Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa, Fashion Icon Raymond Gutierrez, Entrepreneur Lorenzo Vega and Award-winning Director Brillante Mendoza amongst the list of this year’s council – The Miss Universe Bahrain Organization confirms to continue its mission to empower and give global platform for Bahraini women to amplify their advocacies.
The Miss Universe Bahrain organization led by Dubai-based Yugen Group of Companies announced today its continuation to organize the Miss Universe Bahrain franchise for its third season and officially unveiled its new season’s council composed of a globally renowned Filipino team assembled by its National Director Josh Yugen.
The council is composed of the following: Kylie Verzosa, Actress, Beauty Queen and Miss International 2016 as Head of Empowerment Raymond Gutierrez, Host, TV personality and Fashion icon as Fashion Director Lorenzo Vega, Serial Entrepreneur as Head of Innovation Joey Abacan, TV Executive and Film producer as Senior Executive Consultant Director Brillante Mendoza, Award-winning filmmaker as Artistic Director.
“I am so thankful to all of the new members of the Miss Universe Bahrain council, my friends and colleagues in the industry for lending us their time and expertise in making this franchise a phenomenal success.” said Josh Yugen.
Photos from the media conference here.
Aside from the globally renowned Filipino team, the reigning Miss Universe Bahrain Evlin Khalifa was given an equally important spot in the MUBH council as the Head of Culture. Evlin will make sure that the organization is aligned with the beautiful and respectful culture of Bahrain.
After weeks of bidding from the new Miss Universe organization recently acquired and led by Thai billionaire Anne JKN. today. Josh Yugen confirmed his company won the bid to organize the Miss Universe Bahrain pageant for its third season and revealed the people who will work along with him for the third season of the franchise.
Josh Yugen, owner of Yugen Group and National Director of Miss Universe Bahrain said, “I want to express my gratitude to Miss Universe Organization led by Khun Anne KN, Paula Shugart and the entire MUO Team for continuing the legacy of a beautiful franchise that is cocooned in love modesty and respect – the Miss Universe Bahrain.
It is our utmost honor as part of Yugen Group to create a path for young women to find their happiness, achieve their dreams and shine with their purpose.”
The Miss Universe Bahrain will fulfill another dream of a young Bahraini woman to represent her country in the international platform after two successful years. Evlin Abdullah-Khalifa recently caught global attention with her statement during the swimwear competition with words written in Arabic meaning ‘equality.’
“The Miss Universe Bahrain organization hopes to find a woman who is armored with her purpose in life and wishes to use the Miss Universe Bahrain platform to amplify her messages and advocacies” said lan Borromeo, Managing Director of Yugen Group and Miss Universe Bahrain organization.
WHAT IS SOMETHING NEW FOR THE THIRD SEASON?
This season is going to be very special and we have picked a theme for this year: YOUTH EMPOWERMENT.
Since the Miss Universe Bahrain platform is pro-youth, we have aligned our agenda to the city’s Youth City 2023 campaign which is an initiative of Bahrain’s Ministry of Youth and Sports intended for Bahrain’s youth, where the city has become one of the most prominent training projects for young people due to its ability to refine and help shape the talents of young people, as well as giving young people excellent training opportunities to further qualify them and provide them with all the possibilities to unlock their creative energies.
The initiative also aims to raise the level of skills of young individuals, which contributes to the creation of Bahraini cadres qualified to participate effectively in the overall development of the Kingdom. Speaking about the direction of Miss Universe Bahrain 2023, Josh Yuen, National Director, said: “Most of the candidates who join our platform belong to the youth demographics. These are the future leaders, movers, shakers and innovators of the Kingdom of Bahrain. We want to give emphasis to what these ladies are capable of doing in shaping the country to be more progressive, erasing man-made stereotypes and breaking all the glass ceilings in all corners of their lives.”
“We have seen how the reigning Miss Universe Bahrain Evlin Abdulla Khalifa made an impactful statement during the Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans last January 14, 2023. After her exposure and gaining global attention, she has been tapped as regional spokesperson for several brands and recently been invited to speak at the annual Forbes Middle East Women Summit to be held at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia where she will be in line with the biggest women innovators, leaders and experts from the region such as Her Highness Sheika Noura bint Faisal al Saud, beauty mogul Mona Kattan, American-Somalian model and activist Halima Aden, Syrian Olympic swimming champion Yusra Mardini.”
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR THE THIRD MISS UNIVERSE BAHRAIN REPRESENTATIVE?
We are looking for someone with an authentic heart. Someone who will not get tired of extending her arms to be able to help her community and uplift those who are in need. She is a woman who is sensitive not only to her needs but to the needs of others. We want to find a woman who walks the talk, someone who has an innate responsibility and passion to promote a cause close to the heart. We want a woman that will be a voice of empowerment to Bahrain’s strong youth community.
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