MS. WOMEN'S JOURNAL COVER GIRL 2012

The Search for MISS WOMEN’S JOURNAL COVER GIRL

The Search for a Miss Women’s Journal Cover Girl is the once in a lifetime chance to become the next woman on the cover of the premier women’s magazine .   

Glamorous, pretty, intelligent, elegant. These are the characteristics of each and every Women’s Journal cover girl, effectively putting an appealing human face to the words “beauty” and grace”.  Yet the women who have graced Women’s Journal covers for the past 39 years are, as every loyal reader would note, a varied lot in background, figure and demeanor and eventual achievement.

       Women’s Journal cover girls were carefully chosen to represent the modern-day Filipina: strong in character, confident in spirit, resilient to challenges and unyielding to the pressure of the role they supposedly play as “the weaker sex.”

       They were chosen not only because of their big smiles and sophistication, but also because they possess the ideal characteristics of a cover girl---women with chic and style.

       Accordingly, it is not an empty title, the prestige and fame of being chosen as the ultimate winner for the magazine that puts across women’s interests, needs and dreams, is also a commitment to help project a positive image for young Filipinas.

This year’s  search for the Miss Women’s Journal Cover Girl is the fifth since it was launched in 2006, prior from the first search we held jointly with the Journal Group of Publications years ago. The previous winners were Ms. Maria Katrina Lopez, WJ Miss Cover Girl 2006, a 20-year-old UP student; Ms. Angelique Jollie Lim Chua, WJ Cover Girl 2008, a 17-year-old , a senior high schooler from San Pedro, Laguna;  Ms. Jennifer Recto, Ms. WJ Cover Girl 2009, a 22-year-old student at the De La Salle College of St. Benilde; and Ms. Britanny Sincaban, WJ Cover Girl 2010, a 19-year-old high school graduate from Jose Rizal University.

The Search for Miss Women's Journal COVER GIRL 2012

They came, they saw, they smiled. Will they conquer? The search for the Miss Women’s Journal Cover Girl 2012 heats up as the bevy of beautiful ladies sashayed its way to the preliminaries that will propel the cover girl wannabes to fame and yes, fortune. The contestants, excited at the thought of becoming the celebrities in their own rights, have tried to outdo each other on and off stage in what they call a “friendly competition” of wit, charm and X factor. Watch ‘till we choose the Magic 5. Here are the Miss Women’s Journal finalists that will surely wow the audience and give the judges some headache at the final rounds of the competition.

ZAGU TOUR

The first stop was the office of Zagu, where they had the chance to meet and greet the officers and staff of one of the search’s official refreshments. The contestants also had a taste of the refreshing drink and went home with Zagu dolls and gift packs.

 EARLE’S DELICATESSEN TOUR

Next stop was the office of Spencer Foods Corp., a meat processing venture that produces Earle’s delicatessen products. The pretty ladies also had the chance to taste the mouth-watering delicacies as shown in photo.

KOKURYU TOUR

Kokuryo, maker of quality beauty products, was the next destination. Here, the excited candidates met Kokuryo Cosmetics President and General Manager Benito M. Legarda, his wife Mary Ann, and his son Adrian, who treated the ladies with sumptuous snacks at the family-owned and managed Café Ben-A-Bien. The candidates went home with samples of Kokuryo cosmetics.

Also on hand to welcome the candidates was Mildren Mariscotes, Kokuryo Cosmetics sales supervisor.

DTC MOBILES MALL TOURS

The candidates then took time out for a series of mall tours to promote DTC mobile phones. The beautiful ladies wowed mallers at SM San Lazaro, SM Dasmarinas and SM Bicutan, where they gamely posed for photographs with happy DTC costumers.

TALENT COMPETITION

Any beauty search is not complete without competitions for various special awards, which, of course, have no bearing on the final judging. Two of these are the Talent and Swimsuit Competitions where winners will be announced at the Coronation Night to be held on October 5, Friday, 6.pm. at the Golden Bay Fresh Seafood Restaurant, Macapagal Avenue, Pasay City.

Before the Talent Competition proper, which was held on Aug. 31 at the Star Mall Event Center in Mandaluyong City, the candidates had a dress rehearsal for the talent tilt at the PJI building on Aug. 25.

From simple get up to outlandish costumes to unforgettable and uhm! forgettable performances in the talent competition, the pretty Filipinas walk the talk and talk the walk in their quest for the coveted crown. Six semi-finalists were selected to perform on Coronation Night and one of them will take home the trophy for Best in Talent.

Talent Competition

1.  The six semi-finalists who will perform on the night of the coronation pose with Journal Group of Publication’s Advertising Director Vivienne A. Motomal (leftmost) and Teresita Tan of Right Harvest, one of the judges. Thee finalists for the best in talents are:  Itel Marie Domingo, who impersonated Lady Gaga; Ellyz Lee Santos, who rendered a fire dance, Leona Paula Santicruz, who wowed the audience with a fast dance; Rose Ann Bernardino, who serenaded the audience with a heart-warming song; Nixzel Chenille Castel, who did an “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” interpretative dance; and Margarita Francesca Cruz, who danced in famous Darna costume.

On Sept. 15, all roads led to Mt. Sea View Resort, located at Bagbag II, Rosario, Cavite, for one of the most important highlights of the search, which was the Swimsuit Competition. All the ladies paraded in their swimsuit to prove their worth as real beauty queen. 

October 3, Wednesday will be judgment day. . . Who's gonna be the Ms. Women's Journal Cover Girl 2012? My guess is as good as yours! 

After the coronation night last October 3, 2012, MS. LEONA PAULA SANTICRUZ emerged as the grand winner! She also got the Best in Swimsuit and Best in Long Gown awards plus  a long list of Sponsors awards.