but I didn't dream of it.
43:46I can't do that.
43:47Me too.
43:48Right?
43:49This is the right thing to do.
43:51Yes, this is the right thing to do.
43:52We're having a hard time, right?
43:53Yes.
43:54Earlier, we asked what is the common denominator of beauty queens.
43:58But earlier, they were sitting here.
44:01We were just talking.
44:02You'll see that they really have a bearing.
44:06Very confident.
44:08What else?
44:09And their innate beauty.
44:10Yes.
44:11For the bottom line, it's not just beauty.
44:15Even if they're a little bit smart, a little bit like this, a little bit of charm, a little bit of whip.
44:19Whip.
44:20As long as you're well-rounded.
44:22You're not just beautiful, but you're also well-rounded.
44:25That's the most important.
44:27And you know what?
44:28I think we should thank them.
44:31Because they're joking, right?
44:33Like joy and beauty.
44:34I hope to win so I can put the Philippines on the map.
44:37It's true.
44:38They really put our country on the map.
44:40Yes.
44:41They're the flag bearers of our country.
44:42Literally, when they win, they put us on the map.
44:46And the Filipinos will notice.
44:48Oh, there are Filipinos.
44:49Correct.
44:50Right?
44:51That's why we should praise our candidates.
44:54They're not just beautiful.
44:55They're really beautiful.
44:57They're really beautiful.
44:58And they're going through a lot of hardships just to do what they're doing.
45:02So let's praise the candidates again.
45:04Because they're beautiful.
45:05Yes, because they're beautiful.
45:06No.
45:07What they're doing is hard.
45:08But to be honest, there's no one more beautiful than our Binibining Seals.
45:13Correct.
45:14And of course, our Binibining Universe Beauty Queen.
45:19That's her title.
45:20Yes.
45:21Happy birthday, Romelia Satcho.
45:23Bye.
45:26We would like to thank Bambi Fuentes for our gear and makeup.
45:30Mossimo.
45:31FNH Folded and Hung.
45:33Wayless Center.
45:35Adidas.
45:37Chloe for our eyewear.
45:39Optical Works.
45:41BR Chua Enterprises.
45:43680 Home Appliances.
45:45Jura Star.
45:47La Germania.
45:49Youman for my clothes.
45:51Salon de Manila.
45:53Janeline Shoes.
45:55Under the Sea Pet Shop.
45:56The Barnyard.
45:58Trivia Bar and Restaurant.
45:59Play and Display.
46:01And Union Square.
46:02If ever, we have a balcony.
46:06All the beauty queens all over the world.
46:08There's a common denominator.
46:10What's that?
46:11Beauty.
46:12Finalist.
46:14Miriam Cambao.
46:15Miriam, what's your feeling at that time?
46:17You were asked a question.
46:19What were you thinking inside?
46:22Nothing.
46:26Who is Rene Salud and why were you picked?
46:28Of course, I'm Babe. I don't know her.
46:30Okay, Rene Salud is my second mother.
46:33He was the one who raised us.
46:35But he's a man.
46:38In the end, once a beauty queen, always a beauty queen.
46:43But to be honest, there's nothing better than our Binibining Seals.
46:48Correct.
46:49And of course, our Binibining Universe Beauty Queen.
46:54All of her titles.
46:55Yes.
46:56Happy birthday, Romel Gacho.
46:58Bye.