Foodie Queen Review: Black Canyon Coffee
One of my favorite cafés is finally in the BGC area: Black Canyon Coffee! Located at Tuscany, McKinley Hills, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. They do have a branch at Southmall Las Pinas but that’s a world...
View ArticleMutya Datul of the Philippines Wins Miss Supranational 2013!
Mutya Datul is crowned Miss Supranational 2013!!! Looks like Mutya Datul’s Salagubang Walk ruled the stage in Minsk Belarus! The “simple probinsyana who gets tongue-tied in front of people” has...
View ArticleABQ Article on Megan Young Featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer!!
Ron and Joyce Titular with their Megan Young article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer!!! A first for the both of us!!! Dreams do come true! One of my articles got published by my favorite newspaper –...
View ArticleMiss World 2013 Forced to Move Coronation to Bali
Muslim protesters in Jakarta Days ago, ABQ suggested that the coronation of Miss World 2013 should not be held in Jakarta but instead be moved to Bali and it looks like Indonesia’s government is...
View ArticleMutya Datul’s Supranational Homecoming Party!
Miss Supranational 2013 Mutya Datul enters the room to a cheering crowd! WELCOME HOME SUPRA-GIRL! It’s hard to believe that Mutya Johanna Datul was exhausted when she arrived at her homecoming party in...
View ArticleABQ’s Miss Universe 2013 Prediction: Ariella Arida in the Top 5!
Miss Philippines Universe 2013 Ariella ‘Ara’ Arida… worthy of a Top 5 placement! Click here to read this article which was originally published in Rappler. CHIANG RAI, Thailand – With the crucial Miss...
View ArticleAriella Arida Wins 3rd Runner-Up in Miss Universe 2013!
Viva Ariella Arida! CHIANGRAI, THAILAND – In a breath-taking two hour pageant, Ariella Arida of the Philippines conquered yet another beauty title for the nation by placing 3rd Runner-up in the 2013...
View ArticleAriella’s Downfall was the Yellow Gown?
Ariella Arida in an ‘Aquino yellow’ Alfredo Barazza gown… could she have worn better? After being disappointed (and yet thankful) that Ariella Arida of the Philippines placed 3rd Runner up in the Miss...
View ArticleAra Arida Reportedly Topped the Swimsuit but Floundered in the Gown Competition
Jakelyne Oliveira ( Brazil), Constanza Baez (Ecuador), Patricia Yurena Rodriguez (Spain), Ariella Arida (Philippines) and Gabriella Isler (Venezuela) I have always been torn between these two schools...
View ArticleABQ’s Unpublished Interview with Ariella “Ara” Arida…
Ariella Arida, Miss Universe Philippines 2013 with blog author Joyce Burton Titular Dear ABQ Readers: With Ara’s fantastic finish at fourth in the Miss Universe 2013 beauty pageant which concluded on...
View ArticleAriella Arida Arrives in Manila Today!
BEST FRIENDS AND FINALISTS. Miss Philippines Ariella Arida holds hands with two of her closest friends in the 2013 Miss Universe pageant — Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler and Miss Spain Patricia Yurena...
View ArticleABQ Writes Megan Young November Cover Story for HOLA Magazine; Get Your Copy...
Hola November 2013 Cover featuring Megan Young ABQ is proud to announce that it is the hand behind the cover story of Hola Philippines’ November Issue featuring Megan Young, the country’s first ever...
View ArticleDermalosophy on Ortigas is Accepting Typhoon Yolanda Donations
Tacloban in the aftermath of killer typhoon Yolanda It has been very difficult for this blogger to be so far from home (I’m currently in Chiangrai, Thailand) while the Philippines has been knocked down...
View ArticleBLTN (Better Late Than Never): Congrats to Czarina Rosales for Hogging the...
Congrats to Super Talent and Beauty Czarina Rosales! CHIANGRAI, THAILAND – Although the Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 “Super Talent Endeavor 2013″ concluded two weeks ago on October 30, 2013 in Seoul,...
View ArticleVote for Philippine Candidate Ali Forbes in Miss Grand International 2013!
Ali Forbes in Top 20 Swimsuit Favorites of Miss Grand International 2013! Another Filipina is shining bright on the international stage! <a...
View ArticleABQ on Same Flight as Miss Ghana Earth 2013!
What a treat! I arrived home in Manila (just an hour ago) on the same flight as Ghana’s representative to Miss Earth 2013! I first spotted the African Queen right after I settled into my Thai Airways...
View ArticleABQ’s Top 36 in Swimsuit at the Press Con of Miss Earth 2013
Miss Earth 2013 presented it’s lovely international candidates last Thursday (Nov. 21, 2013) at the F1 Hotel’s poolside and here are a few of my observations: This year’s batch is prettier than last...
View ArticleLorraine Schuck Shows Off New Elemental Miss Earth Crowns!
What does it take to design the crown of a prestigious international pageant like Miss Earth? For Ramona Haar its passion and a love for the the elements of the earth. “Designing crowns might just be...
View ArticleABQ at the Mutya ng Pilipinas Send-Off of Angeli Dione Gomez and Koreen Medina!
Mutya ng Pilipinas threw its send-off party for its two queens today, Nov. 23, 2013 at the Midas Hotel on Roxas Blvd. Koreen Medina, Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific 2013 will be flying off on Dec. 3 to...
View ArticleMiss World Megan Young on Humanitarian Mission to Tacoloban!
Megan Young, Miss World 2013. Photo from Hola Magazine Philippines The Philippines very first Miss World winner Megan Young is set to arrive within the hour (ETA 6:54pm, Nov. 23, 2013) at the NAIA...
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