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 MWP moves coronation date indefinitely

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

The Miss World-Philippines organization, in an Instagram post, informed pageant fans and followers that "in accordance with the government and IATF's new mandate for stricter ECQ restrictions in the NCR from Aug 6-20 due to the alarming upsurge of Covid-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, the Miss World-Philippines organization has decided to postpone its coronation night indefinitely until further notice."

In its Fast Track challenges, the frontrunners dominated most of the finalist spots.

Emmanuelle Vera of Taguig leads the pack with at least five secured finalist positions in the Sports, Talent, Top Model, Beach Body, and Head-to-Head challenges.

The Head-to-Head Challenge paired all the candidates in a friendly debate, wherein each of them chose a side in a given problem or scenario. They were then given thirty seconds to compose their thoughts and thereafter delivered their arguments for two minutes. A rebuttal of one minute allowed the girls to close their arguments.

The final five contenders were Joy Barcoma (Mandaluyong City), Ganiel Krishnan (Kawit, Cavite), Emmanuelle Vera (Taguig City), as well as Shaila Rebortera and Tracy Maureen Perez, both from Cebu City. The five fought, further, in an extemporaneous speaking round and the two remaining finalists were Emmanuelle Vera and Tracy Maureen Perez. All the candidates have to be lauded not only for their communication skills but also on how knowledgeable they all were in the topics asked of them.

Following Emmanuelle Vera's standing in the challenges is Tracy Maureen Perez who stood out in the Top Model, Beach Beauty, National Costume, and Head-to-Head challenges.

Ganiel Krishnan also stood out in the Beach Beauty, Top Model, Beauty with a Purpose, Multimedia and National Costume categories.

Kathleen Paton (Aklan) shone in the Beach Beauty and Top Model challenges.

Asha Gutierrez (Taguig City) clinched spots in the Beach Beauty, National Costume, and Beauty with a Purpose challenges.

Trisha Martinez (Pila, Laguna) did well in the Top Model, Beach Beauty, and Beauty with a Purpose challenges.

Andrea Sulangi (Morong, Bataan) breezed through the National Costume and Beach Beauty challenges with flying colors.

Miss Supranational Philippines winner Dindi Pajares also excelled in the Top Model, National Costume, Beach Beauty, and Beauty with a Purpose challenges prior to her crowning moment. She left for Poland last Aug 3, with Mr. Supranational Philippines appointee John Edgar Adajar in time for the pre-pageant activities. Dindi made it to the Top 12, while John made it to the Top 20.

Michelle Arceo (Quezon City) got the judges' approval in the Talent and Beach Body categories.

Janelle Lewis (Angeles, Pampanga) sizzled in both Top Model and Beach Beauty challenges.

Sade Nicha (Muntinlupa City) also aced the Talent and Beach Beauty categories.

Lea Macapagal of Dinalupihan, Bataan did well in the Talent and Beauty with a Purpose challenges.

The other Fast Track Events that were competed in were the Charity by Teviant, Goodwill, and Multimedia challenges. All the winners of the Fast Track challenges will automatically secure a spot in the Top 25.

Catch the coronation night of the Miss World-Philippines 2021 in its live stream on the KTX, iFlix, WeTV, and Globe Upstream platforms, locally, and the TFC iPTV for overseas Filipino communities, or the public nationwide broadcast with GMA-7's Rainbow network.