“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” – Blake Lively
Days before her Miss Universe Philippines 2025 journey officially kicked off, newly crowned Miss Iloilo KAREN NICOLE PICCIO was fêted to a send-off party that also doubled as a press conference! The venue of the merienda cena event was Jardin Mediterranean Cuisine!
The beauty queen from Maasin, Iloilo gracefully and intelligently answered questions from Iloilo mainstream and social media practitioners! She also regaled them with a commanding rendition of “Power” by MORISETTE AMON.
Judgee Lopez Peña, Beaver Lopez, Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon and Sarah O. Peña.
Judgee Lopez Peña, Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon, Miss Iloilo 2025 Karen Nicole Piccio, Beaver Lopez, Josette Lutze and Sarah O. Peña.
Beaver Lopez and Iloilo City Vice Mayor Jeffrey Ganzon.
Making their presence felt were Miss Iloilo Committee co-chair SARAH O. PEÑA, Iloilo Festivals Foundation Inc. (IFFI) chair JUDGEE PEÑA, and IFFI Executive Director JOYCE CLAVECILLAS. They were joined by Iloilo City Vice Mayor JEFFREY GANZON, President of Rockwell Club BEAVER LOPEZ, and fresh from her American holiday SUSIE FACULTAD.
Judgee Lopez Peña, Miss Iloilo 2025 Karen Nicole Piccio, Sarah O. Peña and Susie Facultad.
Miss Iloilo 2025 Karen Nicole Piccio with her family members and glam team.
Moving around I saw Karen’s family members and her glam team – designer ALFIE DESAMPARADOS, pasarela coach EIYZ SALES and personality development mentor ROWENA DIAZ.
Also there were the hardworking members of Miss Iloilo Committee, PAULEIN MONSALE PAREDES and MICHAEL ANGELO SARATE, to name a few!
Iloilo’s mainsteam and social media practitioners in action.
Iloilo’s mainsteam and social media practitioners in action.
Iloilo’s mainstream and social media practitioners in action.
And owner, tres charmante JOSETTE LUTZE, made sure everyone had their fill of the hors d’oeuvres – morcilla w/ quail egg, beef kebab, salmon with cream cheese, chicken kebab, hummus with cherry tomatoes, and prosciutto aragula in ciabbata bread!
Oh, well, yours truly wishes Miss Iloilo 2025 KAREN NICOLE PICCIO the best of luck! May she make the Ilonggos proud! (Photos by Jade Dequiña)
Morcilla with quail egg, Proscuiutto arugula in ciabbata bread and Salmon with cream cheese.
Yours truly
Beef kebab, Hummus with cherry tomatoes and Chicken kebab.