I was asked by Mutya ng Pilipinas President, Rene Salud to pre-judge the Mutya ng Pilipinas Beauty Pageant in its Designer's gown competition, Held at the Edsa Shangrila Hotel July 29, 2009.  It was also the press presentation of the 36 contestants from not only all over the Philippines but from other Filipino communities from around the world.  They were all beautiful, actually judging a beauty pageant is hard work, its so difficult to choose from several beautiful women each with their own uniqueness and charm.  The contestants were pleasantly dressed by their corrresponding Fashion designers in Sabutan-inspired gowns.  Sabutan is an indigenous material from from the Province of Aurora, which is also the host province for this year promoting ecotourism.  Sabutan is orginally used to create bags, mats, hats, but this material tested the creativity of the fashion designers wherein they would incorporate the Sabutan material into their creations.  And it is so wonderful to see their creative juices appear on the contestant's gowns.  It was truly a sight to see.

In the pictures above, first is a picture of some of the judges namely, from top to bottom..Miss Crispina Belen of Manila Bulletin, Miss Maria Benipayo former beauty queen, Jay R Valentin model, fashion designer Oscar Peralta, MPI President Mama Rene Salud and your truly.  Also some of the pictures shown above were taken during the judging process and some photos taken with the reigning Mutya ng Pilipinas International on my right and Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism on my left.

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