Pageant News Bureau - Michelle Candido

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One part this, one part that

The Philippines is a country on the eastern end of the Eastern Hemisphere. California is a state on the western end of the Western Hemisphere. The largest ocean in the world lies between them. They're many time zones apart, and very different in history and culture.

How do you bridge this gap? How do you make East meet West? With a pageant winner.

Michelle Candido is the girl who does this spectacular bridgework. She's Miss Philippines California, otherwise known as Binibining Pilipinas California. She combines all the good qualities of a Filipina and a California girl, which makes her a many-faceted gem.

Let's name a few good qualities.

She's lovely to behold, as you have already beheld. She does a wonderful Tahitian dance, perhaps because Tahiti is midway between the Philippines and California. She's sensible, studying to be a clinical pharmacist while treating pageants as a "hobby." She's a devout Christian, a girl who likes to talk about other pageant competitors -- about how nice they are.

Perhaps you're wondering which of Ms. Candido's good qualities come from the Philippines and which come from California. We don't really know. You may also be wondering if she has any bad qualities.

We don't think so.

Photos courtesy of Michelle Candido

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