Miss Universe fashion show to be held in Davao
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By Antonio L. Colina IV
Davao City – This city will play host to some of the side events of the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in the country next year, according to a top tourism official.
Davao City Map (Photo courtesy of Google Map)
In an interview with reporters Friday morning at the People’s Park here, Tourism Assistant Secretary Eden David said a fashion show will be held at the SMX Convention Center Davao as part of the side events leading to the Miss Universe pageant which is slated on January 30 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
She said the Davao event will be held between January 15 and January 19.
David said at least 40 out of the 90 Miss Universe candidates who will participate in the fashion show will wear clothes showcasing Mindanao tapestry and culture.
She said all the expenses for the fashion show will be shouldered by private partners of the Philippine-hosting of Miss Universe 2017, while the Department of Tourism (DOT) “will work on the flow and coordination of the security.”
David said that the candidates will also be given a tour of the city’s premier tourism destinations.
She likewise acknowledged that the city’s hosting of the side event will be a major boost to local tourism.
“Definitely, one thing about tourism is presentation and marketing and you know, product knowledge. It is different when our Miss Universe candidates who represent their respective countries can really promote our country and our city in particular,” she said.
“Many will be coming over to Davao. It will only be the third time that the Philippines will host (the Miss Universe pageant), so it is really going to be a crowd-generating event and, more importantly, a prestige and honor for the country to promote,” she said.
Davao City to host Miss Universe side events
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 25 Nov) – The hometown of President Rodrigo R. Duterte will host some of the side events of the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in the country next year, a tourism official confirmed.
Tourism Assistant Secretary Eden David, in an interview with reporters Friday morning at the People’s Park, said that the city will host the fashion show, which will be held at the SMX Convention Center Davao.
She said that the organizers have yet to finalize the schedule but they are choosing a date between January 15 and 19, more than a week earlier of the coronation night on January 30 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.
David said at least 40 candidates out of 90 will be coming to the city to participate in the fashion show that will highlight Mindanao tapestry and culture.
She added all the expenses that will be incurred during the pageant’s fashion show will be shouldered by the private partners while the tourism office will “work on the flow and the coordination of the security.”
David said that the candidates will be toured around the city’s tourism premier destinations, although she refused to disclose the locations.
The city boasts, among others, Davao Crocodile Park, Eden Nature Park, Philippine Eagle Foundation, Malagos Garden Resort, and the nearby Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos).
She said that the city’s hosting of side events will be a major local tourism boost, explaining that this is an opportunity to promote first-hand what the city has to offer to the international candidates.
“Definitely, one thing about tourism is presentation and marketing and you know, product knowledge. It is different when our Miss Universe candidates who represent their respective countries can really promote our country and our city in particular,” David said.
She added that the hosting will also get more attention from both domestic and foreign tourists to the Davao Region.
“Many of the people will be coming over to Davao… it is first time in how many years, and the third time for the Philippines to host. So the point is, it is really a crowd-generating event and more importantly, it is a prestige and honor for the country to promote,” she said. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)
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