Last January 2017, the Philippine pageant organisation was shocked when TV host and personality Cory Quirino gave up the Miss World (MW) franchise, which in turn resulted in many changes.

The Miss World Philippines Media Conference was held on July 7 at the New World Hotel, Makati City.Gwendolyn Ruais (MW first Princess and MWP 2011), Queenierich Rehman (Semifinalist and MWP 2012), Hillarie Parungao (Semifinalist and MWP 2015), Catriona Gray (MW 3rd runner-up and MWP 2015) and the beautiful Megan Young, Miss World 2013 were also present in the conference to show their support and express their desire to train future MWP winners.

Following are the changes made to Miss World Philippines 2017:

The new MWP general manager, Upcoming fashion designer and pageant trainer is Bessie Besana, (formerly with Aces & Queens beauty camp). Bessie knows the ins and outs of the pageant scene and his kind spirit makes him a favorite of the candidates.

Arnold Vegafria promises that the pageant will be “bigger and better in more ways than one. This year, the finale will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena on September 3.

Megan Young will collaborate with a renowned jeweller to create a new Miss World Philippines crown. The organizers mentioned that it will be a sleeker and more elegant design and will be in tune with the Miss World color motif (blue and silver).

This year Miss World Philippines 2017 announced 3 more crowns which will open more international opportunities for the delegates.  Reina Hispano Americana Filipinas 2017 – to compete in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in November 2017, Miss Multinational Philippines 2017 – to compete in New Delhi, India in December 2017, Miss Eco Philippines 2017 – to compete in Miss Eco International in Alexandria, Egypt in April 2018.

The MWP 2017 competition will more closely replicate the Miss World format. This year, they will have the following fast track events.

Brand Fashion Show – where the Top Model Challenge will be held, Charity Gala Night – where the Talent Competition will be held, Sports Challenge – where the candidates will be divided into 3 teams, Beach Beauty Challenge and Charity Day.

During the media conference, the organizers gave the audience a sample of the new MWP theme song. It was written and performed by Jay-R and Kris Lawrence.

Now the new official website of MWP is www.missworldphilippines.org and the new official hashtag is #msworldphil. The new twitter account is MsWorldPhil.

This time MWP National Director Arnold Vegafria is more passionate about raising funds for their chosen beneficiary, the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center.