Mutya Datul Wins Miss Supranational 2013 (Video)

The Philippines' very own Mutya Johanna Datul was crowned Miss Supranational 2013 in a glittering ceremony held at the Sports Palace, Minsk, Belarus on Friday, September 6 (Saturday morning in Manila).

Mutya Datul bested over 80 contestants of the annual pageant, including fellow Filipinas Suzzette Hernandez (who represented Canada) and Marie Molo Peter (who represented Norway), to become the first Asian to win the Miss Supranational title. Aside from the title and the crown, the 21-year-old Isabela native also brought home US$25,000.

Early in the competition, Mutya Datul won the Miss Supranational Personality award. She will be welcomed as the country's new queen on Monday, September 9.

Here are the winners of Miss Supranational 2013.

Miss Supranational 2013 - Mutya Datul  1st Runner-up - Jacqueline Morales (Mexico) 2nd Runner-up - Leyla Kose (Turkey) 3rd Runner-up - Cok Istri Krisnanda (Indonesia) 4th Runner-up - Esonica Veira (US Virgin Islands)	CONTINENTAL QUEENS  Asia and Oceania - Esma Voloder, Australia Europe - Veronika Chachina, Belarus Americas - Raquel Benetti, Brazil Africa - HIllary Ondo, Brazil
SPECIAL AWARDS Miss National Dress - Nicaragua Miss Talent - Malaysia Miss Friendship - Macau Miss Personality - Philippines Miss Elegance - Sweden Miss Top Model - Moldova Miss Photogenic - Puerto Rico Miss Internet Popularity - Myanmar	TOP 20 1. Venezuela 2. Puerto Rico 3. Australia 4. Poland 5. Gabon 6. Canada 7. Thailand 8. Indonesia 9. US Virgin Islands 10. Luxembourg	11. India 12. Mexico 13. Myanmar 14. Belarus 15. Philippines 16. Russia 17. Latvia 18. Brazil 19. Turkey 20. Ukraine

Watch Mutya Datul's crowning as Miss Supranational 2013 in the video below:


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Mutya Datul Wins Miss Supranational 2013 Personality Award

Philippine bet Mutya Johanna Datul won Miss Supranational Personality at the sidelines of a pre-pageant event of the Miss Supranational 2013 pageant held at the National Beauty School in Minsk, Belarus.

According to reports, Mutya Datul shined in the event where all the candidates paraded in swimsuits and cocktail dresses. Mutya's jovial personality and undeniable charm captivated the judges which voted for her to win the Miss Personality sash.

"Miss Philippines charm, smile and charisma were hard to match in tonight's competition. She truly owned the stage and conquered the judges and the audience in Belarus," popular pageant website Global Beauties described Mutya during the said presentation.

Aside from Mutya Datul, three other ladies won special awards that night. Miss Supranational Elegance award went to Sally Lindrgen of Sweden while Miss Supranational Top Model sash fitted very much on Valeria Donu of Moldova. Meanwhile, photographers gave Desirée Del Rio of Puerto Rico the Miss Photogenic award.

Mutya's roommate, Nancy Markus of Malaysia also won a special award being hailed as Miss Supranational Talent, with Miss Cameroon and Miss US Virgin Islands completing the top 3 in the talent competition.

The special award will surely boost Mutya Datul's spirit in the pageant which will culminate on September 6 at the Sport's Palace in Belarus. Ekaterina Buraya, the reigning Miss Supranational from Belarus will crown her successor at the end of the event. 

Let's hope it's our very own Mutya Datul.

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Philippines' Elaine Kay Moll 3rd Runner Up in Miss Supranational 2012

Miss Philippines Elaine Kay Moll had a 4th place finish (3rd runner up) in the 2012 Miss Supranational pageant held in Warsaw, Poland. Elaine Kay Moll is the Philippines' first representative to the said pageant.

The grand coronation night of the Poland-based pageant was held September 14 and Miss Belarus Ekaterina Buraya was crowned Miss Supranational 2012 in the 4th edition of what was dubbed as the world's fastest-growing pageant. Poland's very own Monika Lewczuk crowned her successor at the finals night.

Here are the winners of the 4th Miss Supranational Pageant (2012):

Miss Supranational 2012
Ekaterina Buraya of Belarus
1st Runner-Up
Nanthawan Wannachutha of Thailand
2nd Runner-Up 
Michaela Dihlova of the Czech Republic
3rd Runner-Up
Elaine Kay Moll of the Philippines
4th Runner-Up
Sulay Castillo of Ecuador

The Philippine franchise for Miss Supranational was reportedly acquired by BPCI prior to its holding this year's pageant. However, the Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational crown was not given. Elaine Kay Moll, the first runner up of Bb. Pilipinas 2012 was handpicked by the organizers to participate in Miss Supranational.

Elaine is the first Bb. Pilipinas 2012 beauty to be fielded in an international pageant and this is quite a good start for the country. The Philippine representative to Miss World, Queenierich Rehman also did well, landing in the Top 15 and making world headlines with her beatboxing skills.

Kudos to Elaine Kay Moll. Going up there without much preparations and landing in the top 5 out of 53 candidates is a great achievement. You make us all proud!

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Bb. Pilipinas 2012 To Give Away 4 Crowns This Year!

The Philippines' longest running national pageant is reportedly handing down 4 crowns in the 2012 edition of Binibining Pilipinas. Aside from Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, Bb. Pilipinas-International and Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism (which debuted last year) titles, the said pageant will now give a 4th crown namely Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational.

According to sources, BPCI had acquired the franchise last March 7, 2012 and based on the report from the Global Beauties website, the world's leading pageant site, 4 titles will be awarded this year. The site wrote:

The 30 contestants of Binibining Pilipinas 2012 have been busy with a packed schedule of official activities, since the start of the annual pageant which kicked off last February. Public appearances, fashion shows and even a talent showcase are only part of the road to the biggest beauty event in the Philippines. 

The grand finale, to be held at the Araneta Coliseum on April 15th, will witness the victory of four winners: 

-Bb. Pilipinas-Universe (to Miss Universe 2012 in December)
-Bb. Pilipinas-International (to Miss International 2012, in Chengdu, China, in November)
-Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism (to Tourism Queen International 2012 in China, in October)
-Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational (to Miss Supranational 2012 in Poland, in September)

It will be a good news for pageant fanatics as the country will have a great deal on this ever-growing pageants in the international arena. With the departure of Miss World franchise from the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI), the organization had acquired the franchise for Miss Tourism Queen International last year and now, Miss Supranational.

Miss Supranational had its roots in Poland. A very young pageant which started in 2009, it is now the fastest-growing Grand Slam pageant with delegates increasing at a rapid rate (from 36 in 2009 to 70 in 2011).

Bb. Pilipinas 2012 Grand Coronation Night will happen on April 15, 2012 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum and will have its telecast on ABS-CBN Channel 2.

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