Pontefino Hotel and Residences looked extra special that evening. With most of the tables out, a buffet spread said hi to most of the guests most of which were anticipating the Ms. Earth 2013 preliminaries happening in the poolside. I must admit, I have favorites but I felt there were only a few who prepared quite enough for the show. Although majority were real contenders on the swimsuit competition. Enough of this I guess and it's time to show you what happened that evening!
The gorgeous and statuesque Ms. Earth Air 2012 Stephany Stefanowitz hosted the preliminaries and called the candidates one by one. Executives of Pontefino also welcomed everyone who came to the occasion and also officiated the fund raising meant to help victims of Typhoon Yolanda. They got a little more over 400,000++ that evening. That is a testament to how much Pontefino and its community want to help our less fortunate kababayans in the Visayas.
Then the ladies presented themselves for the swimsuit competition. I think I missed a few but this is pretty much the lineup that evening. They were seeking a 5 candidates to include in the top 15 who will vie for the Best in Swimsuit award. In my books, they did pretty good.
I extremely liked Venezuela, Serbia and Costa Rica on this round. Ms. Spain which I favored without makeup seemed a little old with the makeup she put on that evening. I dunno, but she really looked so fresh and better without it. Then we got the LPU Dance Troupe to dish out an array of Philippine/Batangueno traditional dances. It was quite reminiscent of the things I did in elementary and high school. Really good.
