Miss Gay Philippines
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| Founder | Chito Alcid |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Manila, Philippines |
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Official language
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Tagalog, English |
| Owner | Madam Markie Binsol, Futurus Betera Creative Management Group |
| Slogan | "The longest running alternative pageant" |
Miss Gay Philippines (MGP) is a gay beauty pageant in the Philippines. Considered the longest-running national gay beauty pageant in the Philippines, Miss Gay Philippines was founded in 1979 by entertainment journalist and talk show host Chito Alcid. Miss Gay Philippines is currently owned by the Betera Group.
Miss Gay Philippines 2017 is set to take place on April 30, 2017 at Tanghalang Pasigueño in Pasig.
Miss Gay Philippines was founded in 1979 by Chito Alcid, a Filipino entertainment reporter and talk show host.Eddie Mercado, famous Filipino actor and sought-after beauty pageant host, was the original host of this competition. The pageant is intended to promote the integration of Filipino LGBT people into mainstream life in the Philippines. In an interview with the Daily Guardian, Alcid said, "[Miss Gay Philippines] is a platform for them to further develop their personality, how to be more productive gays, to be professional in dealing with people ... [and] remind them the importance of moral values and their relationship to society."
Following Alcid's death in 2013, the Miss Gay Philippines franchise was bought out by the Betera Group. The recipient of the Miss Gay Philippines — Universe title represented the Philippines at the Miss International Queen pageant held annually in Thailand until 2015, when media conglomerate Viva Entertainment and the city of Manila launched Miss Gay Manila.
In order to qualify as a contestant for Miss Gay Philippines, contestants must fulfill these qualifications:
Gay, trans, and bisexual identities are blurred in Filipino culture in contrast to Western's strict separation of gender and sexuality in a third gender identity, bakla.
Potential contestants do not have to be career pageanteras in order to participate. Miss Gay Philippines contestants can also have national, city, or local neighborhood titles, but can participate without having received other pageant titles.
The screening process takes place in four steps leading up to coronation night. First, potential contestants must confirm their availability for orientation, photoshoots, and the pageant itself. Second, potential contestants go through a series of interviews to confirm their qualifications. Third, potential contestants must pay the applicable registration fee in order to become an official candidate. Fourth, all official candidates must attend orientation and pictorials.
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