Confirmed: the Philippines will host the next Miss Universe pageant.
On Thu, Jul 28, Department of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo announced that Miss Universe will be held in the country on Jan 30, 2017.
“We have a president who comes from Mindanao, and our Miss Universe is from Mindanao, so I think this is the best time for us to do the Miss Universe here in the Philippines,” Teo said.
“So I would like to inform everybody that the Miss Universe beauty pageant will be on January 30, 2017 here in the Philippines.”
Rappler reported on Wed, Jul 27 that President Rodrigo Duterte said the government “wouldn’t spend money” on hosting the pageant.
READ: Duterte says he ‘wouldn’t spend money’ on hosting Miss Universe pageant
But Teo noted that the no government funds will be spent on the pageant. “It will be the private sector that will shoulder the expenses,” she said.
Earlier reports say the budget for the pageant is around P560 million.
The Miss Universe was held in the Philippines in 1974 and 1994.
We’re sure Pia Wurtzbach will be very happy with this news.
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