Miss Universe Organization wants Philippines to Host 2018 Pageant
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In an interview with local news website Philstar.com on Monday, Department of Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo said the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) considers the Philippines the best venue for Miss Universe, which is why the organization has asked again for the 2018 pageant to be held in the country.
According to Teo, MUO actually asked for the Philippines’ back-to-back hosting of the pageant, from 2016 to 2017, but President Rodrigo Duterte did not give it a go because it was supposed to coincide with the country’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Summit and 50th anniversary.
As Teo explained: “This year, they (MUO) want it here. And then they want it again next year. Actually, they already told us last month. I was asked again by Miss Universe if they could host it again in the Philippines next year. I said, ‘I have to ask the permission of the president (Rodrigo Duterte)’.”
It can be recalled that the Philippines hosted the 2016 pageant which was won by Iris Mittenaere of France.
The Department of Tourism said the Philippines’ hosting of Miss Universe 2016 had been successful as it contributed to an 11 percent increase in tourist arrivals from January to August 2017.
According to Teo, MUO actually asked for the Philippines’ back-to-back hosting of the pageant, from 2016 to 2017, but President Rodrigo Duterte did not give it a go because it was supposed to coincide with the country’s hosting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) Summit and 50th anniversary.
As Teo explained: “This year, they (MUO) want it here. And then they want it again next year. Actually, they already told us last month. I was asked again by Miss Universe if they could host it again in the Philippines next year. I said, ‘I have to ask the permission of the president (Rodrigo Duterte)’.”
It can be recalled that the Philippines hosted the 2016 pageant which was won by Iris Mittenaere of France.
The Department of Tourism said the Philippines’ hosting of Miss Universe 2016 had been successful as it contributed to an 11 percent increase in tourist arrivals from January to August 2017.
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