Delegates (from left) Camille Isabel Lagmay, Selena Antonio-Reyes, Eunice Deza, Ahtisa Manalo, and Stephanie Faye Gerona go on a float adorned with flowers and festive colors./MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES FACEBOOK PHOTO
The tight race to the 2024 Miss Universe Philippines crown continues to heat up as the pageant invites the fans anew to vote for their favorite bets’ individual casting reels uploaded online.
“Watch the individual Casting Reels of the most colorful and brightest women of this year’s Miss Universe Philippines, and VOTE for the delegate who makes a difference and brightens up the universe!” the pageant said on social media.
The individual reels are uploaded on the Miss Universe Philippines Facebook page, and fans are encouraged to react on them, share them, and leave comments. “Each reaction is equivalent to a point,” the post reminded, with a “like” or a “heart” reaction on a delegate’s reel earning one point.
Last week, the Miss Universe Philippines pageant opened the voting for the “Swimsuit Challenge” on its mobile app, after the live presentation of the ladies in their swimsuits at Aqua Boracay. The challenge winner will earn a guaranteed spot in the semifinals.
The 53 delegates are currently enjoying the hospitality of Sultan Kudarat, where they already took part in a parade that delighted the residents in the Mindanaoan province. The ladies also took the runway in their fashionable garbs using the indigenous “inaul” weave.
The province will also host the much-awaited National Costume Competition, which will be held at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Capitol Gym on April 28. Reigning Miss Universe Philippines Michelle Marquez Dee has already arrived on April 27, together with 2022 Miss Universe R’Bonney Gabriel and actor Marco Gumabao who will host the program.
Gabriel, the Filipino-American sustainable fashion designer and advocate who became the ninth Miss Universe winner from the United States, will also host the final competition show of the 2024 Miss Universe Philippines pageant at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on May 22.
The winner of this year’s national competition will represent the Philippines in the 73rd Miss Universe pageant to be held in Mexico later this year, and try to inherit the international title from Sheynnis Palacios, who is scheduled to visit Manila soon.