Here are highlights from the Amazing Philippines' Beauties pageant. Definitely it was another banner year for them producing gays that you could mistake for women because of their astounding beauty. This year's batch have so many lookers and since the pre-pageant everyone took notice of their bets to win it all. This also marked their launch of the new Amazing Theatre as the previous Manila Film Center got demolished from a fire last year. Congratulations once again to the organizers for another amazing year.
The beauties open the pageant in their Cosplay attire
Eventual winner Natalie Arcache
shows her form,curves and beauty during the grandiose opening segment of the pageant
From Ms. Photogenic to other Sponsor's choice winners
parade in front of the audience
The Amazing Beauties during the Swimwear competition
Radiant in a yellow gown
is Iwa Simbulan
Iza Calzado look alike,
Nicole Laforteza
in her evening gown
The top 10 beauties during the evening gown competition
For the fifth straight year, the STI Tabulation team will once again support the number one gay pageant in the country – the Search for Amazing Philippines 2010. In a press conference at the Sofitel Hotel, Amazing Philippines Organizer Mr. Cassie Villarosa mentioned the difficulties they had in starting the pageant 8 years ago but eventually hailed his team for what it is now. The pageant has grown bigger and produced world class talents.
Simply Amazing
Unlike in the previous years, this year the candidates will have four nights for their pre pageant in four different bars. This is something new considering they usually held this part of the pageant a week before the event and it was usually in their own theatre. Now they are coming out to show to other people the wonderful talent they have. Event night is on November 26, 2010 at the Manila Film Center, see you there.
Surroundings, belief, influences and perception really plays a lot in the minds of a growing young child on what he or she wants to be when they grow up. I have always believed that what what our parents show us, impart on us, what our friends share with us, what we see on tv, what we perceive to be right or wrong becomes the foundation and center of our belief system when we become adults.
The Amazing dancers
A lot of us Filipinos are in a way very traditional but in coping up with the changing times we have broadened our minds and accepted things that we normally would have not accepted when we were younger. Let alone the acceptance of what society would call the third sex, gay people or transsexuals.
The Amazing Performers
For me, my most important exposure to gays was the time when I served with the DLSU community of the Days with the Lord. The beauty of that DWTL community is that they accept you regardless of who or what you are and see you as a child of God. Even the tough guys would eat, laugh and cry with them which also made me understand certain things about the third sex.
One of the candidates, the flawless Kevin Balot
That is why when we were tasked to support the Amazing Philippine Theatre's Search for Ms. Amazing Philippines I got excited because I have heard great things about this show. For me the best thing about the searchnfor Ms. Amazing Philippines is that the top 5 winners of the pageant will become an Amazing Philippines Performer. In a way, the Pageant is actually a way of recognizing the talent of these transvestites and more importantly training them to become world class performers. The show that preceeded the pageant showed one of a kind grace, poise, and timing that every filipino possess while in the dance floor. I myself marvelled at the impeccable timing and poise of one dance I enjoy watching, the tango.
My good friend Jaq Hernandez in pink awarding one of the winners
At the same time the big production numbers that mimic the Moulin Rouge and Dream Girls settings were very impressive as well.A young kid who suddenly acquires the inkling to become a gay beauty queen is now realized in this pageant. For me the big prize in this pageant is the opportunity to further hone one's skills and perform at your best to be able to become a world class performer. The Grand winners were Angelica Santillan who was crowned Ms Amazing Philiippines and Rosa Garcia who is the first runner up. Their dreams have all come true, winning a presitgious gay pageant and being a part of the Amazing Philippines performers.
our friends from STI College Taft, the tabulation team
If you want to catch the show, its from Tuesdays to Saturdays with two shows 7:30 pm and 9:00 pm at the Manile Film Center. As of now I believe the tickets are P 500 for locals. Do watch the 40 minute show and I promise you that you will be truly amazed with the show.
The only thing I remember about the ManilaFilmCenter is that it is a condemned building and that lots of people died when it was being constructed back then when the Marcoses were still at the helm. The venue I thought had mummified Filipinos hanging out and enjoying themselves which is what the movie A night at the museum is all about – history coming back to life.
Three years ago I got a proposal form the Center for Philippine Arts & Cultural Entertainment Association Inc. which is theproducer of Amazing Philippine Theatre’s the Amazing Show, the first and the biggest theatrical variety show in the Philippines today which caters to an array of audiences, young and old, as a wholesome family entertainment. Established in August 15, 2001, the Amazing Show features Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Indian production numbers, Broadway and Off Broadway musicales, comedy acts, modern and Filipino folk and traditional dances and other exciting numbers that would thrill the spectators no end.
For the past five years, Amazing Philippine Theatre has been searching for the most beautiful transvestite and transgender in town. This passion motivated the company to host and organize a Beauty Pageant that would attract a large number of transvestites and transgender to join and eventually be employed with the company. Last year, Amazing Philippine Beauties has a well-attended Press Launch and a successful Pre-Pageant and Coronation Night with not a single seat vacant.
This year, Amazing Philippine Theatre will be conducting the 6th Amazing Philippine Beauties 2008, one of the most prestigious gay beauty pageant in Manila. I attended the Pre-Pageant Night last October 17, 2008 & the Coronation Night is slated on October 24, 2008.
I will just come out with pictures and everything I can share for all to see the beauty of these people who braved hell and high water just to be a part of the Search for Ms. Amazing Beauty 2008.
