Dindi Joy Pajares

 Bataan representative chosen to compete in Poland

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

Dindi Pajares, one of three aspirants from the province of Bataan, was crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2021 ahead of the final show on August 8. She will be leaving for Poland on August 3, to arrive, in time for the pre-pageant activities.

Miss World Philippines national director announced Pajares' title in a no-frills ceremony at the Red Hotel in Quezon City. She was considered alongside Kathleen Paton (Aklan), Ruffa Nava (Bohol), and Megan Deen Campbell (Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu).

The 28-year-old beauty from Orani was chosen, through a poll, by the Miss World Philippines organization and the candidates themselves. "Thank to my co-candidates. Thank you for making my dreams come true," gushed the teary-eyed beauty queen, amid cheers from the other contestants, who were present during the coronation rites.

Pajares was beside herself in happy tears, right after the announcement. And was in tears all throughout the ceremony, with the girls fussing over her makeup and slightly oversized crown that kept on slipping from her head.

Before the formal announcement, rumors were spreading online that the organization will be sending Reina Hispanoamericana 2019 4th runner-up winner Katrina Llegado. Another rumor said it would, instead, be Miss Multinational Philippines 2019  Isabela de Leon because she was not able to compete in the international finals in India, due to the national surge of the Covid-19 Delta virus that caused numerous deaths - after the Indian public celebrated a religious event in the River Ganges last summer.

The Miss World-Philippines 2021 final.show was supposed to unfold last night, June 25, but an IATF advisory necessitated its transfer to a further date. In a social media post a day before, the Miss World Philippines organization wrote that "in compliance with the re-imposition of the IATF's heightened GCQ restrictions, the Miss World-Philippines organization is rescheduling the forthcoming Miss World-Philippines coronation nigh,, originally scheduled this coming Sunday, July 25 at Okada Manila, to August 8, same venue."

The Miss World-Philippines 2021 final show will be beamed to a nationwide audience via GMA-7's rainbow network at 10:15 pm. There will live streaming of the coronation night at 7 pm on the KTX, iFlix, WeTV, and Globe Upstream pay-per-view platforms.

The Miss Supranational 2021 coronation night will unfold on August 21 in Poland. Stay tuned for updates in the weeks and days leading to the final show.

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Images from Instagram/MWP