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Mayon Gown
Mayon gown is a red, high-slit dress made by Filipino fashion designer Mak Tumang and worn by Catriona Gray during the evening gown competition in Miss Universe 2018, which she won. The dress is also called Mayon Volcano gown as its design was inspired by Albay's Mayon Volcano, and later the dress became popularly known as the "lava gown" owing to its distinct fiery red to dark red color. It is one of the two well-known dresses Gray wore in the pageant, and it is credited for making Tumang a household name. Design The Mayon gown is made of tulle encrusted with Swarovski crystals in 12-toned color palette that ranged from yellow to dark red. Its body-fitting, bare back design features a side cutout and a high slit that "highlighted Gray's legs." The dress, which according to Tumang weighed 10 pounds, was a tribute to Mayon Volcano, a tourist attraction in the province of Albay, the hometown of Gray's mother. In an interview, Gray decided to pick the dress for the beauty contest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mak Tumang
Mark Aldane "Mak" Velasco Tumang (; born November 10, 1986) is a Filipino fashion designer. He is popularly known for the Mayon gown and Ibong Adarna gown, dresses that he created for and worn by Catriona Gray where she won the Miss Universe 2018 beauty pageant. Personal life Mak Tumang was born as Mark Aldane Velasco Tumang on November 10, 1986 in Pampanga, Philippines. He took up Theater Design and Production Design at De La Salle University-College of St. Benilde and studied a week-long couture embroidery course at Central Saint Martins. Fashion Background In interviews, Tumang shared that his interest in fashion started through his grandmother's skills in dressmaking, his voluntary design work in stage plays during high school, and experience in creating vestments for religious statues. In college, he was part of a theater group who introduced him and invited him to attend fashion events. Joining the Philippine Fashion Design Competition in 2007, he submitted an ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Harvey
Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr. Also aired August 16, 2015. (born January 17, 1957) is an American comedian, television host, actor, writer, and producer. He hosts ''The Steve Harvey Morning Show'', ''Family Feud'', ''Celebrity Family Feud'', ''Family Feud Africa'', and the Court show#Arbitration-based reality court show, arbitration-based court comedy ''Judge Steve Harvey'', and formerly hosted the Miss Universe competition. His accomplishments include seven Daytime Emmy Awards, two Marconi Awards, and fourteen NAACP Image Awards. Harvey began his career as a stand-up comedian in the early 1980s, and later hosted ''Showtime at the Apollo'' and starred in the television sitcom ''The Steve Harvey Show'' on The WB. In 2000, he was featured in ''The Original Kings of Comedy'' after starring in the ''Kings of Comedy Tour''. His last standup show was in 2012. Harvey is also the host of both ''Family Feud'' and ''Celebrity Family Feud'', holding this role since 2010. He also hosted ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Street Journal''. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand is currently owned by JKN Global Group and Legacy Holding Group USA Inc., an American division of Mexican company Legacy Holding through the joint venture company JKN Legacy Inc. Telemundo has the licensing rights to air the pageant through 2023. The pageant's advocacy is "humanitarian issues and is a voice to affect positive change in the world." The reigning Miss Universe is Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark, Miss Universe 2024, who was crowned on 16 November 2024 at the Mexico City Arena, Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. History The title "Miss Universe" was first used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Fashion
The clothing style and fashion sense of the Philippines in the modern-day era have been influenced by the indigenous peoples, the Spaniards, and the Americans, as evidenced by the chronology of events that occurred in Philippine history. History Pre-colonial period During the pre-colonial period of the Philippines, men and women in most ethnic groups wore a simple collar-less shirt or jacket with close-fitting sleeves known as the ( Tagalog for "shirt" or "clothing", also known as ''barú'' or ''bayú'' in other Philippine languages). These were made from rough linen-like cloth woven from native abacá fiber, or from imported fabrics woven from silk, cotton, and kapok, among others. Among Tagalog men, they were commonly paired with a rectangle of richly decorated cloth known as the ''salaual'' or ''salawal'' worn knee-length and drawn up in the middle (like an Indian ''dhoti'' or Thai and Cambodian '' sompot chong kben''); while in women they were paired with a wraparound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Individual Dresses
An individual is one that exists as a distinct entity. Individuality (or self-hood) is the state or quality of living as an individual; particularly (in the case of humans) as a person unique from other people and possessing one's own needs or goals, rights and responsibilities. The concept of an individual features in many fields, including biology, law, and philosophy. Every individual contributes significantly to the growth of a civilization. Society is a multifaceted concept that is shaped and influenced by a wide range of different things, including human behaviors, attitudes, and ideas. The culture, morals, and beliefs of others as well as the general direction and trajectory of the society can all be influenced and shaped by an individual's activities. Etymology From the 15th century and earlier (and also today within the fields of statistics and metaphysics) ''individual'' meant " indivisible", typically describing any numerically singular thing, but sometimes meani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Individual Dresses
This is a list of individual dresses that are notable for their historical significance, appearances in media, or as art. Historical dresses * Apricot dress of Jacqueline Kennedy, designed by Oleg Cassini and worn by U.S. first lady Jacqueline Kennedy on her Jacqueline Kennedy's 1962 goodwill tour of India and Pakistan, 1962 goodwill tour of India * Bacton Altar Cloth, the only surviving dress of Queen Elizabeth I; so-named because it had been used as an altar cloth for centuries before being rediscovered * Cream Dior dress of Princess Margaret, worn for her 21st birthday commemorations in 1951 * Cyclone (Jeanne Lanvin), Cyclone, a 1939 Evening gown, evening dress by List of grand couturiers, grand couturier Jeanne Lanvin * Electric Light dress, a masquerade gown designed for Alice Vanderbilt in 1883 featuring a battery-powered electric bulb * Mantua (Kimberley Hall), Kimberley Hall Mantua, the earliest complete European women's costume at the Metropolitan Museum of Art * Lady C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM Mall Of Asia
SM Mall of Asia (also abbreviated as SM MoA, or simply Mall of Asia or MoA; ), is a large shopping mall in the Philippines, located at Bay City, Metro Manila, Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila within the SM Central Business Park, a reclaimed area within Manila Bay, and the southern end of EDSA, Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA/Circumferential Road 4, C-4). Owned and developed by SM Prime, the largest mall chain owner and developer in the Philippines, the mall currently occupies of land area of the Mall of Asia Complex and a gross floor area of approximately , and offers of floor area space for conventions and social functions. The area attracts a daily average foot traffic of about 200,000 people. The mall is currently the List of largest shopping malls in the Philippines, largest shopping mall in the Philippines and the List of largest shopping malls in the world, sixth in the world. When it opened in 2006, it was the List of largest shopping malls in the Philippines, largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas 2018
Binibining Pilipinas 2018 was the 55th edition of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on March 18, 2018. At the end of the event, Rachel Peters crowned Catriona Gray as Miss Universe Philippines 2018, Maria Angelica de Leon crowned Ahtisa Manalo as Binibining Pilipinas International 2018, Chanel Olive Thomas crowned Jehza Huelar as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2018, Elizabeth Clenci crowned Eva Patalinjug as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018, Katarina Rodriguez crowned Karen Gallman as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2018, and Nelda Ibe crowned Michele Gumabao as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2018. Vickie Rushton was named 1st Runner-Up and Samantha Bernardo was named 2nd Runner-Up. This pageant marks the emerald edition of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant. To mark the occasion, new crowns were designed for the incoming titleholders, and, for the first time, crowns were also aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SM City Pampanga
SM City Pampanga is a shopping mall owned and operated by SM Prime Holdings. It is located along the Jose Abad Santos Avenue (formerly Olongapo-Gapan Road) in San Fernando and Mexico in the province of Pampanga. It has a land area of and a total gross floor area of . It is the first SM Supermall in Central Luzon and is currently the second largest shopping mall in the Northern and Central Luzon. The shopping mall is composed of the Main Building, Annex 1, Annex 2 and Annex 3. Location SM City Pampanga is located along Jose Abad Santos Avenue (formerly Olongapo-Gapan Road), corner North Luzon Expressway, Barangay San Jose, City of San Fernando, and Barangay Lagundi, Mexico. The mall's east wing (Building 4) is located along the Jose Abad Santos Avenue, Barangay Lagundi, Mexico, Pampanga. On the rest of the mall complex, (Annex 1, Main Mall and Annex 2) is located on the same road but this time part of the City of San Fernando. The mall is adjacent to both the San Fernando E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broadsheet in the Philippines and the multimedia group, called The Inquirer Group, reaches 54 million people across several platforms. History The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' was founded on December 9, 1985, by publisher Eugenia Apóstol, columnist Max Solivén, together with Betty Go-Belmonte during the last days of, and becoming one of the first private newspapers to be established under the Presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, Marcos regime. The ''Inquirer'' succeeded the weekly ''Philippine Inquirer'', created in 1985 by Apostol to cover the trial of 25 soldiers accused of complicity in the Assassination of Ninoy Aquino, assassination of opposition leader Ninoy Aquino at Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila International Airport on Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripples") is a Mass media in the Philippines, Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and convicted cyberlibelist Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Graham (model)
Ashley Graham Ervin (born October 30, 1987) is an American model and television presenter. Graham made her debut on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 2016. A year later, she published her first book, ''A New Model: What Confidence, Beauty, and Power Really Look Like'', which contributes to her advocacy in the body positivity and inclusion movement.Regensdorf, Laura"How Curvy Model Ashley Graham Helped Redefine Beauty Norms for a Body-Positive Generation."''Vogue'', Vogue, May 25, 2017. Early life Graham was born on October 30, 1987 as the oldest of three sisters. When she was in middle school, she and her family moved to Lincoln, Nebraska. She attended Scott Middle School from 1999 to 2002 and Lincoln Southwest High School from 2002 to 2005. As a youth, she was diagnosed with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD and dyslexia. In 2000, Graham was scouted by the I & I agency while shopping at Oak View Mall in Om ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
