2014 03/07-03/13
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Bradford Adkins, 'SCENES In The City' is a widely read Filipino-American community column in San Francisco since 2008. Online, it is being globally read by more than 1.7 M viewers in 160 countries. The column features include: the issues and events, the individuals and organizations moving the community.
The ‘Forty Carats’ as they are fondly referred to by pageant fans – the official 40 candidates to the 51st Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant.
Joy Antonette Diaz of Stockton, CA is competing in this year’s Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant.
Miss Universe 2013 Maria Gabriela Isler of Venezuela is judging the Binibinis this year. Photo from her Official Facebook Page
(R-L) Ms. Paula Shugart, President of Miss Universe Organization is attending the 51st Binibining Pilipinas pageant with Bay Area Pageant Producer Bradford Adkins. Photo by Richard Lao
BAY AREA BEAUTY COMPETES IN
51ST BB PILIPINAS
SEEN IN THE CITY
(STOCKTON, CA) – Forty (40) lovely BinibiningPilipinas 2014 candidates were presented to the media recently at the Luzon Ballroom of the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel and among the standouts is the pride of Stockton, CA - Joy Antonette Diaz or simply ‘Jonette’ to her family and friends based in Stockton, CA. She is candidate # 9 in the final and official roster.
A graduate of AB Political Science at the University of California, Irvine, she joined and won the Miss Philippines USA 2012 Tourism title (coincidentally, she was Candidate # 9 also in that pageant!). For this competition, she tasked noted trainor John De La Vega to further hone her pageant skills.
John ‘Joel’ Diaz, the father of Joy (whose roots were from Paoay, Ilocos Norte and Dagupan, Pangasinan who later lived in Quezon City before migrating to the US), in an exclusive interview last weekend by Bay Area-based Pageant Producer Bradford Adkins, confirmed that Joy is a niece of the Philippine’s first Miss Universe winner, Gloria Diaz. Joel also mentioned further that Maritoni Diaz (related to the De Venecia political clan), his wife and Joy’s 2 older siblings – JM and Joanne, together with the whole Diaz clan from the United States will fly this weekend to Manila to support Joy’s quest for that most prestigious beauty title.
Judging the pageant this year is no less than the reigning Miss Universe, Maria Gabriela Isler of Venezuela. In addition, Russian Pop Star, Emin is performing and the President of Miss Universe Organization, Paula Shugart will also attend the event.
A benefit fashion show featuring the Binibinis is scheduled on March 6th, while the traditional Parade of Beauties is set on March 22nd.
Coronation is set March 30, 2014 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum, to be telecast by ABS-CBN.
Will Joy win one of the prestigious 51st Binibining Pilipinas crowns at stake (Universe, International, Supranational and Tourism)? Only destiny knows, for now.
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