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A Heartfelt Congratulations to Ms. Janine Tugonon


Miss Janine Tugonon represented her country, the Philippines, last December 19, 2012 at the Miss Universe Pageant 2012 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, USA. She gave her best effort during the competition, finishing as first runner-up to Miss Universe 2012 while Ms. Olivia Culpo of the USA received the title of Miss Universe 2012.

by Jhaypee Guia on December 20, 2012
A Heartfelt Congratulations to Ms. Janine Tugonon

Miss Janine Tugonon represented her country, the Philippines, last December 19, 2012 at the Miss Universe Pageant 2012 at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, USA.

There were 89 gorgeous ladies from all over the world competed in the prestigious beauty pageant.

Ms. Janine Tugonon gave her best effort during the competition, finishing as first runner-up to Miss Universe 2012 while Ms. Olivia Culpo of the USA received the title of Miss Universe 2012. 

Janine is now the pride of the country prides who has given much honor to the Philippines.

Janine showed her ostentatious walks also known as the "cobra walk" to the prestigious competition.

She had worn a traditional Muslim costume during the national costume portion of the pageant.

Tugonon's feat is reminiscent of Miriam Quiambao's own success in 1999; both ladies attended the University of Santo Tomas and garnered the same prize in the competition.

She is a close friend of the two ladies who are both runner ups in the previous competition namely, Ms. Venus Raj – Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up and Ms. Shamcey Supsup – Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up.  Venus and Shamcey went to Las Vegas to watch Janine at the competition to show their full support for their friend.

Janine gave the best answer among the four candidates during the question and answer portion. In fact, she is considered as one of the candidates who gave the best answer in the history of the competition.  

One of the judges, Nigel Barker, gave her a question of “As an international ambassador, do you believe that speaking English should be a prerequisite to being Miss Universe? Why or why not?"

Her reply was: "For me, being Miss Universe is not just about knowing how to speak a specific language, it's being able to influence and inspire other people. So whatever language you have as long as you have the heart to serve and you have a strong mind to show to people, then you can be Miss Universe."

After she answered the question, she received a loud applause from the audience. Filipinos who watched the competition at their house back in the Philippines had a feeling that she will be crowned as Miss Universe 2012.

While the result of the winner was about to be announced, the two beautiful ladies, Janine and Olivia, held hands, a sign of their friendship. The tension was really there and even the audience who were watching the competition live and those via satellite felt that tension.

At the end of the competition, Ms. Olivia Culpo was announced to be the winner and Ms. Janine Tugonon  as the first runner-up of Miss Universe 2012.

Even though she didn’t get the title of Miss Universe, Filipinos are still proud of Ms. Janine Tugonon. It's still a great honor for the Philippines. Among the many candidates, Janine brought  the name of our country for recognition, showing the real beauty and wisdom of a Filipina.

From the bottom of our heart, We salute and congratulate you Ms. Janine Tugonon for your effort and confidence that you have shown during  the competition.

Miss Universe 2012 Results

  • Miss Brazil Gabriela Markus - 4th Runner Up
  • Miss Australia Renae Ayris - 3rd Runner Up
  • Miss Venezuela Irene Esser - 2nd Runner Up
  • Miss Philippines Janine Tugonon - 1st Runner Up
  • Miss USA Olivia Culpo is Miss Universe 2012

Background

Miss JanineTugonon is has a Pharmacy degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, cum laude. She passed the licensure examination for pharmacists in June 2010. She also attended the Ballet School of Manila as a ballet protégé while attending university.

Tugonon is well trained in joining pageants. In 2010, Tugonon was titled Miss Pharmacy and Miss Thomasian Personality 2010 at the University of Santo Tomas.

In 2011, Tugonon was first runner-up candidate in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant. Following this defeat, Tugonon competed again in 2012 and won the title Miss Universe-Philippines, enabling her to compete and represent the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2012 pageant.

After winning the Miss Universe-Philippines title, Tugonon admitted that her family had mixed views on her decision to join the Binibining Pilipinas pageant for a second time. Hours after the pageant, Tugonon attributed her victory to God. “My Savior fought and won the battle for me,” she said on Twitter. The beauty queen also turned to the microblogging site to thank her friends and supporters.

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