25 Beauty Queens Turned Authors

FUNFARE By Ricardo F. Lo The Philippine Star Updated August 04, 2011

Prepared by Funfare’s “other beauty expert” Celso de Guzman Caparas, list of 25 beauty queens turned authors was shortlisted from an original list of 36 that included beauty queens who have become journalists, one of them Miss Philippines-Universe Venus Raj who writes the Sunday column Major, Major for The STAR’sEntertainment Section.

1. 1974 Miss Universe Amparo Muñoz 2. 2006 Miss Philippines Earth Catherine Untalan 3. 1970 Miss World Jennifer Hosten 4. 1964 Miss International Gemma Cruz 5. 1995 Miss America Heather Whitestone 6. 2007 Miss Earth Jessica Nicole Trisko 7. 1931 Carnival Queen Maria Kalaw 8. 1993 Miss USA Kenya Summer Moore 9. 1994 Miss USA Frances Louise ‘Lu’ Parker 10. 1991 Miss Universe Lupita Jones 11. 2005 Miss Universe Natalie Glebova 12. 1973 Miss Universe Margie Moran 13. 1994 Miss Australia Michelle van Eimeren 14. 1912 Carnival Queen Paz Marquez 15. 1979 Miss International Melanie Marquez 16. 2002 (dethroned) Miss Universe Oxana Fedorova 17. 1971 Miss America Phyllis George 18. 1967 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe Pilar Pilapil 19. 1908 Carnival Queen Pura Villanueva 20.1976 Miss Universe Rina Messinger 21. 1984 Miss Wasilla Sarah Louise Heath (Sarah Palin) 22. 1987 Miss World and Queen of Europe Ulla Weigerstorfer 23.1934 Miss Intercollegiate of the Philippines Daisy Hontiveros 24. 1992 Miss USA Shannon Marketic 25. 1998 Miss Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam Matéria completa em: http://www.philstar.com/funfare/article.aspx?articleid=713118&publicationsubcategoryid=70