Miss Earth Philippines Angelee Delos Reyes Victimized by Riding-in-Tandem

Beauty queen Angelee Claudett Delos Reyes, her boyfriend Yussef Esteves, and two other friends were victimized by riding-in-tandem at a Chinese restaurant in San Juan last Saturday night.

According to reports, the reigning Miss Philippines-Earth was eating at the said restaurant together with her group including Miss Philippines-Fire Alma Casabal when they were robbed. Initial police report said the incident occurred between 10:45 and 11 p.m.

The robbery was caught in CCTV nearby. The video showed that Yussef Esteves was standing at the sidewalk when a man who just went down a motorcycle approached him. The man pointed a gun at Esteves, and asked for his bag.

The riding-in-tandem was able to get a black Oakley sling bag with P800 cash, an iPhone 5 worth P35,000 and a MyPhone A919 mobile phone worth P8,500, along with a pair of sunglasses worth P15,000, four books and condo keys.

Based on the CCTV video, the black motorcycle where the suspects were riding had already passed them once before returning to rob them, which made the group believe that the suspects were already eyeing them.

One of their friends was able to recognize the suspect, who reportedly has semblance with the late comedian Rene Requiestas. Check points conducted by the police, however, failed to nab the suspects.

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Pinoys in Pageants: 13 Major Sucesses in 2013—Philippines Hailed Country of the Year

The year 2013 has been a very successful one for the Philippines in the field of beauty pageants and now considered the best year the country has ever had in terms of pageantry. Without any doubt, the Philippines is country of the year when it comes to beauty competitions.

This year, our representatives to both male and female pageants did very well, bringing home five crowns, six runner-up trophies, and two semifinals honors in major pageants as well as in a handful of other pageants overseas. A history was also made this year as the Philippines became the first and only country in the world to have won all six major titles—Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International, Miss Supranational and Miss Tourism Queen International.

Update: Angeli Dione Gomez Crowned Miss Tourism International 2013/2014

Here's a run-down of the beauty kings and queens that made the Philippines proud in 2013:

				1. Megan Young, winner, 63rd Miss World Megan made history as the very first Filipina to win the Miss World crown which has been elusive to a Filipina for the past six decades. Megan, who is the favorite to win the title, bested over 120 delegates all over the world at the 63rd edition of the pageant held on September 28 in Bali, Indonesia.
				2. Bea Rose Santiago, winner, 53rd Miss International Bea Rose is the fifth Filipina to win the title of Miss International. The Pinay beauty from Masbate beat 66 others in the finals held on December 17 in Tokyo, Japan. Bea’s success in Miss International finally sealed the Philippines’ status as country of the year 2013 in world pageantry.
				3. Mutya Datul, winner, 5th Miss Supranational Mutya started the country’s winning streak in international pageants this year with her victory in the Miss Supranational pageant held on September 6 in Minsk, Belarus. The Filipina is the first Asian to win the 5-year-old grand slam pageant. The beauty from Santa Maria, Isabela also won the Miss Personality award
				4. Amber Delos Reyes, winner, Miss Teen Expoworld Universe The 14-year-old Amber was crowned Miss Teen Expoworld Universe 2013 at a pageant held in Guatemala last November 21. The pageant is part of Guatemala’s Festival de Belleza ExpoWorld 2013, which also includes six other beauty contests. She also won Miss Photogenic.
				5. Maria Isabelle Mendoza, winner, Miss Campus World Marisse, a 19-year-old management senior from San Beda College, beat other student-delegates across Asia at the Miss Campus World 2013-14 which promotes student empowerment. The pageant was held on December 5 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
				6. Roland William De Dios, first runner up, Mister Campus World William is close in duplicating Marisse’s win in the 1st Campus World pageant held in Malaysia with his first runner up placement. The education sophomore from Cabanatuan City, who also bagged the Best in National Costume award, lost to Ian Chua of Singapore.
				7. Alvin De Joya, second runner up, ATV Mr. Asia Former Mr. Philippines World 2010, Alvin De Joya, secured a 2nd runner up placement at the Asia Television Limited Mr. Asia Contest 2013 held last November 15 in Hong Kong. Zhong Hao of China emerged as the winner.
				8. Ariella Arida, third runner up, 62nd Miss Universe Ara may not have won the most-coveted Miss Universe crown but her exemplary performance in 62nd edition of the pageant earned her another top 5 placement for the Philippines, duplicating Shamcey Supsup’s 3rd runner up finish in 2011. Gabriela Isler of Venezuela took home the crown.
				9. Annalie Forbes, third runner up, 1st Miss Grand International Bb. Pilipinas 2012 2nd runner up Ali Forbes was able to clinch a third runner up placement the at the inaugural Miss Grand International pageant held November 19 in Bangkok, Thailand. Miss Puerto Rico, Janelee Chaparro won the crown.
				10. Koreen Medina, third runner up, 42nd Miss Intercontinental After winning Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International, Koreen Medina earned her ticket to the 2013 Miss Intercontinental pageant held December 14 in Magdeburg, Germany. The Star Magic talent won 3rd runner up and was hailed Queen of Asia and Oceania.
				11. Gil Wagas, fourth runner up, 8th Mister International This Cebuano model has once again proven that Filipinos are also a force to reckon with when it comes to male pageants. Gil’s 4th runner up finish in Mister International 2013 held in Jakarta, Indonesia is the Philippines best placement in the pageant’s history while eventual winner, Jose Anmer Paredes of Venezuela also made history as his country’s first winner.
				12. Angelee Delos Reyes, Top 8, 13th Miss Earth Angelee is one of the early favorites to win the Miss Earth 2013 crown but did not snatch even an elemental crown, just like her predecessors. This pageant veteran, however, managed to slip into the Top 8 of the pageant held December 7 in Manila, Philippines. Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich bagged the second Miss Earth title for her country.
				13. Cindy Miranda, Top 10, 8th Miss Tourism Queen International Cindy fortunately had the chance to represent the Philippines abroad in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 after the pageant was cancelled the year before. She entered the top 10 of the said pageant while Latvia’s Alisa Miskovska was hailed winner.

Also welcome additions to the list is the recent first runner up finish of Christine Paula Love Bernasor in the Miss Scuba International 2013 held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia last December 21 and the Top 15 placement of Czarina Rosales in Miss Asia Pacific World held in South Korea last October.

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Venezuela Wins Miss Earth 2013; Philippines Angelee delos Reyes Top 8 Finalist

The Miss Earth 2013 Pageant was held on December 7 in Manila, Philippines and Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich was crowned Miss Earth at the end of the event. Tereza Fajksová of Czech Republic crowned her successor in a glittering outdoor ceremony held at the Versailles Palace in Alabang, Muntinlupa City.

Miss Venezuela Alyz Henrich bested 87 lovely ladies from different parts of the globe in the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant to get the night's most coveted crown and be hailed as an ambassador to environmental protection campaigns worldwide. 

Meanwhile, Angelee  delos Reyes of the Philippines was part of the Top 8 finalists. Watch the video replay of Miss Earth 2013 here.

Photo courtesy of Stacey de Jesus/Rappler

The winners were decided by a panel of judges which include international model Sarah Meier, actress Iza Calzado, Carousel Productions executive Lorraine Schuck, Philippine Volcanoes rugby team captain Jake Letts and heads of some Miss Earth sponsors.

Here is the list of winners of Miss Earth 2013:

Miss Earth 2013: Venezuela, Alyz Henrich
Miss Air: Austria, Katia Wagner Miss Water: Thailand, Punika Kulsoontornrut Miss Fire: Korea, Catharina Choi Miss Earth 2013 Top 8 Mexico, Kristal Silva Poland, Aleksandra Szczęsna Philippines, Angelee delos Reyes Serbia, Andjelka Tomasevic	Miss Earth 2013 Top 16 Turkey, Ezgi Avci Chile, Natalia Lermanda France, Sophie Garenaux China, Lisa Xiang Mauritius, Virginie Dorza Spain, Cristina Martínez USA, Nicole Velez South Africa, Ashanti Mbanga
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best in Evening Gown: Venezuela, Alyz Henrich Best in Swimsuit: Ukraine, Anastasia Sukh Best in Resorts Wear: Thailand, Punika Kulsoontornrut Best in National Costume: Africa – South Africa, Ashanti Mbanga The Americas – Bahamas, Vandia Sands Asia and Oceania – Indonesia,  Nita Sofiani Europe – Russia, Olesya Boslovyak	Best in Talent: Kazakhstan, Kumis Bazarbayeva Miss Photogenic: India, Sobhita Dhulipala Miss Eco-Beauty: India, Sobhita Dhulipala Miss Friendship: Indonesia, Nita Sofiani Lebanon, Rita Hoykayem Gabon, Filiane Mayombo Koundi

Hosted by Singapore-based model/hosts Oli Pettigrew and Linda Black, the Miss Earth 2013 pageant was broadcast live on Fox Network’s Star World channel and on Latin American countries thru Venevision Venezuela and Mexico, and USA territories thru MVS/UNO TV. 

A delayed telecast will be aired on ABS-CBN on Sunday, December 8 at 10:00 a.m. and will also be telecast on The Filipino Channel and broadcast in participating countries. 

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