Popular Post OnMyWay Posted December 21, 2020 Popular Post Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) One of my wife's bridesmaids just was named Miss Olongapo Earth today! She is the daughter of a friend we met through my oldest daughter's school. At 18, she was the youngest contestant. Her younger sister is my daughter's age, 16. When we got married in 2015, we didn't know many people here, so Joanna's mom offered her as a bridesmaid. She was only 13, but looked and talked like an adult. Joanna's dad is British but he is rarely here, working in the middle east. I did not think Joanna would make it far in the pageant, but she made it to the top 5. The top 5 all got a "title". The reason she made it was because she is super smart! I think I met her when she was 12 and she could carry on a conversation, in perfect English, on any topic. Of course, she is very outgoing and friendly. She nailed the question and answer portions, with her perfect, no Filipino accent English. Edited December 22, 2020 by OnMyWay 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffH Posted December 22, 2020 Posted December 22, 2020 The light skin colour and even western looking features would have helped also I suspect (it shouldn't but in a country where skin whitening cream is a best seller it does). Not saying that she isn't 'friggen smart' (I'm sure she is) and clearly deserved her high placing :) 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnMyWay Posted December 22, 2020 Author Posted December 22, 2020 12 hours ago, GeoffH said: The light skin colour and even western looking features would have helped also I suspect (it shouldn't but in a country where skin whitening cream is a best seller it does). Not saying that she isn't 'friggen smart' (I'm sure she is) and clearly deserved her high placing :) Not sure what frame of mind I was in to use an adjective from my teens! I edited it. Yes, the lighter skin makes a difference but there is still competition in that area. The Western features are probably a larger advantage here in PH. We have a lot of mixed kids here in Olongapo. I have noticed that many of the contestants in the international pageants are mixed blood, like the last two Thai Miss Universe contestants who were half-Canadian. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graham59 Posted December 23, 2020 Posted December 23, 2020 Gorgeous-looking girl. Congrats to her. Glad she's 18... with what I was thinking. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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