Fashion designer Cary Santiago heads Cebu based pageant for transgender women

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<img src='' alt='041617-MSPH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Matapos ang isang araw na screening, inihayag na last April 8 ang official candidates para sa 2017 Queen Philippines beauty pageant sa Elizabeth Mall, Cebu City.Mula sa halos 100 hopefuls, 26 lang ang pasok para sa 2017 batch ng isa sa itinuturing na prestigious pageants para sa transgender women. Unang nakilala bilang Queen of Cebu, proud ang Cebu based fashion designer na si Cary Santiago na siya ang head ng pageant na tutuklas sa ganda at talino ng Pinoy transgender women. Ito rin ang pamamaraan ni Cary na itaas ang kalidad ng beauty search para sa LGBT community.“This has become my advocacy. So many of you have asked me not to stop. It’s unfortunate that pageants for the LGBTQ community are held in gutters, behind derelict buildings. It’s unfortunate. I told myself before, one day, I’m going to elevate that, and one day this will happen,” sabi ni Cary.Bukod sa pageant fanatics, most awaited din ang coronation night ng Queen Philippines sa fashion at entertainment media.Magaganap ang coronation night nito aa July 39 sa Waterfront Cebu City. Si Carla Marie Madrigal ng Misamis Oriental ang reigning Queen Philippines. Kasama ang kanyang court na sina Erika Diaz ng Cebu as Queen World, Ma. Paula Vega ng Negros Occidental as Queen International, Stephie Cabahug ng Iloilo as Queen Earth and Jenny Ann Chua ng Surigao del Sur as Queen Tourism.Isa rin ito sa positibong pagtanggap ng mga kababayan natin sa Cebu sa gender equality.“I see that society has changed. I can’t promise you, but I will do my best,” lahad ni Cary.

“This has become my advocacy. So many of you have asked me not to stop. It’s unfortunate that pageants for the LGBTQ community are held in gutters, behind derelict buildings. It’s unfortunate. I told myself before, one day, I’m going to elevate that, and one day this will happen,” sabi ni Cary.Bukod sa pageant fanatics, most awaited din ang coronation night ng Queen Philippines sa fashion at entertainment media.Magaganap ang coronation night nito aa July 39 sa Waterfront Cebu City. Si Carla Marie Madrigal ng Misamis Oriental ang reigning Queen Philippines. Kasama ang kanyang court na sina Erika Diaz ng Cebu as Queen World, Ma. Paula Vega ng Negros Occidental as Queen International, Stephie Cabahug ng Iloilo as Queen Earth and Jenny Ann Chua ng Surigao del Sur as Queen Tourism.Isa rin ito sa positibong pagtanggap ng mga kababayan natin sa Cebu sa gender equality.“I see that society has changed. I can’t promise you, but I will do my best,” lahad ni Cary.

<img src='' alt='041617-MSPH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Matapos ang isang araw na screening, inihayag na last April 8 ang official candidates para sa 2017 Queen Philippines beauty pageant sa Elizabeth Mall, Cebu City.Mula sa halos 100 hopefuls, 26 lang ang pasok para sa 2017 batch ng isa sa itinuturing na prestigious pageants para sa transgender women. Unang nakilala bilang Queen of Cebu, proud ang Cebu based fashion designer na si Cary Santiago na siya ang head ng pageant na tutuklas sa ganda at talino ng Pinoy transgender women. Ito rin ang pamamaraan ni Cary na itaas ang kalidad ng beauty search para sa LGBT community.

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