Homegrown foundation launches own international pageant

Queen of Hearts Foundation President Mitzie Go-Gil. Image: Philippine Daily Inquirer/Armin P. Adina

MANILA, Philippines—The Queen of Hearts Foundation has been sending Filipino women to various international competitions in both the Miss and Mrs. categories. Now it will mount its own global pageant for married women and single mothers.

Mitzie Go-Gil, the foundation’s founder and president, said the new pageant will be called the Queen of Hearts International Pageantry, she declared at the Christmas party she hosted for her titleholders and select members of the media at the Dusit D2 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig on Dec. 17.

The international pageant will promote the foundation’s advocacy of championing women empowerment and will carry out charity missions to bring relief to the underprivileged.

“This is the first international pageant owned by the Queen of Hearts Foundation, and we are already open for franchising. As of the moment, 22 countries have confirmed that they will send representatives,” Go-Gil shared.

She said her recent multi-state trip to the United States enabled her to secure the participation of different state representatives. Delegates from Malaysia and Singapore have also been confirmed. Go-Gil will also visit London, England, soon to scout participants from the United Kingdom.

With eight titles at stake in the international pageant, countries may choose to send up to eight delegates. “Some countries would want to send only two candidates, some three, others five,” Go-Gil shared.

The Queen of Hearts International Pageantry will bestow the following titles: Mrs. Queen of Hearts Universe, Mrs. Queen of Hearts International, Mrs. Queen of Hearts World, Mrs. Queen of Hearts Global Tourism, Mrs. Queen of Hearts Earth, Mrs. Queen of Hearts Asia Pacific, Mrs. Queen of Hearts Western Pacific, and Mrs. Queen of Hearts Southeast Asia.

The foundation will hold its annual Mrs. Queen of Hearts Philippines national search in April, where eight Filipino representatives to the international pageant will be selected.

The Philippines will host the inaugural edition of the Queen of Hearts International Pageantry in May next year. Participants will stay in the country for one week where they are expected to take part in charity missions, which will also serve as a tourism exploration to help boost destinations in the country.

Go-Gil said the country of the 2023 contest’s main winner will host the international tilt’s second edition in 2024.

She herself is an international titleholder, having been crowned as Mrs. Asia Pacific Tourism in 2018. Her organization has likewise produced 2019 Mrs. Asia Pacific Global Avon Morales, 2019 Mrs. Worldwide second runner-up Llena Tan, and 2022 Mrs. Asia Pacific All Nations Louise Suzanna Alba-Lopez.  /ra

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