The BEAUTEOUS CENTRALIANS of Central Philippines.

Vanessa Caro in one of her Miss Universe pageant activities

Vanessa Caro and Louise Vail Aurelio both Centralians. They too have same facial similarities.

 The BEAUTEOUS CENTRALIANS  of  Central  Philippines.

Miss Universe Philippines Iloilo Province 2022 Vanessa Caro graduated from BS in Finance and Accountancy  at Central Philippine University (CPU) , an American established Christian school, in Jaro, Iloilo City.  Those who are studying and graduated from CPU are called Centralians. 

The first ever finalist in Miss Universe from Bb.Pilipinas was a Centralian,   Louise Vail Aurelio,  a Filipino American, from Jaro, Iloilo. She  topped the 15 semi-finalists in Miss Universe in Florida, USA in 1965.  She was only 18 years old at that time. 

CPU has the oldest campus beauty contest in the country since the turn of the century, a legacy of the Americans to Ilonggos. CPU has the highest number of Miss Iloilo Dinagyang winners too, it's last was under my wings, hopefully it will resume again soon to continue it's 30 years legacy. Vanessa was Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2016.CPU also produced many local and national pageant winners. 

In 2013, I had the chance to dress up Miss Louise Vail Aurelio along with Miss Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969,  who were both judges  for the Miss CPU High School Centennial which I organized  being an alumnus  and recipient of the Most Outstanding Centralian on its 100th year. 

Oftentimes Miss Vanessa Caro is tagged as a look-a-like of Miss Gloria Diaz, the first Miss Universe winner from the Philippines in 1969

Vanessa Caro official head shot at Miss Universe Philippines 2022  pageant 

Vanessa Caro was born in Hawaii,. Her father is from Calinog, Iloilo and her mother is of Filipino-  Hawaaiin-Portuguese-Spanish and Chinese descent. She moved to Iloilo at 8 years old and lived in Iloilo for 16 years and returned back in 2022. 

As a Centralian, I am proud to represent Vanessa Caro as her Accredited Partner for Miss Universe Ph Iloilo Province.  Mr Dennis Mallada, discoverer of Vanessa is also a Centralian. 

After CPU, Vanessa took up her Master’s Degree in Professional Studies in Public Relations  at the City University of  New York in USA. 

The current Miss Universe Ph Iloilo City,  Miss Dorothy Gemillan, is also from CPU, a  third-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing student.

TRIVIA.

The first ever beauty queen from the Philippines was from Iloilo, Maria Kalaw Katigbak, winning the  Carnival de Filipinas in 1928 a pre-cursor to Miss Philippines.

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CPU graduation picture 

The lovely Louise Vail who never knew what pageants were all about but just joined in for the love of Iloilo

Louise said at Miss Universe in Florida, nothing was rigid, she had her headband on and was ready to go!

She is so simple until today and we'll dressed. Fitting a gown I did for here was calculative for me as she cuts and stitches her own gowns!

Ilongga serene beauty

said the Miss U pageant in the past was not as demanding as it is today although like today, they did their own hair and make-up too

The first Binibini Pilipinas winner to Miss Universe was an Ilongga

The winner from Thailand ( their first) from her batch, 4 years after Gloria Diaz won the crown

At CPU, with Miss Gloria Diaz (middle) , Miss Louise Vail Aurelio ( extreme right) and Miss Amelia de la Cruz, Binibini Pilipinas First Ruuner up 1988 and grand winner Queen of Southeast Asia, 1989, also a Centralian ( right side in black gown) with Mr and Miss CPU Centennial High School delegates

VANESSA CARO look-a-like of GLORIA DIAZ

 THE WONDERS OF TIKTOK. From Vanessa Caro's followers. Thank you for this. This is amazing. Miss Universe Philippines Iloilo Province 2022. 

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VANESSA CARO and GLORIA DIAZ The Look-a-like

 VANESSA CARO  and GLORIA DIAZ

DOPPELGĀNGER or DÉJÀ VU ?

Doppelgänger in German means double walker or who is biologically unrelated look-alike, or a double, of a living person while déjà vu is a French word expressing the feeling that one has lived through the present situation before.

Many friends been telling me Vanessa Caro, Miss U Ph 2022 Iloilo Province, looks like Gloria Diaz, the first Miss Universe winner from the Philippines. Vanessa is unconscious about it. They have the same pouty lips, the same nose shape, shape of eyes, same jet black straight hair, same smile and the prominent intellectual looking forehead. Most of all, Vanessa talks like Gloria Diaz--sharp, witty, wise. We all have our look-alike in life. Who is yours? A celebrity? A friend? A neighbor? Isn't it fun?

Vanessa Caro MUPh 2022 Iloilo Province  and Miss Universe Gloria Diaz 

Vanessa Caro has the same exotic and Asian feature as Miss Gloria Diaz 

Vanessa Caro striking resemblance to Miss Gloria Diaz- the shape of eyes, nose and lips. Both have long straight hair. Their smile also is also similar.  

Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz and Miss Iloilo Dinagyang 2016. Vanessa is as eloquent as Miss Diaz  in smartness and wisdom. 

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GLAM TEAM Dennis S. Mallada Jemuel Jr Barrera Garcia Jun-g Bayona Candelario Genevieve Nares Bob Montalban Hector Totong Gellangarin Vanessa Caro Chato Javellana Benjie Emboltorio Sevilla Regine Sarabia Espinosa

Miss Universe Gloria Diaz wears a PJ Aranador hablon terno at Central Philippine University High School Centennial Homecoming Reunion

TWO MISS UNIVERSE @ CENTRAL. PJ Arañador designs the hablon, Iloilo's queen of handloom textiles, for the Philippines' first Miss Universe and the 3rd Asian Miss Universe winner, Gloria Diaz, and Iloilo's first semi-finalist at the Miss Universe competition, Louise Vail Aurelio. Miss Aurelio became the first winner of Binibing Pilipinas Universe in the history of the organization to represent the Philippines in Florida for the Miss Universe pageant and the first Ilonggo to give honor to Iloilo in an international beauty competition. 

Miss Diaz will wear a 60's inspired pink hablon serpentina terno with indigenous "senepa/cenefa de boda" ( border) mixed with handbeaded chiffon from India where the designer and Miss Diaz met. The terno is the national long dress of the Philippines. It is characterized with stiff butterfly sleeves.Hablon is an exquisite pedal loom textile that dates back since 1898 at that time Iloilo was the textile capital of the Philippines. It changes its color like a chameleon.

Miss Aurelio will wear another 60's inspired slate blue serpentina terno in hablon with a local "cenefa" motif. All will be hand-loomed in Miagao, Iloilo home to the famous 16th century Miagao church, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Through the use of hablon, CPU High School supports to sustain our heritage in the indigenous arts and crafts.

Both beauty queens will wear their hablon at the Central Philippine University (CPU or CENTRAL) High School Centennial King and Queen, Prince and Princess pageant. CPU is one of the only two pioneering American schools established in the Philippines by American missionaries through the Rockefeller Foundation led by William O. Valentine.

Both Miss Diaz and Miss Vail won their titles in the USA. Miss Aurelio is an alumna of CPU High School and was a football scholar. Miss Diaz first film after proclaimed Miss Universe was shot in Sicogon Island in Iloilo.

They will be joined by Miss Amelia de la Cruz, also from Iloilo, past Bibibining Pilipinas runner-up,  Mutya ng Pilipinas winner and the country's first Miss SouthEast Asia Queen, alumna of CPU HS.  Ms Gladys Baban Corder, also an alumna, a campus beauty queen such as Miss CPUR, Miss CPU High School, former Queen of JAro and Five Star  Miss Philippines Caltex runner-up. Younger set of CPU HS alumni beauty queens include Miss Emily Victoria, the current Queen of Iloilo's Dinagyang.

PAGEANT is on August 30, 2013 4-6 p.m.Rose Memorial Hall, CPU. 100 voice choirs and 100 casts of orchestra, bands, singers will be part of the show. PJ Arañador, also from CPU HS, directs. Tickets are now available at Php 150, 300, 500 CPU High School Office. Call at 320-36-85 Alumni Office, CPU HS Principal’s Office 329-1971-79 local 1064. Or text us at 09093315988. Or message us here in our fb account. Alumni batches are encouraged to reserved their tickets ahead of time like many batches have already done so. HURRY!
Details at https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=418403634934842&set=a.380582875383585.1073741828.380165525425320&type=1&theater

SUSTAINING OUR CRAFTS HERITAGE TO HELP RURAL LIVELIHOOD COME ALIVE.The Philippine national attire for women is called the TERNO. It evolved from an ensemble called “baro’t saya” ( blouse and skirt), transformed into the “Maria Clara” which in turn was metamorphosed into the “Traje de mestiza.” Terno in Spanish means to match. Traditionally, they use only handloomed textiles suchs as pineapple, banana and cotton fiber. 

Miss Amelia de la Cruz will wear a red orange hablon with classic stripe design.  Mrs. Gladys Baban Cordero, will wear a canary yellow also made of hablon with "bit-bit" inserts. The serpentina terno has a glass-hour silhouette.