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Mutya ng Pilipinas (Pearl of the Philippines or Muse of the Philippines) is a beauty pageant held annually in the Philippines under the current franchise-holder and organization President, Jacqueline Tan. Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc. organization promotes "Beauty Tourism" stemming from the motivation and inspiration in promoting tourism, social responsibility, fashion, and beauty pageantry within the greater Asia Pacific with the direct participation of the overseas Filipino communities around the globe.〔Durre S. Ahmed ''Gendering the spirit: women, religión & the post-colonial response'' Page 110 2002 "In symbolic terms, the oyster shell refers to the body and the pearl refers to the evolving immortal spirit within the ...... Mother Country/Motherland) — the divine spirit who gave birth to the people of the place, or the animating, dynamic and creative spirit behind the nation - the folk spirit: the Mutya ng Pilipinas or the muse/genius/goddess of the Philippines."〕〔ed. Hany Hanna ''ICOM Committee for Conservation, Meeting. Icom-CC : Wood, Furniture and Lacquer'' International Council of Museums 2006 Page 69 - "... values, models of quality, and ideals of excellence. In contemporary times, this concept is represented by the image of the beautiful woman. Hence, most beauty pageants in the Philippines are called 'Mutya ng Pilipinas' or 'Mutya' of a certain locality."〕〔Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio ''Teacher to tycoon: the life and times of Trinidad Diaz Enriquez'' 2000 Page 141 "... established a beauty contest in 1968 called Mutya ng Pilipinas (Pearl of the Philippines) intended to select a winner who would represent the country in the Miss Asia Quest beauty pageant, which was likewise organized by Biboy and his friend Dr. Bibit de Ocampo and promoted as the first international beauty pageant based in the Philippines."〕 The Mutya ng Pilipinas contest has produced four Miss Asia Pacific winners Maria del Carmen Ines Zaragoza in 1982, Gloria Dimayacyac in 1983, Lorna Legaspi in 1989 and Michelle Aldana in 1993. Three Miss Tourism International crowns: Maria Esperanza Corazon Manzano (2000-2001), Rizzini Alexis Gomez (2012-2013), and Angeli Dione Gomez (2013-2014). Two Tourism Queen of the Year International titles: Sherylle Lynne Santarin (1996) and Racquel Uy (1999). One Beauty of the World crown: April Love Jordan in 2009. ==History== From 1977-1991 Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia and Mutya ng Pilipinas World competed in 2 international beauty pageants such as Miss Asia Pacific International and Miss World.〔''Filipinas'' Volume 10, Num.105-116 2001 Page 58 ""It's entertainment, pure and simple. Not unlike soap operas. In such a drab life you've got to have some form of diversion." For beauty queen and Mutya ng Pilipinas organizer Lorraine Schuck, it's the poverty: "Until the economy gets better and everybody will be busy making money, people will always be following these pageants... Schuck says for the last eight years she's been handling Mutya ng Pilipinas and Miss Asia-Pacific, she has never had problems finding sponsors. "They know we reach their target market and they've never left us all these years."."〕 The runners-up compete in Miss Wonderland International, Miss Tourism International, Miss Intercontinental, Queen of Clubs International, Queen of the Year and Miss Expo International. One of the titles of Mutya ng Pilipinas, which was first named Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia has undergone name changes starting from 1965 until 1983 for the Miss Asia Quest. Then it was renamed Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific for Miss Asia Pacific Quest from 1984 until 2004. In 2005, the title was renamed once again to Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International for Miss Asia Pacific International Quest. Then in 2006, the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant was completely & officially scrapped with the national titlist no where to compete internationally and was retained for 3 years. The winner in 2006 was sent to Miss Intercontinental and in 2007 to Miss Tourism Metropolitan International. The Mutya organizers finally changed the title to Mutya ng Pilipinas International in 2008 as the top winner and the second winner as Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism. In 2010, the top prize received the title of Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International and the co-winners with the titles of Mutya ng Pilipinas Intercontinental & Asia Pacific International. In 2014, Miss Intercontinental Philippines delegates are no longer selected by Mutya ng Pilipinas Organization. Currently, On 2015 the primary winners of the pageant namely Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International, Mutya ng Pilipinas Top Model of the World, Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism and Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism Planet were selected as representatives to Miss Asia Pacific International, Top Model of the World, Miss Tourism International, Miss Tourism Planet. Completing the winners circle includes the 1st and 2nd runners-up and a special title, the Mutya ng Pilipinas Overseas Communities respectively. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mutya ng Pilipinas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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