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Kevin Balot says trans women shouldn’t join “traditional” beauty pageants, huh?

Posted on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Nadine Halili

Trans beauty queen Kevin Balot issued a statement last night that earned mixed reactions from many pageant fans and the LGBTQ community. In a pageant themed online show on June…

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Beauty pageants may be empowering—but is that enough when they enable abuse, too?

Posted on June 8, 2020June 9, 2020
Eternity Ines

Pageants have long been part of the Filipino culture. Like Americans to the Super Bowl and Koreans to the Golden Disk Awards, Filipinos look to pageants as a national past…

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#MMQuarantine day 2: Catriona Gray prays for our workers and government

Posted on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020
Jacqueline Arias

View this post on Instagram @VERSACE Autumn Winter 2020 Show Lewk ⚡ Styled by @perrytabora in #VersaceInManila #BeloFW2020 #MilanFW2020 Captured by @marchenrichgo A post shared by Catriona Gray (@catriona_gray) on…

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2019 in review: Iconic LGBTQ+ moments

Posted on December 10, 2019December 11, 2019
Renee San Juan

2019 has been a mixed bag for the LGBTQ+ community. On the one hand, inclusion and visibility have improved, as exemplified by better media representation. Last Nov. 7, the Gay…

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Why Zozibini Tunzi’s Miss Universe 2019 win is important

Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019
Jacqueline Arias

View this post on Instagram The official portrait of #MissUniverse2019 @ZoziTunzi wearing the @mouawadjewelry crown. ✨ Photo by @benjaminaskinas. A post shared by Miss Universe (@missuniverse) on Dec 8, 2019…

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Miss Universe 2019 is South Africa—find out her winning answer

Posted on December 9, 2019December 9, 2019
Renee San Juan

The Miss Universe 2019 is none other than South Africa’s Zozibini Tunzi! She won against Puerto Rico, first runner-up, and Mexico, second runner-up. Zozibini is a 26-year-old public relations graduate.…

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Catriona Gray’s world before ‘Miss Universe’

Posted on September 10, 2019September 24, 2019
Sofia Santelices

She is the reigning Miss Universe, the fourth titleholder for the Philippines, and the woman who invented the famous “lava walk.” Catriona Gray. Catriona is an advocate of education and…

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Pia Wurtzbach says getting tested for HIV/AIDS is a form of self-care

Posted on March 27, 2019
Tisha Ramirez

The last time we spoke with Pia Wurtzbach was a little over a year ago. At the time, she was busy trying to balance work, traveling, and her new film.

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Catriona Gray danced so hard the Mikimoto crown broke

Posted on March 20, 2019March 20, 2019
Tisha Ramirez

Everyone makes mistakes, including Miss Universe Catriona Gray. Sshe posted a video talking about her homecoming parade and how the Mikimoto crown broke.

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Catriona Gray shares how she achieved her Miss Universe look with ‘Vogue’

Posted on February 21, 2019February 21, 2019
B. del Rio

First Kelsey Merritt, and now Catriona Gray. Vogue is definitely taking notice of Filipina beauties (finally!) and we are here for it. We all know Cat is multi-talented. She even…

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Kevin Balot says trans women shouldn’t join “traditional” beauty pageants, huh?

Beauty pageants may be empowering—but is that enough when they enable abuse, too?

#MMQuarantine day 2: Catriona Gray prays for our workers and government

2019 in review: Iconic LGBTQ+ moments

Why Zozibini Tunzi’s Miss Universe 2019 win is important

Miss Universe 2019 is South Africa—find out her winning answer

Catriona Gray’s world before ‘Miss Universe’

Pia Wurtzbach says getting tested for HIV/AIDS is a form of self-care

Catriona Gray danced so hard the Mikimoto crown broke

Catriona Gray shares how she achieved her Miss Universe look with ‘Vogue’

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