Real-life mockingjays? When beauty queens become icons of hope, resistance
The Philippines is also home to exceptional beauty queens who dedicated their lives to fighting injustice and helping others – like Maita Gomez and Nelia Sancho
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The Philippines is also home to exceptional beauty queens who dedicated their lives to fighting injustice and helping others – like Maita Gomez and Nelia Sancho
A founding member of the Guevarra and Blumentritt Group of artists, Rubio was born in 1970 in Paete, Laguna, a Lakeshore town famous for its woodcarving traditions.
The style is distinctive and modern, while also nostalgic, shot through with bright-toned vistas of the past: Filipinos from the Spanish colonial era, captured in portrait mode, their large faces round and serene, with elongated necks suggestive of Funko Pop characters, set against historical backdrops of Old Manila and Intramuros.
Through the years: The Philippines' National Costumes at Miss Universe Competitions By Carissa Alcantara Aside from the intense question and answer portion, the National Costume segment is another much-awaited part of the Miss Universe Competition. The National Costume brings out the best v
Tributes continue to pour for the late beauty queen and women’s rights activist Nelia Sancho, who passed away last week.