JEWEL OF THE WORLD 2019 PAGEANT LAUNCHED
Noli A. Berioso
The second edition of Jewel of the World pageant was officially launched last November 21, 2018 at the Kusina Restaurant of Hilton Manila, the newest 5-star hotel in the metropolis located at Resorts World Manila, Pasay City.
Present during the launch is no other than the reigning Jewel of the World from South Africa Neena Macaire Bezuidenhout . She attended the recently concluded MIMAROPA Festival held in Mindoro Occidental as part of her duties. Neena says that so far it was a busy year for her as the inaugural winner of the pageant. She attended various charity events way back in South Africa and she is glad and ecstatic to be back here in the Philippines. “It was an exceptional experience to be the first ever Jewel of the World winner. It is an honor to share whatever knowledge I have and I am happy to know that I became an inspiration to other people specifically women to aspire in life to become the best version of themselves”, says the twenty-three year old beauty and qualified make-up artist from Durban. Newly-crowned Jewel of the Philippines 2018 Ma. Divina Angela Veranga was also present to support the 2 year old international pageant that promotes cultural diversity and celebrates the wonders of multi-cultural world. She says that she will do her best to be a gracious host to other international delegates and at the same time a competitive representative of the Philippines.
Also visible during the launch is the CEO and President of Jewel of the World organization Mr. John Dela Vega, a noted beauty queen maker and events director here in the Philippines. “I am very excited for the second edition of JOW happening April next year. First because from 14 delegates during the inaugural year, we are now expecting between 30 to 40 for 2019 including delegates from Latin countries and the USA.”, Dela Vega enthused.
Also, aside from the Philippines there are 4 other countries that will going to conduct their own national search for Jewel of the World 2019 ( Myanmar, India, Nepal and Thailand). Dela Vega was also happy to announced that a lot of cities and provinces are interested in hosting pre-events for JOW 2019 ( Bulacan, MIMAROPA and Naga City).
Also in attendance at the launch were Joee Guilas – Resorts World Director for Corporate and Communications, Ms. Joanne Golong-Gomez – Hilton Manila Director for Business Development and Niza Forschler – Marketing and Communications Manager.