Miss Universe 2013 1st Runner Up Patricia Rodriguez speaks out on being a lesbian

Miss Universe 2013 1st Runner Up and Miss Universe Spain Patricia Yurena Rodriguez has come out in the open that she is a lesbian days before crowning her successor at the national level this year. In La Prensa, the detail of the coming out of Rodriguez was mentioned along with her lover, Vanessa Klein (Vanessa Cortes), Rodriguez may have a sigh of relief right now that the world knows.

The Miss Universe Organization may be glad to go with Gabriela Isler last year but this may have been some kind of publicity if Rodriguez was Miss Universe for Donald Trump.

For your blogger, there's nothing wrong with Rodriguez being a lesbian and for Ara Arida's Mi Amor, it does not change the fact that what you do as an individual is important rather than your sexual orientation.

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2013 Miss U will take part in Miss Universe Philippines 2014 crowning

Reigning Miss Universe Maria Gabriela Isler is reportedly coming to Manila to join the crowning of the new Miss Universe Philippines at the Bb. Pilipinas 2014 Finals Night on March 30. This was confirmed in a news report by no less than BPCI honcho, Madam Stella Marquez Araneta.

While this means sharing the spotlight with Molly, reigning Miss Universe Philippines and Miss Universe 2013 3rd Runner Up Ariella Arida would love to have Molly with her in the crowning.

2013 Miss International Bea Rose Santiago will crown the BBP-International, 2013 Miss Supranational Mutya Datul will crown the Miss Supranational Philippines and Cindy Miranda, a finalist of Miss Tourism Queen International will crown the BBP-Tourism. 

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Frequently Asked Questions for Bb. Pilipinas 2014

2013 reigning queens: Pia Wurtzbach (1st RU), Joanna Cindy Miranda (BBP-Tourism), Ariella Arida (Miss Universe 3rd RU), Bea Rose Santiago (Miss International 2013) and Mutya Datul (Miss Supranational 2013)

1) When is application period?
BPCI will start accepting applications on Monday, Dec 16, from 10am-5pm. BPCI Office is located at Uniprom, near Red Gate of Araneta Coliseum. We will accept applications from Monday - Friday. Deadline for submission is on January 15, 2014

2) Where do we get the application form?
Forms will be available at the BPCI Office upon application.  Applicants will have to fill up the form at the BPCI office.
3) What should you bring? Please provide original copies + one photocopy

• Proof of citizenship
  • For natural-born citizen, Born in the Philippines - birth certificate and Philippine passport, if applicable.
  • Balikbayan Who Re-Acquired Philippine Citizenship Under R.A. 9225 - Birth Certificate or Report of Birth; and Identification certificate issued by the Bureau of Immigration.
  • Natural-Born Citizen Born Outside the Philippines - Report of Birth issued by the Philippine Consulate in the country of Birth; or NSO certificate stating that birth was reported by the Philippine consulate and recorded in the Philippines.
• Proof of Residency
  • Valid ID showing residency in the Philippines for those who have not resided outside the country.
  • For those who have resided outside the Philippines, valid ID showing Philippine address plus any of the following :
    • Philippine Passport
    • Foreign Passport
    • Certificate from Bureau of Immigration stating date of entry into the Philippines.
  • College or High School Diploma.
  • Medical Certificate for both physical and Mental health and well-being.
  • Certificate of Good Moral Character given by your School, Church or Professional Organization.
  • Two (2) photographs - One close up and one full body shot.
  • Parent's consent if below 18 years old.

4)  What is the age requirement to qualify for the pageant?
Applicant should be from 17 to 26 years of age at the time of the pageant.

5) When is Coronation Night?
Coronation will be on March 30, 2014 at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

For more updates please check: www.bbpilipinas.com 

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Miss Universe 3rd Runner Up Ariella Arida sizzles as Metro's cover girl

 

Miss Universe 3rd Runner Up Ariella Arida headlines Metro Magazine's 25th Anniversary Body Issue. The 24 year old Beauty Queen graced the cover of the magazine in Hermes swimwear meant to sizzle your holidays and keep you started this 2014.

 

The Body Issue also features Brent Javier, Carlos Agassi, Rufa Mae Quinto, Rodjun Cruz and other artists with Metro Magazine considering this issue as the sexiest issue they've ever done.

Available in news stands at P 150 by ABS-CBN Publishing

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Binibini Gold: The Batch that Lived to its Name

 

Miss Universe 3rd Runner Up Ariella Arida, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago and Miss Supranational 2013 Mutya Datul (Photo: OPMB Worldwide)

This year has been incredible for Binibining Pilipinas, the Gold Batch lead by Ariella Arida, Bea Rose Santiago, Cindy Miranda and Mutya Johanna Datul surely left up to its name making their "mother", Madam Stella Marquez Araneta extremely proud. Ara continued the streak at the Miss Universe, making it a 4 peat, Bea won the 5th Miss International crown for the Philippines, Cindy Miranda's inclusion in the Top 10 of Miss Tourism Queen International is something to be proud of while of course, the first Asian to win Miss Supranational, Mutya made this year a fruitful golden year for BPCI.

Things will surely heat up for Bb. Pilipinas 2014 with all the things that happened this year. Will Pia Wurtzbach file for another try? Will Parul Shah and Hannah Ruth Sison give Binibini another go? Will their be fresh faces to win the crown? Filing of application is set until December 30, get ready for the 51st year of Binibining Pilipinas.

This post is not related to Binibining Pilipinas and its entities.

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The Search for the Next Bb. Pilipinas Queens is on!

 

No crowning yet of Miss International 2013 where PH is bannered by Bea Rose Santiago but here is it, The Search is On for the next Bb. Pilipinas Queens for 2014 for this year, 4 crowns are up for grabs: Miss Universe Philippines, Bb. Pilipinas International, Bb. Pilipinas Tourism and Bb. Pilipinas Supranational.

They will start accepting applications from December 16 to December 30 which is their set deadline for applications.

Reigning queens are Ariella Arida (Miss Universe 3rd Runner Up), Bea Rose Santiago (Bb. Pilipinas International), Joanna Cindy Miranda (Miss Tourism Queen International Semifinalist) and Mutya Johanna Datul (Miss Supranational 2013)

 

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Miss Universe 2013 Results: Venezuela wins 7th MU crown, Philippines 3rd Runner-Up

  

 Filipina pride reigned supreme in beauty pageants as Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida was hailed as Miss Universe 2013 3^rd Runner Up. 

Arida was called last in the Top 16 for winning the MU 2013 Online Voting, conquered the stage with her Yamamay swimsuit and her evening gown on the Top 10 and probably gave the best answer when she entered the Q&A portion in the Top 5.

 Her Q&A question was: What is the  solution to the lack of jobs among young people starting their careers around the world is education.

"For the people who have lack of jobs, I do believe that we people should invest in education and that is my primary advocacy because if we all know that everyone of us is educated and well aware of what we are doing, we can land into jobs and we could land our careers in the future. So education is a primary source and it's a ticket for a better future."

Winning the 7th Miss Universe Crown for Venezuela is Gabriela Isler, who had this for her winning answer to judge Steven Tyler's question "What is your biggest fear and how do you plan to overcome it?" 

"For me while one may have a lot of fears but nonetheless this is nothing negative. I believe we should overcome all of our fears and this in turn would make us much stronger and mostly we can become stronger persons. As soon as we overcome our fears and we are sure of ourselves then we can face any challenge."

 Arida makes it 4^th in a row in the Top 5 for the Philippines, after Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup and Janine Tugonon. 

Complete Results:

MISS UNIVERSE 2013 – Gabriela Isler (Venezuela)

1^st Runner Up – Patricia Rodriguez (Spain)

2^nd Runner Up –  Constanza Baez (Ecuador)

3^rd Runner Up – Ariella Arida (Philippines)

4^th Runner Up – Jackelyne Olveira (Brazil)

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Yay or Nay for this Alfredo Barraza Creation on Ariella Arida

 

Much anticipation for the preliminaries last night that even rehearsal photos were pretty much valuable. 

What do you think about this yellow number on  Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida? Much as we loathe Barraza creations, this gave her a simple yet elegant look as she braved her way towards the preliminaries.

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Ariella Arida in the Miss Universe 2013 National Costume Competition

 

The blog owner has not gotten a reliable live streaming link of the National Costume Contest last night to make it up here is a photo of Miss Universe Philippines Ara Arida in her Filipiniana.

From our own point of view it was not the best, but it was not the worst, it didn't took the fight out of our very own Ara, we strongly believe she'll still venture into the Top 5 and we call on Filipinos to still support her in her quest for the Diamond Nexus Lab Crown and the right to be Miss Universe 2013.

(Photo: OPMB Worldwide/Jory Rivera) 

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Vote for the Philippines, Vote for Ariella Arida

 

It's that time of the year again where we, pageant fans have the chance to help the Miss Universe hopefuls get into the next round of the competition.

Simply go to the Miss Universe Website, click the 2013 Contestants, find the Philippines and click the VOTE ME tab.

Your vote is from the scale of 1-10 with 1 being the lowest and 10 being the highest. Just indicate your e-mail address and on the drop down menu click country's name before you copy the code.

You need to certify that you are 16 years old and older to vote. 1 email is allowed to vote 10 times per day.

Winner of the online votes moves on to the Top 16 at the finals night on November 9. 

Photo Credit: nightout.ru/Moscow 

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Official Shots of Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida for Miss Universe 2013

 Fadil Berisha is definitely an ace photographer in capturing Miss Philippines

Despite being heavily bashed by critics, Miss Universe Philippines 2013 Ariella Arida proves that she is out to win it all, from her entry to Russia to her participation to the Tony Ward Couture Fashion Show to her photo sessions with Fadil Berisha, she is indeed one of the contenders for the crown.

Miss Universe 2013 will happen on November 9, 2013 at the Crocus Hall, Moscow, Russia with Olivia Culpo crowning the next Miss Universe for 2013.

What can you say about Ariella Arida right now? 

(c) www.missuniverse.com

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Ara Arida waves her flag for the Philippines

 

For the Philippines, yes, this has been the mantra of 2013 Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida, who left yesterday on board to Moscow, Russia.

There is tremendous amount of pressure, but I should say this UP Chemistry graduate knows her pressure and will not succumb to it. She will be bringing to Crocus Hall all her preparations, be it on her tremendous  training with John Cuay to beauty queen preps with her fellow beauty queens from BBP Gold.

 

Ara is already onboard to Moscow (or maybe she has arrived) and is ready to announce her arrival with a bang. 

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The Many Faces of Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida

 

 

  

The many faces of Ariella Hernandez Arida as photographed by Niccolo Cosme (photos: rappler.com) show that she's more than prepared to conquer Moscow, Russia and try to at least have the continuous Top 5 placements following her predecessors Venus Raj (2010 MU 4th Runner-Up), Shamcey Supsup (2011 MU 3rd Runner-Up) and Janine Tugonon (2012 MU 1st Runner-Up).

While there is an insurmountable amount of expectations for Ara, Filipinos must be united in supporting the Philippine bet. Whatever happens, Filipinos should know that Ara has done it #ForthePhilippines.

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Miss Universe 2013 is in Russia!

 

(Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo [Photo Credit: goes to the owner])

The next Miss Universe will be crowned on November 9, 2013 in Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia. Olivia Culpo, reigning Miss Universe will crown her successor there.

There are at least three ladies with Filipina blood joining the contest, with our very own Miss Universe Philippines Ara Arida hoping that she can continue our successes in the Miss Universe stage for the past 3 years.

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3 Filipina beauties in Miss Universe 2013

 

Santos (Miss Universe Canada), Arida (Miss Universe Philippines) and Mouchita (Miss Universe Gabon)

 

3 Filipina beauties are expected to take Miss Universe 2013 by storm on still a date and venue to be announced.

 

Miss Universe Philippines Ariella Arida is currently on the thick of her preparations for Miss Universe 2013. She is expected to meet 2 more ladies of Filipina ancestry.

 

Riza Santos, Miss Universe Canada 2013 was earlier named to be the 1st Runner Up of the contest when they crowned Denise Garrido as the winner. A day later, Beauties of Canada, franchise owner of Miss Universe Canada admitted a typo that cause an error to the top 5 ladies in their competition.

 

Santos is a pure Filipina who made waves in Miss Earth 2006 and Miss World 2011, both representing Canada.

 

Another lady that has Filipina ancestry is Ruth Jennifer Ondo Mouchita. She will be representing the African state of Gabon and the second lady to participate in Miss Universe after Gabon's debut in 2012. Mouchita's mother is a Filipina while her father is Gabonese.

 



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Riza Santos is Miss Universe Canada 2013 - upon correction!

It was a dethronement and enthronement for Miss Universe Canada 2013.

A human error or a typo was discovered in the Top 5 of the competition. The typo was first in the 11 years that the Beauties of Canada had produced Miss Universe Canada. BOC had made the correct results:

Miss Universe Canada 2013 ­ Riza Santos (Calgary, AB)
1st runner-up ­ Siera Bearchell (Moose Jaw, SK)
2nd runner-up ­ Diana Martin (Mississauga, ON)
3rd runner-up ­ Denise Garrido (Bradford, ON)
4th runner-up ­ Michelle McKay (Sarnia, ON)

The proclaimed winner, Denise Garrido was just the 3rd Runner Up of the contest, while the true winner of Miss Universe Canada 2013 is Riza Santos, who represented Canada to the Miss Earth 2006 pageant and the Miss World 2011 pageant.

There would be 2 Filipinas as of this writing in Miss Universe, Riza and our very own Ariella Arida.

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Ara Arida and the Binibini Gold Winners on "The Bottomline with Boy Abunda"

 

 

 

Miss Universe Philippines 2013 Ariella Arida lead the winners of Binibini Gold were the interviewees in "The Bottomline with Boy Abunda". Though the format of the show is one-to-one interviews with controversial and highly touted individuals, the show's episode which featured beauty queens was a breath of fresh air from the usual Bottomline episode. The show's host, Boy Abunda was a firm supporter of beauty queens (he was also part of the Binibini Gold judges) was able to bring out the best and make the queens express themselves well.

 

If you haven't watch the episode here is a link from Youtube:

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Ariella Arida: Miss Universe Philippines 2013 and her Arriba Walk

Say goodbye to Tsunami Walk and Cobra Walk, we now welcome for this year the Arriba Walk, made popular by no less than our Miss Universe Philippines 2013, Ariella Arida.

Philippines had been on the Top 5 for the past 3 years with Venus Raj (2010 MU 4th RU), Shamcey Supsup (2011 MU 3rd RU) and just last December with Janine Tugonon (2012 MU 1st RU). Ara, a BS Chemistry graduate from UP Los Banos leads this year's Binibini Gold.

Video: Yahoo Philippines 

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Bb. Pilipinas 2013 Winners on The Buzz

Ariella Arida (2013 Miss Universe Philippines), Bea Rose Santiago (Bb. Pilipinas International), Joanna Cindy Miranda (Bb. Pilipinas Tourism), Mutya Johanna Datul (Miss Supranational Philippines) and Pia Wurtzbach (Bb. Pilipinas 1st Runner Up) had made themselves busy after winning last Sunday, April 14, 2013.

  (Youtube Video: TheOnesBeautiful)

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Ariella Arida is Miss Universe Philippines 2013

 It ain't the prophetic R-S-T-U, but newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2013 Ariella Arida is ready to handle the pressure of at least maintaining the streak that the country has with Miss Universe.
 

The 24 years old Chemistry graduate from UPLB leads this year's golden batch of beauties and with the pressure following the placements of Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup and Janine Tugonon in Miss Universe, Ariella knows it ain't easy, but definitely with the guidance of the three, BPCI and of course of Jonas Gaffud, Ariella would have the right attitude for Miss Universe 2013.

 

Here's Ara Arida's highlights from last night's contest, video courtesy of MissRanking from Youtube:

 

 

 

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