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Miss Congeniality – Miss El Salvador (Rebeca Moreno)

Best in National Costume – Thailand (Gavinta Photrijak)

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1. Miss Colombia (Taliana Vargas)    9.829
2. Miss Venezuela (Dayana Mendoza)    9.697
3. Miss Mexico (Elisa Najera)    9.429
4. Miss Dominican Republic (Marianne Cruz Gonzalez)    9.036
5. Miss Russia (Vera Krasova)    8.471
6. Miss Kosovo (Zana Krasniqi)    8.264
7. Miss Spain (Claudia Moro)    8.200
8. Miss USA (Crystle Stewart)    8.050
9. Miss Italy (Claudia Ferraris)    7.729
10. Miss Australia (Laura Dundovic)    7.557

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Miss Universe 2008 10 Semi-Finalists

1. Miss Kosovo (Zana Krasniqi)
2. Miss Australia (Laura Dundovic)
3. Miss Spain (Claudia Moro)
4. Miss Mexico (Elisa Najera)
5. Miss Colombia (Taliana Vargas)
6. Miss USA (Crystle Stewart)
7. Miss Dominican Republic (Marianne Cruz Gonzalez)
8. Miss Russia (Vera Krasova)
9. Miss Italy (Claudia Ferraris)
10. Miss Venezuela (Dayana Mendoza)

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Miss Universe 2008 Top 15 Semi-Finalists (in random order)

1. Miss Venezuela (Dayana Mendoza)
2. Miss Kosovo (Zana Krasniqi)
3. Miss Mexico (Elisa Najera)
4. Miss Vietnam (Lam Thuy Nguyen)
5. Miss South Africa (Tansey Coutzee)
6. Miss Australia (Laura Dundovic)
7. Miss Japan (Hiroko Mima)
8. Miss Dominican Republic (Marianne Cruz Gonzalez)
9. Miss Italy (Claudia Ferraris)
10. Miss Colombia (Taliana Vargas)
11. Miss Russia (Vera Krasova)
12. Miss Hungary (Jasmin Dammak)
13. Miss Czech Republic (Eliska Buckova)
14. Miss USA (Crystle Stewart)
15. Miss Spain (Claudia Moro)

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Many gay guys love and adore Mariah Carey.  I’m not one of them.  I’m one of the few gay guys I know who are not sold on Mariah’s (and Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez’s) diva greatness but that doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate their music. But I’d have to admit that I kind of despise some of their songs and videos.

So it was with great pleasure and excitement when I saw this video on YouTube. It’s Mariah Carey’s Touch My Body sans Mariah Carey.  No Mariah anywhere at all!  Yipee!

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Fun right? But of course we won’t leave out big Mariah fans out there! There’s another version of this Green-screen video that only has Mariah.  Everything else was grren-screened out (and the audio of that geeky dude was also turned off).  Nice eh?  See it after the jump.

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Enjoy!

Thanks to Coke Zero and SM Hypermarket for hosting the Buhay Coke with Bloggers last Friday.  It was helluva fun!  And we all took home a case (each) of Coke Zero! Friends know that I’m a big Coke freak and when I heard about the Coke Event, I immediately signed up to be in the guest list!  After all, Coke is Coke, just like Anna Dizon is Anna Dizon.

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Bloggers + Food + Magic + Prizes + Games + free-flowing booze + Unlimited supply of Coke Zero for the event = Happy Happy, Joy Joy! (Photos after the jump)

The best news of all? Coke just launched the Buhay Coke Video Blog contest.  Join and get a chance to win a Philips LCD TV, an iPhone, a Sony Cybershot 7.2 MP Digital Camera or an iPod Nano! Deadline is on July 31, 2008.

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For more details please visit the SM Hypermarket blog.

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What if a nightmare faces you?

What happens when your hallucinations are fast catching up with reality?

From the writer and director (Jowee Morel) of “Mga Paru-parong Rosas” and “When a Gay Man Loves” comes another compelling digital independent film, Latak.

Latak is a film about a young director, Andrew Locsin, and his discovery of the cruel betrayal of his lover and friends.  His vice triggers a destructive entanglement of his dark past: Read the rest of this entry »

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The weekend that has just passed was a big event for many gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders as the whole world commemorated the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City on June 28 1969.

Here in the Philippines, Gay Pride Parties were organized in Malate and Makati (some said that street parties and festivities were not allowed in the city of Manila).

Pride festivities were also held at the University of the Philippines in Diliman on June 27.  That was followed by an LGBT Forum and a cultural night. Photos from the forum from our transgender friend Pau Fontanos here.

We all know that gay men, Filipino gay men to be more specific and nationalistic, are very talented individuals — in whatever field they are and wherever they are.  Proof of that is our local gay pride festivities and the participation of our gay (and lesbian, bisexual, transgender) friends who are far away from the Philippines. We give kudos to these men and women for their courage, passion, and pride in bearing the Filipino gay flag all over the world!

Danton Remoto also has some nice words and a few stories to share about Pink Power here.

In Toronto, Canada, Filipino members of the gay community represented the country in colorful and beautiful ternos.  Check out the photos at Adobo Republic!

In the United States, the Filipino contingent wowed audiences with their exceptional performance during the march in Chicago, Illinois.  It was the first time in the history of Chicago’s Gay Pride Festivities that there was a separate Filipino contingent. The Filipino contingent made their first mark a glamorous one in the 39-year history of Chicago’s Gay Pride by winning the Best Organization Float award! (Read more about it and view photos on Ted Regencia Reports).

Curious as to what the gay Pinoys did during the festivities? Watch this video by Ted Regencia:

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