Liza strongly denied claims that she’s joining the Miss Universe pageant after a supposed Facebook post of hers vowing to win the Miss U crown for the country went viral online. The Kapamilya actress, through an Instagram story, disowned a Facebook account with her name which “has been posing as me and has been making very questionable and detrimental statements.” The “Liza Soberano” Facebook page which has more than 440,000 followers earlier claimed to join the international beauty pageant next year and promised a win for the country. “Pag si Rabiya talaga ‘di maiuwi ang crown, ako talaga sasali next…
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Former Miss Universe Philippines Rachel Peters is expecting her first child with fiancé, Camarines Sur Governor Migz Villafuerte. The Filipin-British beauty queen made the announcement in an Instagram post showing a photo of her posing topless by the beach. “18 weeks of growing and loving you. You’re a dream come true our little chickpea ✨?,” wrote Rachel in the caption. Fellow beauty queens as well as celebrities were among those who sent her messages of congratulations on the baby news. “WOW!!!!!! Congratulations ?,” said Miss Universe 2019 Gazini Ganados. Meanwhile, Miss Universe titleholder Pia Wurtzbach commented, “Omg. Congratulations.” Miss World…
Former beauty queen MJ Lastimosa has spoken up after a video where she compared Thailand’s Miss Universe candidate Amanda Obdam to 2018 Miss U winner Catriona Gray went viral online. The preliminary competition for the 2020 Miss Universe pageant kicked off Saturday, where candidates paraded in their swimsuits and evening gowns. A video where Amanda can be seen showing off her runway walk while wearing a two-piece gown made rounds online after MJ was heard commenting “Ay Catriona” referring to Catriona’s iconic “slow-mo-twirl”. Another clip also surfaced where MJ stressed that Amanda seemed to have copied and studied Catriona’s moves…
John Lloyd is officially making his showbiz comeback under Maja Salvador’s talent management agency Crown Management, Inc. The talent agency on Saturday released a more than one-minute video clip of John Lloyd, revealing the 37-year-old actor as its newest artist. “#JLCTheCamback,” read the video’s caption on Instagram. Maja first teased netizens on Wednesday with a “glimpse” of the actor who has been away from the spotlight since 2017. “The King is back,” Maja simply wrote as the caption. Maja, who launched Crown Management Inc., last month previously worked with John Lloyd in One More Chance and It Might Be You.…
Bella Poarch’s music video for debut single Build a B*tch has become the top trending video on YouTube following its release on Friday. “Ang saya saya ko ngaun mga bhie,” wrote the Filipina-American TikTok star on social media after her first song came out. Build a B*tch, which featured cameos from influencers Bretman Rock, Dina, Larray, Mia Khalifa Valkyrae, Rakhim, Sub Urban, Valkyrae and ZHC, has now more than 16,000,000 views and counting. A song about “accepting yourself for who you are instead of listening to other people’s ideas of what you should do or how you should look,” Bella…
Joven Olvido, the “vape master” finalist from Pilipinas Got Talent 2018, was arrested in a buy-bust operation in Star. Cruz, Laguna on Friday. An ABS-CBN News report stated that the Laguna Provincial Police conducted a buy-bust operation in Barangay Duhat after receiving a complaint about the alleged illegal activities of Joven. Joven was immediately arrested after a policeman posed as a buyer, and seized from the suspect three small sachets containing suspected shabu and P2,000 worth of buy-bust money. The suspect has been detained in Sta. Cruz Municipal Police Station. Joven was a crowd favorite for his funny antics and…
Beauty queen MJ Lastimosa has defended Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo from her detractors in the realest way she can, and the Twitterverse is listening. Posting a video of Rabiya during the national costume show, MJ can be heard loudly cheering for her fellow beauty queen who strutted the stage wearing her Philippine flag-inspired ensemble on Friday. “My palangga delivered!!!!” wrote the country’s former Miss Universe bet in a tweet. Netizens, however, had mixed reactions to Rabiya’s performance and look for the competition. In an Instagram live after the national costume show, Rabiya emotionally thanked those who showered her…
Roughly three days before the much-anticipated Miss Universe 2020 coronation event, Rabiya Mateo has reached one million followers on Instagram. The country’s bet to the international beauty pageant marked her social media milestone hours after her performance in the national costume show on Friday. Rabiya, said to be the most followed Miss Universe candidate, stunned pageant fans with a national costume inspired by the colors of the Philippine flag. On its Instagram page, Miss Universe Philippines organization celebrated Rabiya’s one-million following with snaps from the 24-year-old beauty queen’s Victoria’s Secret photoshoot. The preliminary competition for the Miss Universe pageant happens tomorrow,…
Netizens had mixed reactions after former Miss Universe Catriona Gray excluded the Philippines in her Top 6 national costumes at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant. The former Miss Universe winner on Friday in a tweet listed Indonesia, Nepal, Peru, Thailand, Ukraine and Vietnam as her personal favorites from the national costume show. The tweet, deemed as “insensitive” to some, drew flak from netizens who wished Catriona could have included the country’s Miss Universe bet Rabiya Mateo who donned a Philippine flag-inspired ensemble by late Filipino international designer Rocky Gathercole. “Queen Cat, you have a point pero if you were in…
Kim Chiu sent a huge “thank you” to ASAP for helping her discover her skills in dancing. The Kapamilya actress-host was recently asked by co-host Vice Ganda on It’s Showtime about when she discovered that she’s good at dancing. “Hindi ako magaling sumayaw ma,” countered Kim. Vice Ganda then went to expound, “Magaling ka sumayaw, pero dati hindi ka kasi ganyan eh. So kailan mo na-discover na ‘ay may talent pala ako’, kaya ko pala to’?” Kim, in return, said that she owes it to ASAP for giving her a chance to showcase her talent and perform in the musical…