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Manila City Mayor Mayor Dr. Sheilah “Honey” Lacuña-Pangan led the relaunch of the Miss Manila pageant, which was last held in 2018 before the long pandemic.
Following tradition, the pageant will continue to take place on Araw ng Manila on June 24, this time at the beautifully restored Manila Metropolitan Theater.
Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna
Dorothy Laxamana
Lacuna announced at the media event this week that the Miss Manila Executive Committee is already accepting online applications from which 100 possible candidates will be selected. From there, a face-to-face audition and screening will take place and the selection will be whittled down to 50 and finally, after a series of workshops, the Top 25 will be determined to compete for the grand coronation night. These ladies will ultimately vie for the 2023 Miss Manila crown with first and second runners up as well as the 2023 Miss Manila Tourism title.
(From left) Charlie Dungo, Department of Tourism, Culture and the Arts of Manila Director; Manila Vice Mayor Yul Servo; Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna; KreativeDen CEO and producer of the pageant Zenaida Katherine Valenzuela and Dorothy Laxama, Miss Manila Vice President for Sales and Marketing PHOTOS BY J. GERARD SEGUIA
The official producer of the pageant is KreativDen, which was also behind the last three editions of the beauty contest.
Besides Lacuna, present during the commencement announcement of Miss Manila 2023 were Kreative Den CEO Kate Valenzuela (talent manager of Richard Yap, Bugoy Drilon and Angeline Quin
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