Wednesday, June 12, 2019


A Philippine Cinderella: from domestic worker to Miss Universe?
Jessarie Dumaguing has set her sights on winning a crown at Binibining Pilipinas, the country’s biggest beauty pageant, which would propel her onto the international s...

Jessarie Dumaguing worked as a domestic helper when she was just 11 to help her aunt make ends meet. Now she wants "to have a crown".



LIKE BOXING IS FOR MEN 
"For a lot of the girls, there’s a lot riding on it, for them to get ahead in life."
What’s behind the Philippines' obsession with beauty queens?
A shallow, exploitative spectacle in an image-obsessed society? Or a valuable opportunity for young women to get ahead? The beauty pageant has deep roots in the Philip...





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