And the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 is turning out to be a battle of the best and the fittest. Just before the end of February, the girls made their runway challenge in Taguig wearing their best black ensemble while strutting their way in the street runway challenge. And here are my top picks from that day. This only factors in the performance of the ladies during that day - from over-all runway look and also their presence and chic in the runway.
1. Ysabella Ysmael (Paranaque)
This beautiful ballerina made great impression in the runway and she wowed audiences with her gorgeous looks and her over-all presence doing the catwalk. Since the press presentation, she has been part of the top of the leaderboards.
2. Kimberly Hakenson (Cavite)
Another strong contender in the making is Cavite bet Kimberly. She has slowly gained momentum after a solid press presentation. She followed it with a great glam shot and then continued her strong showing in the runway challenge.
3. Alaiza Malinao (Davao City)
Fashion veteran Alaiza Malinao never fails to impress. And she just did all the right stuff during the runway challenge. Her runway look and walk were both strong and was one of most applauded girls during that day.
4. Maria Isabela Galeria (Sorsogon)
Another consistently strong candidate is Miss Sorsogon Maria Isabela Galeria. She had one of the strongest walks during that day and she has issued a firm warning that she is here to fight for the crown.
5. Apriel Smith (Cebu Province)
Another pageant veteran making great progress during the runway challenge was Apriel Smith. This beautiful morena wowed the audiences with her effortless walk and that stunning look during that day. She is slowly making a charge to the top of the leader boards.
6. Jennifer Linda (Palawan)
After a suprising turn at the glam shots, Palawan bet Jennifer Linda kept her momentum going. She presented a well-balanced runway presentation that made more audiences take notice. She is turning to be one of the potential dark horses in this year's competition.
7. Michelle Gumabao (Queezon City)
Early frontrunner Michelle Gumabao is still doing a pretty much consistent showing so far. And probably being one of the beauties with a solid following, she never fails to impress and just did enough to keep her in the mix during the runway challenge.
8. Pauline Amelinckx (Bohol)
Arguably one of the prettier faces in this year's competitions, Pauline backed up her strong glam shot with another solid turn this time at the runways. She was brimming with confidence and elegance as she strutted her way doing her catwalk.
9. Sandra Lemonon (Taguig)
Another one of the few delegates that has shown consistency since the press presentation is Sandra Lemonon. This Taguig representative wowed fans again with her drop dead gorgeous body and a stunning turn with her catwalk.
10. Sigrid Grace Flores (Catanduanes)
Another pageant veteran Sigrid is doing a steady turn at this year's competitions. While we are still waiting for her stellar turn, we all know that this lady has all the potentials.
11. Lou Piczon (Mandaue)
Lou provided one of the best runway walks of the day and that made her steadily rising up the ranks in this year's competitions. We hope that this momentum be carried on as we go along the pageant.
12. Paula Ortega (Albay)
Another solid beauty queen in the ranks is Paula Ortega of Albay. This beautiful lady gave her best in the runway and has grabbed more following after that.
13. Skelly Ivy Florida (Biliran)
After the super strong press presentation. Biliran's Skelly Ivy Florida has somehow fizzled by a bit. Although she remains to be a fan favorite her most recent showing at the runway challenge may have been overshadowed by some. She gave one of the best runway looks but her pasarela is still a work in progress.
14. Ashraf Abd El Hamid (Capiz)
One beauty that suprised in the runway challenge was Miss Capiz. She was stunning with her over-all look and gave a solid runway walk enough to gain praises and attention.
15. Rabiya Mateo (Iloilo City)
It is a bit up and down so far for Iloilo City's campaign so far. But her runway performance was able to land her back in the radar of the potential beauties slugging out for the crown.
16. Trizha Ocampo (La Union)
La Union was a pleasant surprise during the runway challenge and while I did not take notice of her during earlier presentations, she did enough for me to put her in the list of hot picks during that day.
17. Noreen Mangawit (Kalinga)
Another one that is steadily rising up the ranks is Kalinga's representative. She followed her good glam shot with a solid runway walk and look.
18. Bea Theresa P. Maynigo (Baguio City)
Baguio City's bet gave a solid performance in the runway which made her land her spot into the hot picks for that day's challenge.
19. Jo-Ann Flores (Laguna)
Laguna's Jo-Ann Flores is pretty consistent but has not yet shown something that really wows us. However all her recent showings have been solid which keeps her in the list of hot picks.
20. Ivanna Kamil S. Pacis (Makati)
Makati gave one of the more appealing looks during the runway challenge which kept some of the eyes of watchers glued saying that she can be a potential surprise for this year's competitions.
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