Barely
two weeks after her reign as Miss Bohol Sandugo
(MBS) 2013, Brigitte Tanoja Burato has faced an issue that could almost finish
her reign as Miss Bohol Sandugo.
The stunning 18-year-old Alician beauty brought great honor to her hometown but
might have to give up her crown due to “not abiding by the rules and regulations”
set by the MBS committee. She is not allowed to join any beauty pageant in the
province until she can complete her reign.
“The
problem of Miss Alicia Brigitte Burato is she has an attitude problem,” said
the socialite VRS. “She should inform first the MBS committee if she has to
join another beauty pageant.”
According
to another VRS embedded in the beauty pageant office, Burato was supposed to
join the Miss Silka Bohol 2013 held last Friday.
Before
winning MBS, Burato had competed in quite a number of beauty pageants. She has been
a consistent number one in the Dean’s List of the School of Business and Economics
at the University of San Carlos, Cebu City where she is also the reigning 2013
Miss SBE- University of San Carlos.
Beauty-watchers
and supporters have agreed that MBS is the oldest, highest, most prestigious
and most popular beauty pageant in the province.
“What
if she will not win in Miss Silka? Di ba uwaw?” one beauty-watcher, who asked
for anonymity, said. “Okay ra if she will join Bb. Pilipinas or Mutya at least
to level up.”
Last
Friday morning, Burato had a closed-door heart-to-heart talk with the MBS organizers.
VRS
had watched Miss Silka last Friday afternoon, and thanked God, Burato had backed-out
from the contest.
“If
naa pa, aw dethroned jud,” said a popular hair and make-up artist.
If
she was dethroned, there will be a new face of the crown. Supporters of MBS first
runner-up Shaila Mae Rebortera of Baclayon were heard saying that she was happy
''to be taking over this job.''
The
rules said: The Miss Bohol Sandugo
should have never been married, never been pregnant and in good health and of
good moral character during her reign. She pledges to abide by the rules and regulations
set by the organizers and to support and participate in the activities
initiated by the committee.
In
the history of MBS pageant, no one has been dethroned for failing to perform
the numerous duties expected of a MBS titleholder. However, there were those
who were replaced or not completed their reign.
“The
beautiful winners have often been found to get involved in various scandals and
then been forced to resign from their glory,” said VRS.
At
least two MBS titlists were stripped of their titles, including Maria Niña
Cubello, MBS 1999, officially did not
finish her reign because she got married. She was replaced by Jennifer Ejoc. The
beauteous MBS 2001 Jenny Justiniane
has been stripped of her crown. She got married before she finished her reign.
Her first runner-up Vanessa Cadorna replaced her. Although they were replaced
by the organizers, Cubello and Justiniane were generally regarded as winners by
the MBS committee and by the public.
Another
VRS revealed that beauty pageants in Bohol have no contract so definitely the
winners don't know their roles during their reign.
"There
should be a written agreement or contract between the winner and the organizer
what to expect and what to do during the reign,” said VRS.
To
paraphrase a pageant cliché: Once a Miss Bohol Sandugo is forever a Miss Bohol Sandugo.
“Swell-headedness
is one that a beauty queen must avoid. She should keep the weight of her head
normal and keep her feet firmly planted on the ground,” said VRS.
Note:
VRS called and texted Brigitte Tanoja Burato for her side but she never
replied.
