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Herlene Nicole Budol who bagged the title Miss Tourism Philippines 2023 at the recently held Miss Grand Philippines 2023 announced her retirement from pageantry. From her first competition where she was crowned Binibining Angono, the famous vlogger and TV personality went on to place first runner-up at Binibining Pilipinas 2022 and clinched multiple sponsored awards. Following her withdrawal from the controversial Miss Planet International edition in Uganda last year, Herlene came back determined to conquer Miss Grand Philippines but the results unfortunately did not go in her favor. In one of her latest posts on social media, she emotionally shared a video captioned in Filipino — "Kung saan man po ako dalhin ng tadhana ng Philippines yun napo ang last pageant ko sa pageant lang susuko hindi sa buhay." (Wherever destiny takes me Philippines that was my last pageant I'm only giving up on pageantry not in life.) Watch it here: View this post on Instagram

Newly crowned Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Nikki de Moura returned to a warm homecoming welcome in Cagayan de Oro City. A grand motorcade around the "City of Golden Friendship" was held on Monday, July 24 as well as courtesy calls with the city officials. Later that day, an official homecoming press conference was held for the 19-year-old model on the ground floor of the SM CDO Downtown Premier. Nikki won Miss Grand Philippines 2023 from a field of 30 competitors at the national pageant last July 13 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The Filipino-Brazilian beauty now prepares to represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Grand Philippines (@msgrandphilippines) Photos: Power House Studios / Miss Grand Philippines RELATED POST: Miss Grand Philippines 2023 is Nikki de Moura of Cagayan de Oro

Nikki de Moura bested 29 other competitors to be crowned Miss Grand Philippines 2023 in a glittering national competition held on Thursday, July 13 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The 19-year-old Filipino-Brazilian model representing Cagayan de Oro City also bagged the Miss Photogenic, Skin Elements Ambassador, Miss Bench, and Miss Philippines Airlines awards. She succeeds Roberta Tamondong and will now prepare to represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Michelle Arceo of Bagumbayan, Quezon City won Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Herlene Nicole Budol of Angono, Rizal clinched the title Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Francine Reyes of Tarlac was named Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023. They are expected to compete in Miss Reina Hispanoamericana 2023, Miss Tourism World 2023, and Miss Eco Teen International 2023 pageants, respectively. Caloocan City's Shanon Tampon finished as first runner-up while Caluya, Antique's

The much-awaited Miss Grand Philippines 2023 final and coronation show will be taking place tonight at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Outgoing national queen and Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up Roberta Tamondong of San Pablo, Laguna will crown her successor at the end of the event. One of the 30 beauties from across the country will walk away with the national title and represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023, Miss Philippines Tourism 2023, and Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2023 will also be selected from this year's group of contestants. Hosted by model Maria Gigante, actor EA Guzman, former Miss Multinational Philippines Shaila Rebortera, and Miss World Philippines 2021 second princess Janelle Lewis, the event broadcasts live from 8 p.m. local time on the ALV TV online streaming platform. Tonight's show will also feature musical performances from Filipino-Ameri

Miss Grand Philippines 2023, the first standalone pageant for Miss Grand Philippines under the directorship of Arnold Vegafria will take place this Thursday, July 13 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The final show to be hosted by Miss World Philippines 2022 Top 11 finalist Maria Gigante, Filipino actor EA Guzman, and Miss Multinational Philippines 2021 Shaila Rebortera, will be streaming live on ALV TV from 8 p.m. local time. Who will succeed Roberta Tamondong and represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam? From the 30 contestants representing various cities and provinces of the country, meet our Top 10 final favorites: TOP 10 (in alphabetical order) Angono, Rizal - Herlene Nicole Budol Bagumbayan, Quezon City - Michelle Arceo Cagayan de Oro - Nikki de Moura Caloocan City - Shanon Tampon Caluya, Antique - Charie Manalo Sergio Northern Samar - Maria Gail Tobes Nueva Ecija - Aeroz Ganiban Pangasinan - Rona Lalaine Lopez Tantangan, South Cotabato - Jira

Reigning Miss Grand International Isabella Menin touched down in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, July 11 for her second official visit to the country. Joined by MGI executives Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut, the Brazilian beauty will be a special guest and judge for the upcoming Miss Grand Philippines 2023 final. She was warmly received at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) by Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up and outgoing Miss Grand Philippines Roberta Tamondong, and national director Arnold Vegafria. Following her arrival, a special press conference was held last night at the Great Room of the Holiday Inn Express in Newport City. "Always when I come here everyone is so kind and attentive. I truly only have good experiences in this beautiful country. Thank you so much Philippines," Isabella shared online. Miss Grand Philippines 2023 will be held this Thursday, July 13 at the mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City and the winner will go on to represe

The Miss Grand Philippines 2023 pageant kicked off with the sashing ceremony and press presentation on Tuesday, June 20 at Crowne Plaza Manila Galeria. A total of 30 contestants from various cities and provinces of the country have been selected to take part in the national competition. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Grand Philippines (@msgrandphilippines) The much-awaited grand final and coronation show will be held this July 13 at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. Roberta Tamondong, last year's titleholder and Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up, will crown her successor at the end of the event. The next Miss Grand Philippines will represent her country at Miss Grand International 2023 this October in Vietnam. Meet the contestants: Angono, Rizal - Herlene Nicole Budol Baguio City - Imogene Belles Bagumbayan, Quezon City - Michelle Arceo Bohol - Marinella Catangay Cagayan de Oro - Nikki de Moura Caloocan Cit

Miss Grand Philippines 2023 final show will be held on Thursday, July 13 a the Mall of Asia Arena (MOA Arena) in Pasay City, Philippines. The official announcement was posted on the pageant's official pages on social media.  "Prepare to witness the beauty and grace of the country's most stunning and talented women as they compete for the coveted crown," the caption reads. This year's "grandest event" promises to be a night to remember. You wouldn't want to miss the chance to witness the coronation of the next Miss Grand Philippines. Get your tickets now at  www.smtickets.com  and be part of this unforgettable night! Roberta Tamondong's successor for the national title will represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. To recall, Roberta was crowned under Binibining Pilipinas and went on to participate in the 10th Miss Grand International pageant in Indonesia and was awarded the fifth runner-up position. See t

TV host, vlogger, artist and influencer Herlene Nicole Budol has confirmed in her latest interview that she will participate in Miss Grand Philippines 2023. The 23-year-old represented her birthplace Angono, Rizal during Binibining Pilipinas 2022 where apart from her first runner-up finish, she also bagged seven special awards. Last November, she went to Kampala, Uganda to compete in Miss Planet International but due to some unfortunate incidents with the organizers, she withdrew from the competition. The pageant was postponed and later moved to Cambodia. Miss Grand Philippines 2023 will be the first edition of a standalone national pageant for Miss Grand International since Binibining Pilipinas dropped the license late last year. Details for the upcoming competition are yet to be announced. Could Herlene be the next Miss Grand Philippines? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Herlene Nicole Budol (@herlene_budol) Photos: Herlene Nicole Budol / Instagram

Miss Grand Philippines, the first national competition exclusively for Miss Grand International after leaving Binibining Pilipinas, was officially launched in a press conference held on Thursday, November 24 at Hilton Manila. Attending the event were the MGI executives, reigning queen Isabella Menin of Brazil and her court of runners-up from Indonesia, Andina Julie, Venezuela, Luiseth Materán, Czech Republic, Mariana Bečková, Puerto Rico, Oxana Rivera, Spain, Hirisley Jimenez, Colombia, Priscilla Londoño, Cambodia, Pich Votey Saravody, and the Philippines, Roberta Tamondong. MGI President Nawat Itsaragrisil took the opportunity to apologize to Filipino fans for whatever happened in the past and encouraged them to leave the past behind and move forward together and whatever. He is looking forward to the first winner from the Philippines in the nearest future, someone who possesses the right qualities and is willing to work with the MGI organization. The new national director, entreprene

After almost a decade, Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) officially announced its withdrawal from the Miss Grand International Organization. In an official statement released on Monday, November 7, BPCI revealed it will no longer renew its contract with the Thailand-based international pageant. The announcement received a lot of jolly feedback from Filipino fans who have been begging the organizers for years to drop the franchise. Under BPCI, the Philippines managed to achieve two third runners-up placements with Annalie Forbes (2013) and Parul Shah (2015), one second runner-up with Elizabeth Clenci (2017), and two first runners-up with Nicole Cordoves (2016) and Samantha Mae Bernardo (2020). Miss Grand International 2020 Top 20 semi-finalist and appointed fifth runner-up Roberta Tamondong officially became the last representative from the most prestigious and longest-running national beauty pageant in the Philippines. Aside from MGI, BPCI previously held the national franchi