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Maria Angelica de Leon courtesy of Jay Buen Photography
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Back in 2013, Maria Angelica ‘Mariel’ de Leon was tipped to be one of the Bb. Pilipinas Gold titles, not only because of her celebrity pedigree, but because she was definitely one of the more stellar standouts among the fifty (50) Official Candidates. She performed well up to the Q&A that people inside the Araneta Coliseum were expecting her name to be announced as one of the five (5) winners in the magic circle. But sadly, it wasn’t meant to happen at the time.
Her trainers at Aces & Queens thought that she would need at least two more years before going for a second try in the nationals. That was 2013. It is now mid-2015. And Bb. Pilipinas 2016 will start sending message alerts by the 4th Quarter. Will she be 100% ready by then? The photos in this feature were taken by my photographer-friend Jay Buen last December, 2014, so Mariel should have a relatively different aura now.
Let’s see if Aces will see her fit to trek the pageant trail once again. ;-)
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