Miss Republic of the Philippines

Miss Republic of the Philippines or Miss RP is a beauty pageant in the Philippines. After a long hiatus, Miss Republic of the Philippines was held again in 2015. The winner will be announced in the 2nd quarter of 2016, aside from the cash prize and scholarship grant for a four-year college course or post-graduate studies and will tour extensively to promote Philippine tourism and culture.[1][2][3]

History

Miss Republic of the Philippines was first staged in 1969.[4][5] The Runners-up of Miss Republic of the Philippines were awarded as Miss Luzon (1st Runner-up), Miss Visayas (2nd Runner-up), Miss Mindanao (3rd Runner-up) and Miss Manila (4th Runner-up).[4] Miss RP lasted until 1976, when the Miss World franchise was transferred to Mutya ng Pilipinas, and Miss Republic of the Philippines 1976 Josephine Conde was recognized as the first Mutya ng Pilipinas – World, to distinguish it from the other winner of Mutya ng Pilipinas who competes in the Miss Asia Quest.[4][5]

Titleholders

The winners were awarded as Miss Republic of the Philippines of the succeeding calendar year, as the pageant is held almost at the end of the year, however they compete in the Miss World of the year they actually won the local title.[4]

Year Miss Republic of the Philippines Placement in Miss World
1969 Feliza Teresa Miro† did not place
1970 Minerva Cagatao Top 15 in Miss World 1970[6]
1971 Onelia Jose did not place
1972 Evangeline Reyes
Top 15 in Miss World 1972[6]
1973 Evangeline Pascual Miss World 1973 First Runner-up[4][6]
1974 Agnes Rustia did not place
1975 Suzanne Gonzales did not place
1976 Josephine Conde competed but withdrew as a protest[7]

Miss World Representatives

Prior to Mutya ng Pilipinas World, the Philippines' delegates to Miss World competed at the Miss Republic of the Philippines pageant from 1966 to 1976. The pageant has since been discontinued post 1976.

Color key
  •      Declared as Miss World
  •      Ended as runner-up in Miss World
  •      Ended as one of the top semi-finalists in Miss World
Year Delegate Hometown Placement Other awards
1966 Vivian Lee Austria (Emraida Kelly Kiram) Unplaced None
1967 Margarita Favis Gomez Unplaced None
1968 Arene Cecilia Anas Amabuyok Fourth Runner-up
1969 Feliza Teresa Nuesa Miro† Unplaced None
1970 Minerva Manalo Cagatao Top 15 Semi-Finalist
1971 Onelia Ison Jose Unplaced None
1972 Evangeline Rosales Reyes Top 15 Semi-Finalist
1973 Evangeline Luis Pascual Orani, Bataan First Runner-up
1974 Agnes Benisano Rustia Unplaced None
1975 Suzanne Talam Gonzales Unplaced None
1976 Josephine Salazar Conde Attended the pageant but withdrew before the finals

The Revival: Miss RP Scholarship

Color key
  •      Declared as Miss Republic of the Philippines
Year Titleholder Age Hometown / Represented
2015 Fermira Dianne Tumangan Ramos 25 Zambales

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dabu, Bianca Rose (July 23, 2015). "Beauty pageant na Miss Republic of the Philippines, nagbabalik". GMA News. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  2. ↑ Concepcion, Eton B. (May 6, 2015). "Miss Republic of the Philippines pageant is back". Manila Standard. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Constantino, Ronald (April 29, 2015). "Miss Republic of PH revived!". Tempo. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Philippine Delegates to Miss World in the 70's (Miss Republic of the Philippines)". Veestarz.com. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Villar, Ferdie (October 3, 2013). "Philippines' Megan Young finally brings home the elusive Miss World crown". Asian Journal. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 Burton-Titular, Joyce (October 1, 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Miss Republic of the Philippines: A look into the past and fast forward to the future". April 17, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
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