MGI All-Stars ‘gladiators’ to walk in golden shoes made in PH

May 6 ------ Tested by time and in clashes with international opponents, the candidates of MGI All-Stars are like warriors fighting for their place at the throne. And such formidable contenders deserve no less than footwear designed for gladiators. For their date with redemption, the participants of the groundbreaking international competition for global pageant veterans will step onstage in gilded footwear designed and made in the Philippines.

Reigning Miss Grand International Emma Tiglao of the Philippines and her first runner-up Gotchabell Sarunrat Puagpipat of Thailand got first dibs on the strappy stilettos at a photoshoot held in Quezon City in early February. Inquirer Entertainment was one of the very few media organizations that got an early glimpse of the new shoes that debuted at the two queens’ session in front of the camera at the Jojo Bragais Studio.

The 4-inch-high shoes in glossy gold leather with multiple straps that end just below the ankle, dubbed “All Stars,” came from the vision of international Filipino shoe designer Jojo Bragais. Made for “the grandest return,” the design mirrors the journey of the queens who stepped back into the spotlight, ready to take their moment back.” Bragais is currently in China to source the gold leather material for the shoes that will grace the feet of the 58 candidates from 38 countries.

The shoes will go under the spotlight at the two preliminary competitions on May 27 and 28, and at the “Grand Final” on May 30. The three shows will be staged at the MGI Hall in Bangkok. Bragais will join the judging panel, a group that also includes Miss Universe winners Lupita Jones and Natalie Glebova, Miss Grand International titleholders Isabella Menin and Abena Akuaba Appiah, French-Lebanese musician Omar Harfouch, and Venezuelan queen maker Osmel Sousa. Five participants are from the Philippines–Fuschia Anne Ravena, Keylyn Trajano, Imelda Schweighart, Alexia Nuñez, and Gazini Ganados.

Source: inquirer.net