MAKATI CITY, Philippines—Over 1,000 applicants turned up for the first edition of the “Queen of bECQi” pageant launch in 2020 when the government placed Metro Manila and other parts of the country on enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) as part of its pandemic response.
After a series of online challenges, Marian Crisologo beat 120 other official contenders, including “It’s Showtime” Miss Q&A grand finalists Matmat Centeno and Lars Pacheco, who both finished as runners-up. The winner took home P100,000 in the online beauty pageant in 2020, organized by the Sir Wil Online Challenge team.
The team’s head, entrepreneur and LGBTQI+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, …
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