The Controversial Dethronement of Stephanie Tiro Sitoy

Now this may be small pageant news compared to all the posts I have been blogging of late. But I do believe that it still needs to be shared. I have personally met and spoke with dethroned Mrs. Philippines Gobe 2014 Stephanie Tiro Sitoy and she is just one charming married beauty queen who should represent the country in the Mrs. Globe 2014 happening in China next week.

The alleged reason behind the dethronement is the alleged endorsement of a product against the organizers’ approval.

In a petition started by Orlando Cajegas on Change.org and directed to the organizers (EVI Marketing Communications and Celeste Shinagawa), it stated the following:

“Your pageants tagline of ‘where the power of beauty changes the world’ took on a radical change the wrong way when you suddenly decide to dethrone reigning Mrs. Philippines Globe Dr. Stephanie Tiro Sitoy, a highly respected pediatrician in the country. What’s worse is that you replaced an unplaced candidate who posed for a men’s magazine in 2002! We the Filipino people don’t want to be represented by such a character with a history of showing skin for soft-porn! This violation of due process (no clear investigation on the alleged endoresment of the good doctor who is a staunch breast-feeding advocate) had to be rectified, hence hoping the public furor would not fall on deaf ears.”

I hope it’s still not too late for a reinstatement. Stephanie worked hard for the title and she has been diligently preparing for the international competition for months now.

Keeping my fingers crossed.