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Showing posts with label Beauty Queens. Show all posts
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Monday, December 19, 2022

CHITCHAT OVER COFFEE: Beauty queen raises 12 million for underprivileged Filipinos

by Manila Bulletin Entertainment

By MARI ZHAR

Zara Carbonell

You’ll find most beauty queens strutting on runways or posing for magazine covers, but Zara Carbonell tells a different story. Instead, you’ll find her on the football field scoring touchdowns for less privileged Filipinos. Just last weekend, the inaugural Miss Tourism Worldwide 2018 title holder, together with her co-founders Justine Cordero – Em, and Steve Near, raised P12 million in healthcare solutions for Filipinos in the far-flung areas of Visayas and Mindanao.


Zara Carbonell has always been known to work with organizations of impact from the education sector, to violence against women, and now diving into healthtech. Last December 3, in the spirit of Christmas, Zara’s newly-launched company – The Manila Flag Football League (MFL) mounted a full-day tournament in partnership with KonsultaMD – a leader in healthtech under the Ayala-led Globe group, to raise funds for underprivileged and underrepresented Filipinos.

Throughout MFL’s Santa Bowl 2022 tournament, KonsultaMD vouched to donate P100,000 in healthcare solutions for every catch made in the end zone to Zara’s beneficiary partner – FPUA, a non-profit organization dedicated to rebuilding communities affected by natural calamities. This drove more athletes to maximize every minute on the game clock to score more!

“It was heartwarming to see over a hundred athletes working together for more than just a win, but for the lives of our fellow Filipinos,” the beauty queen expressed. 

MFL’s Santa Bowl was supported by 10 of the top flag football teams in the country hailing from Olongapo, Cebu, and all over the Metro. With about 600 onsite athletes and spectators coming together on a weekend to thousands of online viewers, the said tournament is definitely turning heads in the sports scene. Who would’ve thought that a flag football tournament could have ever been a platform for something greater? 

When asked about the inspiration of her recent initiative, Zara shares: 

“The older I get, the more I realize how important the little things we take for granted are. I’m lucky to be able to call my doctor when I’m not feeling well. I’m lucky that I can be rushed to the hospital when an emergency strikes or that I can call someone to help me process my emotions when things start feeling murky. But I am realizing that this is a privilege too many Filipinos don’t have, and if I have it in my power to somehow bridge that gap, I’m happy to do so. I’m just thankful that KonsultaMD rallied behind this cause and that I have partners who share the same vision of creating something bigger than ourselves, and even bigger than just a ‘sport.’”

Currently, Metro Manila has 1 doctor available for every 1,000 patients and in rural areas it’s 0.25 doctors (yes, not even one!) for every 1,000 patients. This is a number that should be daunting, but even more that some families are forced to choose between feeding their kids or using that money to take a trip to the closest town with a residing doctor just to get checked. In fact, 6 out of 10 Filipinos die without ever being seen by a doctor, and a lot of first-time moms die throughout their pregnancy because they aren’t ever able to consult with a doctor.

“When we built MFL, our goal was simple – to create a highly competitive tournament for flag football athletes. We wanted to grow the sport and groom more Filipino athletes, because we’ve seen so many that are beyond capable to compete at a higher level. And now, with the Santa Bowl, my partners and I hope to create bigger ripples of change through our tournaments. Sana this 2023, we’ll be able to take bigger strides and help more people. So thank you, to all our partners for supporting this vision.” 

The beauty queen also expressed an elaborate letter of gratitude to the whole community, its supporters, partners, and even its critics on her social media page where she said: Thank you to everyone who shared their sentiments in private so we can fix them & bec they understand that criticism is only constructive when it’s delivered with empathy and sent with points for growth.”

Link to photo: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/18Iuv0t4Ltx7z0oNGKS2aejC-f_bda1hC 

The Manila Flag Football League is just one among Zara’s multiple successes. Before her taking home the Miss Tourism Worldwide crown, you’ll remember her at Miss World Philippines 2017’s 2nd princess alongside Laura Lehmann, Winwyn Marquez, Thia Thomalla Sophia Senoron, and Glyssa Perez, respectively. Since then she’s also founded The Social Startup, a digital marketing firm and has authored Lost You, Found Me, a self-help x memoir about life in your 20s. 

We asked her if she thought her pageant experience played a role in her success today and she transparently said that while her pageant journey “wasn’t all beautiful” she did learn a lot from it. She learned how to take defeat gracefully, that sometimes things don’t go as planned – “Same as with sports, you do your best but sometimes it’s just not yet your time. You won’t always get calls that favor you, you won’t always have the perfect terrain or weather, but it’s how you hold yourself accountable for things within your control,” she adds.

She also expressed gratitude to her pageantry career for showing her what she wanted to spend her time doing. And how it taught her that impact can never be done single-handedly, the best things are always done through collective efforts.

She credits the success of her latest endeavor to brands who understand the value of community-building. Besides KonsultaMD, MFL has also partnered with Anessa Philippines and Alveo Land Corp. 

“At MFL we do more than just play flag football, we’re here to make a difference.”

“I think it pays to partner with brands who are just as focused on impact as our team is because at MFL we do more than just play flag football, we’re here to make a difference. We really work together to do more for the sport but also for Filipinos who need the help. And to make that happen, it really takes all stakeholders – our team, our brand partners, the athletes, even the MFL spectators. I’m proud to say that everyone is involved in this. 

Take Anessa for example, they’ve taken it upon themselves to build a homegrown MFL team from scratch because there are a lot of potential athletes who just need to be supported. We hope to see more homegrown teams in the coming years.” 

Zara shares that this coming 2023, MFL is taking flag football to a grander arena through flag football’s first-ever international championships,  they’re also brewing a ‘Flip the Script’ flag football tournament in partnership with Women’s Fitness Philippines where MFL’s coed 6s will be taking a turn into flipping the original rules. As for her, she’s also taking a plunge as she prepares for her wedding with MFL co-founder and professional athlete, Steve Near.

From being a published author, to launching several businesses, to being a ‘Pinaypreneur’ to watch out for, who knows what 2023 has lined up for Zara Carbonell? One thing is for certain, Zara is living proof that Filipinas prove to be gamechangers in whatever they pursue. Not only are Filipinas beautiful, but they are smart, strong-willed, and can most definitely achieve whatever they set their eyes on.

Friday, November 24, 2017

Miss Universe 2017 Pageant Takes on New Format

By: , Manila Bulletin


The announcement of the Top 16 semifinalists for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant takes a new twist during the finals in Las Vegas, Nevada on Nov. 26 (Nov. 27 in Manila).
“For the first cut, three candidates from each region will be selected based on scores plus one spot for the girl with the most votes in that region,” said Norman Tinio, of normannorman.com, a popular blog on international and local beauty pageants, during an interview in Parañaque City on Thursday night.
Miss Universe 2016, Iris Mittenaere and the 92 Miss Universe contestants stand on stage during rehearsal at the AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on November 22, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / Patrick PRATHER / MANILA BULLETIN)
Miss Universe 2016, Iris Mittenaere and the 92 Miss Universe contestants stand on stage during rehearsal at the AXIS at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on November 22, 2017.
(AFP PHOTO / THE MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION / Patrick PRATHER / MANILA BULLETIN)
Tinio said: “And then, there will be four remaining Wild Card spots from around the world.”
“So there will be four girls from the Americas, four girls from Europe, four from girls from Asia, Africa and Pacific; and four wild cards. A total of 16 semi-finalists,” said Tinio.
While fan votes will help advance a candidate to the Top 16, unconfirmed reports said that the 92 candidates will choose among themselves a girl who will also join the Top 16 semifinalists.
The worldwide fan voting for the Miss Universe 2017 pageant will end on Nov. 25, one day before the finals.
In high spirits 
Rodgil Flores, head of the Kagandahang Flores beauty camp which trained Miss Philippines Rachel Peters, will fly to Las Vegas to catch the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday, Nov. 26. Flores will be accompanied by his cousin Gio Flores.
Also, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach and mentor Jonas Gaffud of the Aces and Queens beauty camp have left for Las Vegas for the Miss Universe contest.
“On our way to Las Vegas! Excited for Miss Universe 2017,” said Gaffud as he shared a picture with Wurtzbach at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 in Parañaque City on Thursday.
Wurtzbach has been chosen as one of the telecast judges in this year’s pageant.
Flores said Peters is in high spirits as the pageant date approaches despite the controversy on social media that leaked her reported evening gown for the finals of the Miss Universe contest.
Reacting to the design of the evening gown that leaked, Flores said: “She brought six gowns for the Miss Universe contest. We have already chosen which gown she will wear in the finale.”
He refused to confirm if the evening gown that went viral was for the finale. “Abangan na lang po nila. Ilang araw na lang naman.” (Let’s just wait for the finals).
Peters slammed the uploader of her evening gown on the Internet.
“To whoever leaked pictures of my evening gown, thank you for teaching me a lesson about being more careful who you trust.
“Not sure what your intentions were but no matter what, you’re not dragging me down.
“At the end of the day, it’s not about the dress you wear, how you walk or even the elements of surprise. What’s important is that you are kind and true to yourself… that’s when a girl truly shines!” said Peters.
It has been a tradition for the management of the Bb. Pilipinas beauty contest not to reveal the outfits of their competing delegates to international pageants until the finals night.
Flores said he texted Peters after the preliminary competitions.
“I congratulated her for her wonderful performance. Basta happy s’ya at happy kami kasi andun ‘yung control, very queenly s’ya,” said Flores. (I’m happy and we’re happy (during the preliminaries) because the control is there, she’s very queenly).
Flores said that based on the performance of Peters in the preliminaries, “she deserves a spot in the Top 16.”
Sought to give his final advice to Peters, Flores said: “Just stay focus. This is it! Ang lapit-lapit na! You worked so hard for the past years, eto na yung culminating night.”
Flores also said the Bicolana beauty queen is not the type of person who will back out because of pressure.
“Gagalingan pa n’ya lalo kasi na-inspire s’ya dun sa comments and reviews sa prelims n’ya which is outstanding naman yung performance n’ya. At saka boto lang po kayo for Rachel,” said Flores. (She will do her best in the finals because she was inspired by the positive reviews and comments she got during the preliminaries which is outstanding. Let’s continue to vote for Rachel).

Saturday, October 10, 2015

Beauty Queens Are FHM's October 2015 Cover Girls



Roll out the red carpet and bow down to the queenly grace of Danielle Castaño, Cindy Miranda, and Queenie Rehman!
And mind you, this is not your ordinary swimsuit competition...
Beauty Queens Danielle Castaño, Cindy Miranda, And Queenie Rehman Are FHM's October 2015 Cover Girls!

Through the lens of Doc Marlon Pecjo, the former beauty queens set aside the tiara and sash, letting go of their regal inhibitions for this month's issue. Beauty pageants aren't really a man's thing; this time around though, we have enough—actually three—excuses to openly indulge in this female audience-dominated world of shapely curves and mile-long legs.
Of the three Cover Girls, you could consider Miss World 2008 representative Danielle, or Dani, as having the most experience when it comes to these things, appearing in our February 2012 issue and a number of times on the website.
She says in our cover story, "When I first did a cover for FHM, I felt like I wasn’t ready physically. I was more 'chubby cheeks' pa. Now, Ifeel like I’ve grown as a woman, and siyempre my features have changed. I first worked with you guys when I was 19! I’m 25 now, ha ha!"
Cindy, Binibining Pilipinas-Tourism 2013 and among the Top 10 in that year's Miss Tourism Queen International, meanwhile, is relishing the chance of being able to flaunt what she believes is an oft-ignored facet of a beauty queen (Well, not for us...): "When you’re a beauty queen kasi, people train you to be even more refined. You can’t really project sexy kasi laging big smiles lang. Ngayon naipakita ko 'yung isa pang side ng beauty queen na hindi masyadong nakikita ng ibang tao."
Showing off overlooked qualities—and in this woman's case, unexpected talents—is not new to Miss World Philippines 2012 Queenie, who beatboxed her way into the hearts of all those present during Miss World 2012's talent portion. "I'm very competitive," she explains. "I also play basketball, so dun pa lang I’ve developed a competitive instinct na no matter what it takes, I’ll do my best to win."
That is also why we gave you, our dear readers, only the best, with not just one, but THREE sultry ladiesqueens at that!—for a single cover! You know you can't go wrong with that. Go on, bask and revel in their presence...
Aside from Dani, Cindy and Queenie, this month's issue also assures a hefty serving of man-knowledge: the real deal with current trends (and why they trend, save the hashtags); a scoring guide on the hottestlandian dating apps (Tinder, OkCupid and Snapchat); the manhood test, taken by master comedianWally Bayola (AKA Lola Nidora, Dra. The Explorer, and a whole bunch of other Kalyeserye characters); and why we shouldn't have mocked MMDA's #ShakeDrill.
FHM's October 2015 issue will be available in supermarkets, newsstands, and bookstores starting tomorrow, October 3! You can score digital copies in the following days through the FHM app on Apple App Store (http://bit.ly/fhmphapple) and on Google Play (http://bit.ly/FhmPHandroid) and the Summit Media Newsstand (http://bit.ly/fhmmagph)!