Hindi na makikita sa official Facebook page ng Binibining Pilipinas ang larawan ng national costume ni Joy Dacoron, na naging kontroberisyal at tumanggap ng mga batikos dahil ginaya niya ang kasuotan ng Sto. Niño de Cebu.
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Si Joy ang official candidate ng Cebu Province sa Binibining Pilipinas 2023.
Humingi na siya ng paumanhin sa mga deboto ng Sto. Niño de Cebu na nagpahayag ng pagkainsulto sa kanyang ginawa.
Joy Dacoron
Tila hindi naging parehas ang trato ng Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) kay Joy, na parang naging biktima ng diskriminasyon, dahil isa lamang siya sa apat na kandidatang inihalintulad ang kanilang mga national costume sa mga banal na santo.
Ang tahasang pagdistansiya o pag-iwas sa kontrobersiya ang tanging maiisip na dahilan ng BPCI sa desisyon nilang alisin ang national costume photo ni Dacoron sa kanilang Facebook page.
Ang kaibahan lang, hindi pa inirereklamo ng mga deboto ni Blessed Virgin Mary ang mga kandidata na ginamit ang kanyang kaanyuan sa kanilang mga ginamit sa National Costume competition na naganap sa New Frontier Theater ngayong Huwebes ng hapon, May 18, 2023.
Ang kandidata ng Pasig na si Sharmaine Magdasoc ay Our Lady of EDSA Shrine ang kanyang national costume.
Sharmaine Magdasoc
Pagsasalarawan ng BPCI sa Our Lady of Edsa Shrine inspired costume ni Sharmaine.“This costume depicts our one and only Edsa Shrine, which is dedicated to The Blessed Mary, who miraculously intervened to depose a regime in a bloodless revolution. The entire body of the dress and headdress is made of Swarovski crystals. This costume symbolizes freedom and reflects Ortigas' rapid economic growth.
“Just like Sharmaine, The Blessed Mary in here is crowned and dressed in gold garments, extending her arms which exposes her Immaculate Heart.”
Ang La Inmaculada Concepcion naman ang national costume ni Candy Marilyn Völlinger, ang kinatawan ng Catanduanes.
Ang La Inmaculada Concepcion ang patron ng Virac, Catanduanes.
Candy Marilyn Völlinger
Ito ang caption na inilagay ng Bb.Pilipinas Organization sa national costume photo ni Völlinger: “It is inspired by one of the images of Mother Mary, the Inmaculada Concepcion, Patron Saint of Virac, Catanduanes.
“Its dominant shade of white reflects purity and its halo, which is accentuated with abaca fibers, symbolizes the light that guides the local parahag-ot or abaca strippers in their daily work, it is also a nod to Catanduanes being the Abaca Capital of the Philippines.
“As a whole, her national costume reflects the values of ingenuity, unity, resiliency and faith that Catandunganons pay the highest regard.”
Si Paulina Marie Labayo naman ang representative ng Naga City, Bicol Region.
Para sa kanyang national costume, kinopya niya ang Our Lady of Peñafrancia, ang patron ng Naga.
Paulina Marie Labayo
“Paulina’s national costume is an ode to Bicol’s patroness, the Our Lady of Peñafrancia, entrusted in the hands of Nagueños.
“By wearing this creation, she portrays a devotee who carries their beloved “Ina” as a sign of how she had deepened the faith, shaped and enriched the culture and history of people.
“This presentation is an offered prayer to her Binibini journey and gratitude to her designer, team, Nagueños, and her father, who all helped in creating this,” pagpapakilala ng Bb. Pilipinas Organization sa national costume ni Labayo.