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Aired (October 19, 2026): From the world of beauty pageants to the realities of love, family, and survival, beauty queens Ahtisa Manalo, Gazini Ganados, and Yllana Aduana open up about the challenges and expectations that come with wearing the crown in a world where beauty can be both an advantage and a responsibility.
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00:00Welcome to Fast Talks!
00:30This is your show!
00:36Happy birthday to our Fast Talk segment, producer Geraldine Regala.
00:46Asan siya? Asan siya? Nasa editing.
00:51Happy birthday!
00:53Ang mga bisita po natin yung hapon ay mga reyna.
00:57They have conquered the pageant stage.
01:00Pero sila'y nagbabalik ngayon para sa isang napakalaking beauty pageant.
01:06Kung saan ang premyo po ay Corona at 25 million pesos.
01:13Wow! Ito po yung Red Crown and 25 million pesos.
01:18Narito po, kasama natin yung hapon, ang tatlong kandidata para po sa Queen of the Islands.
01:26Please welcome our three candidates!
01:36I am Dali Dizan, Queen of Kazan.
01:53I am Dali Dizan, Queen of Kazan.
01:59Dapitan.
02:13I am Sam Chu De La Cruz, Queen of Surigao.
02:20Miss Universe Philippines 2025, Batisa Manalo.
02:25Miss Universe Philippines 2019, Gazini Ganano.
02:29And Miss Philippines Earth 2023, Ilyana Aduana.
02:36Girls, welcome to the program. Please make yourselves comfortable.
02:40Diyos mio. Napakahirap sa bayan.
02:45Congratulations on your new film.
02:48Kumusta ang love life?
02:50Talagang inuna ang love life.
02:51Unat!
02:51Hindi, masarap pag-usapan nito dahil mainit na pinag-uusapan, hindi lamang sa social media.
02:58But a lot of people are talking about the fact that joining beauty contests has become very, very expensive.
03:05Pag sumasali ka sa national contest, magkano at isa? More or less, ang dapat ihanda?
03:10I think it depends kung gaano kalaki gumastos.
03:16Kung kukuha ka ng mga team na bigatin talaga, mas malaki yung magagastos mo.
03:21Compared kung meron ka talagang mga kakilala galing sa probinsya mo na mag-help sa'yo.
03:27So it really varies kung ano yung gusto mong output.
03:31Give me a range.
03:33Siguro kaya mo mga 250k, yun yung lowest.
03:38Pero it can go up to a few millions kapag talagang tinodo mo.
03:41Like photo shoots and everyday, buo ka talaga.
03:45At sa kapag nagaprobinsya ka, you have to stay in a house.
03:47Yes.
03:48You have to rent a condo.
03:50Pamasahe mo everyday.
03:51Pamasahe, pagkain.
03:52You have to have a home, di ba?
03:55Gazi kao, karanasan.
03:57Well, comparing to the pre-pandemic era, sobrang laki talaga ng difference right now.
04:03Kasi the inflation also, given the fact that there are things happening around the world that's out of our control.
04:09Tama.
04:09So, yung mahihiya ka din kasi na for the love lang yung bibigay mo sa kanila.
04:15To be fair, you have to compensate din talaga.
04:19So, siguro around half a mil, siguro that's like the baseline na para makapagproduce ka ng magandang content.
04:27Na kasi ayaw mo rin naman na lumaban na half-baked ka, di ba, Tito?
04:32Tama.
04:32Yes, you have to give it your all.
04:35If it's a one-time go or else, just don't join na lang.
04:39But I like the idea na halimbawa yung mga make-up artists, the stylists, the designers, et cetera, hanap buhay
04:45din kasi nila.
04:46Di ba?
04:47I mean, at saka ang laking panahon, ang ginugugol nila, nakasama kayo.
04:51Lalo na yung mga kaibigan na galing probinsya.
04:53But, you know, the best thing also about the Pinoy, sila mismo nag-represent, they present their services, di ba?
05:00Do you, nasasamahan ka namin, et cetera.
05:03Iliana, alam mo, may mga usap-usapan na few millions.
05:05As somebody said, it can't go as high as 10 million pesos.
05:10Talaga?
05:11Well, it really depends, Tito Boy, lalo na national pageant versus international pageant.
05:15So, dun pa lang yung start nun.
05:17Pero kasi ako, Tito Boy, personally, parang feeling ko, I never got to spend more than 2 million, siguro, in
05:24a national pageant.
05:25Tapos parang, as much as I can talaga, dapat medyo, alam mo yun, mag-aalot lang ng budget talaga.
05:32So, parang 2 million tops.
05:33Di ba? Pero malaking pera na rin yun, ha?
05:36I mean, how many girls can afford?
05:39Kasi naalala ko, I had a private conversation, I mean, a friendly conversation with Chelsea.
05:44During Chelsea's time, medyo hirap, no?
05:46And then, I think, hindi ko alam, if it was Chelsea or another one, na sinusuportahan na ng local government,
05:54may mga NGOs, private.
05:57Do you get support from friends, from government, at isa?
06:01Suwerte ka, Tito Boy, kapag may support yung government, yung LGU, yung local directors mo.
06:08Ako, I was lucky that I was supported by my local directors and then the people around me.
06:13Ano yan? Financial?
06:14Financial, opo.
06:15O-o.
06:16Tapos, yung iba, ang tulong nila is, okay, kami magpapadamit sa'yo, okay, wag mo nang isipin tong damit nato,
06:23kami nabahala dyan.
06:24So, malaking tulong po yun pag naipon mo yun eh.
06:27How much time do you spend in a contest, Gaz?
06:30Halimbawa, when you join Binibining Pilipinas or Miss Universe Philippines, Miss World, Miss Grand, are you talking about a month,
06:37two months, 15 days?
06:38No, actually, Tito Boy, when I joined Binibining, it was five years in the making.
06:44Like, it was like I was joining other pageants, but the main goal was Miss Universe.
06:49Parang yun yung end goal talaga.
06:51So, the things that you go through is just a stepping stone.
06:54Okay.
06:55So, parang the experience you get from it, the learnings you get from it, you get to showcase it in
07:03the international pageant or in the national pageant itself.
07:07Ilyana started to talk about the international game, no?
07:10Nung sumali kayo sa Miss Universe, mas lumaki bang gastos?
07:13Or nag-less na ba because you have the national organization supporting you?
07:19Lumaki ba? Bumaba?
07:20What happened?
07:23Pag laban mo dun sa international, mas maraming gustong tumulong, Tito Boy.
07:29Kasi you're carrying the game.
07:30Tinatanggap niyo ba lahat ng gustong tumulong?
07:33Depends.
07:34Depende po.
07:34Depende po.
07:35Hindi lahat, Tito Boy.
07:36Kasi minsan may hinahanap ka na specific na, halimbawa, damit or styling or certain skill level.
07:44Tapos, syempre, hindi naman, lumalaban ka din eh.
07:47Kailangan you're still at your best.
07:49So, minsan hindi lahat talaga.
07:51At it's financial, tatanggapin mo yan.
07:53Halimbawa, may tumutulong, pero alam mo na gusto ko lamang makilala.
07:57I'm donating, I'm helping.
07:59But you know, I wanna have dinner with you.
08:01May mga ganun?
08:03Wala naman, so...
08:05Wala naman.
08:05I mean, meron talagang mga mag-a-ask for sure, ganyan.
08:09Syempre, especially pag monetary, ganyan, di ba?
08:13Parang ia-ask ka, oh, why don't we meet first?
08:16Yung mga ganun bagay.
08:18Pero, it...
08:19It depends eh.
08:20It really depends eh.
08:22Masa sa'yo kung tatanggapin mo yun.
08:25Pero, you have to be like carrying someone with you.
08:28Yung mga cases na ganun.
08:29Kasi after all, it's okay.
08:31It's a good financial support, but up to what cost, di ba?
08:34Right.
08:35Pero alam niyo kung gaano ka-invested ang Pinoy sa beauty pageants, di ba?
08:38Walang traffic pag...
08:40Dati sinasabi yun, pag may laban si Manny Pacquiao,
08:43ngayon walang traffic pag may laban si Alex Iyala,
08:45o di kaya may beauty contest na umiikot, lalo pag umuwi, di ba?
08:50We are, I think, very invested as a country pagdating sa beauty contests.
08:54Your laban was very difficult because you came after Kat.
08:58Yes.
08:58Di ba?
08:59After Katriona Gray.
09:00And the expectation is very high.
09:02Na parang, sana, back to back.
09:04Yes.
09:05Di ba?
09:05How big a pressure was that?
09:08Not only that, it was difficult.
09:11It was so, so pressured.
09:15To the point where maraming nag-aaway na team,
09:19just to, you know, like, just to get a hold of the limelight
09:23that they could get out of the cloud.
09:25So parang, it was hard for me internally.
09:27Not everyone can see it kasi from the outside.
09:30The facade of it is not everything that is published.
09:34But the struggle talaga is between the people you trust,
09:38there are betrayals happening around, ganon.
09:41So parang, you really have to select the core that you spend your time with
09:46and the energy.
09:46Talk about the betrayal.
09:47What betrayal are you talking about?
09:49Siguro,
09:50Ano yun?
09:52Siguro, around mga, hindi na dideliver agad yung mga damet na pinapromise nila na yung standard.
10:01Pero guys, yung internal struggle na, was it in your mind that nanalo si Kat
10:06and then people are expecting you to, you know, to get the crown?
10:09Of course.
10:10You were thinking about it.
10:11Of course.
10:12Were you disappointed?
10:13Did you cry when you lost?
10:16Cry?
10:17Hindi ko na nga magawang umiyak.
10:18Wala ka na mailuha.
10:20Wala na kasi pagod na pagod na talaga.
10:23Inilaban naman talaga natin ng sobra.
10:25And it was my first time to be in Atlanta, Georgia.
10:27It was so cold and I was so overwhelmed with all the things happening around.
10:33And it was my first international pageant.
10:37Okay.
10:37Pag-usapan natin yung iyo.
10:39I'm sorry, guys.
10:39Pag-usapan natin yung iyo naman.
10:41Dahil right after the pageant,
10:43sabi ng mga tao,
10:43dapat yung dalawang natira doon sa stage ay,
10:47if I remember correctly,
10:49Miss Ivory Coast,
10:51dapat yan.
10:52May mga ranking pa kami nun.
10:53Kasi at isa.
10:55Pang-ilan ako sa rank mo dito.
10:56Abay, number one.
10:57Noon at ngayon.
10:59Sa batch mo.
11:00Ikaw din number one ka sa akin.
11:02Number one ka rin sa akin.
11:03Liana.
11:04Talaga.
11:04But how did it feel
11:06na ang dami-dami yung nagsasabi,
11:08hindi naman ito dalawa lamang o tatlo, apat.
11:10And people are expecting you and,
11:14what was the name of the girl again?
11:16Cotevois.
11:17How do you pronounce it?
11:18Cotevois.
11:19Cotevois.
11:20I think.
11:20Ivory Coast.
11:21In other words.
11:22Ano yung reaksyon?
11:25Nakakatuwa, Tito Boy,
11:27na iniisip nila na,
11:28I deserve to win that night.
11:31Pero para sa akin kasi,
11:32tapos na.
11:32Wala na tayo magagawa.
11:33Correct.
11:34Move on.
11:34Yun na lang yung sa akin.
11:36Kahit ano pang sabihin natin,
11:38kahit ano pang tingin natin,
11:40there were judges that night
11:41and they announced the winner.
11:43So I think we should respect also the winner.
11:46Kasi parang they started bullying her
11:48because they didn't think that she deserved it.
11:51But that's no way to treat a person.
11:53But she was also very controversial.
11:55I mean, prior to the coronation,
11:57di ba?
11:57Marami ang nangyari.
11:58We're talking about Miss Mexico.
11:59So may pinagagalingan din yung mga fans,
12:01katulad namin,
12:02na parang ano ba,
12:03ano ba ang nangyari?
12:04But iwanan na natin yun.
12:06After a while,
12:06it takes a lot of maturity
12:07and it takes a lot of humility actually
12:10to be able to say what you said.
12:12Gloria Diaz,
12:13Gloria,
12:14ang kaibigan natin,
12:15was quoted,
12:15have said in an interview,
12:17na parang ang laki na nang pinagbago
12:18ng mga beauty contest ngayon.
12:20Sa Q&A,
12:21halimbawa,
12:21napaka-templated na talaga.
12:23Tinatanong ka tungkol sa environment
12:25o umpisan mo sa environment
12:27pero mapupunta ka sa
12:28kung saan-saan,
12:29sa AI,
12:30you know?
12:31I love it.
12:32O-o.
12:32Di ba?
12:33As on this earth.
12:34May mga ganun ay.
12:35Of course,
12:36the environment.
12:36That's true.
12:37You start with Greta Thunberg
12:39saying,
12:39shame on you.
12:42Pero ang tanong naman
12:43ay tungkol sa
12:44Pax Silica.
12:45So,
12:46ang sinasabi ni Gloria
12:46na parang
12:47napaka-templated,
12:49napaka-rehearsed,
12:50napaka-robotic
12:51in her words,
12:52no?
12:52Your comment.
12:53I mean,
12:54I feel like
12:54we've really transitioned
12:56the pageant scene
12:57from a very traditional
12:59to a new...
13:01Alam mo yun,
13:01parang iba ng environment
13:03nga yun talaga ng pageants.
13:04I feel like it's okay.
13:06Okay lang naman.
13:07Like,
13:07it's a good improvement.
13:09Pero,
13:10yes,
13:11iba-iba talaga yung perception
13:12na tayo
13:12magiging view talaga.
13:14So,
13:14it really depends on the queen
13:15kung paano niya
13:16i-handle yung sarili niya
13:18with regards to the Q&A
13:19and all.
13:19Kasi,
13:20honestly,
13:20like,
13:20ako,
13:21for the past few years
13:23of me
13:24in the pageant industry,
13:25people would call me like,
13:26oh,
13:27that's the girl
13:27using the highfalutin words
13:29and all.
13:29I got branded like that,
13:31eh,
13:31with the ardent,
13:33alam mo yun,
13:33with the words,
13:34I would use...
13:34Ano bang pinaka-highfalutin word
13:36na ginamit mo?
13:38Siguro,
13:38well,
13:39I'm not sure,
13:39pero yung pinaka-tumata kasi
13:41sa tao
13:41was the ardent,
13:42eh.
13:42It was really brand new
13:43to the people.
13:44Yes.
13:44Oh,
13:45okay.
13:45very passionate,
13:45very aggressive.
13:47Right.
13:47Eh,
13:48I feel like ako,
13:49nagpapatotoo lang ako
13:50and that's who I am
13:51as a person.
13:52Like,
13:52I love reading.
13:53I love,
13:53like,
13:53taking notes.
13:54If I hear a brand new word
13:55na,
13:56alam mo yun,
13:56na hindi pa naririnig talaga,
13:58I would take note of it
13:59and parang,
14:00ako,
14:01I want to share it
14:02to other people too.
14:03So,
14:03like,
14:03that's like a part
14:04of my vocabulary.
14:05So,
14:06that's who I am
14:06as a person.
14:07So,
14:07to each their own.
14:08Mayroon talagang mga
14:09strengths,
14:10mayroon capabilities,
14:11mayroon mga,
14:12alam mo yun,
14:13may mga edge talaga.
14:14Ang ibang-ibang beauty queens.
14:15Pagdating naman sa advocacy,
14:17ang sinasabi ni Glory
14:18ay all talk,
14:20empty words,
14:21you know,
14:22ano ang inyong reaksyon?
14:25Maybe.
14:26Hindi lahat ha?
14:26Hindi niya nila lahat?
14:28Hindi niya nila lahat?
14:29Opo.
14:29You're familiar with this,
14:30you heard about it.
14:31Okay.
14:31I think meron kasing perception
14:33yung mga bagong sumasali sa pageant
14:36na kapag magpapageant sila,
14:38dapat may advocacy sila.
14:40Pero,
14:40that's not really the case.
14:42It is a great plus
14:44to have something you're fighting for
14:46that's bigger than yourself.
14:48Yes?
14:48Alam mo,
14:48you're right.
14:49Kasi,
14:49yung huling contest,
14:50sino yung sinabihan na,
14:51ay,
14:51hindi siya nanalo?
14:52Kasi boring yung kanyang advocacy.
14:54Yun ang reaksyon sa social media.
14:56Sino ba yun?
14:57There was,
14:58well,
14:58anyway,
14:59there was a candidate na,
15:00it was not as exciting as,
15:02you know,
15:02whatever.
15:03Yeah,
15:03but it's not,
15:04it's not a need.
15:05It's a great plus
15:06to have something you're fighting for
15:08that's bigger than yourself.
15:09So,
15:09wala masadong point.
15:10But,
15:10hindi siya requirement nito, boy.
15:12Okay.
15:12And I think sometimes,
15:14they think that because Catriona
15:16had,
15:17the silver lining.
15:19the standard bearer,
15:20she had an organization
15:22that she was supporting
15:23that everyone needed
15:24to have one.
15:25get it.
15:26Gazical.
15:26I mean,
15:27I think just because
15:28they don't see you doing
15:30the advocacy
15:30that you're pursuing,
15:32because not every advocacy
15:33has to be posted.
15:34Diba tito ba?
15:35If you're giving
15:36with a grateful heart,
15:38you don't need to post it.
15:39So,
15:40why do you need
15:40to publish it online?
15:43Oh,
15:43I'm still doing my advocacy.
15:45I'm still there,
15:45the same person
15:46that I was before.
15:47So,
15:48parang,
15:49for me,
15:50if you're really,
15:51if your integrity
15:52really is there,
15:53you don't need to
15:54show everyone
15:55that I'm still
15:56the same person
15:57that I was before.
15:58And they don't need
15:59to know.
15:59And you're still
16:00the same person,
16:01pero,
16:01grabe ang tapang mo.
16:03You know,
16:03I would read your posts
16:04and you take a very,
16:05very strong stand
16:06for Palestine.
16:08Dito sa gera
16:09ng Israel
16:09at saka ng
16:11Palestine.
16:11You don't get
16:12into trouble?
16:13I do,
16:14tito ba?
16:14In fact,
16:15there are some brands
16:16that quite are
16:19avoiding the topic.
16:21Sometimes,
16:21I'm also avoiding brands
16:23that are supporting Israel
16:24and boycotting them
16:26in some way.
16:28But,
16:28I'm not against
16:30Israel itself
16:31as a whole
16:32because
16:33I know some of them
16:34are also,
16:35has a big heart,
16:36has a nice intention.
16:38But,
16:38it's just that
16:39we are stuck
16:40in this era
16:41where
16:42we have to stand
16:44by humanity,
16:45tito ba.
16:46It doesn't matter
16:47how...
16:47I get it.
16:48Yes.
16:48At saka,
16:49pamilya mo lang dun.
16:50Yes.
16:50Mga kapatid mo,
16:51nasa Gaza.
16:51It doesn't matter
16:52if it's just
16:53only for my family
16:54but also because
16:55other,
16:56these kids
16:57have no choice
16:59at all.
16:59What I'm trying
17:00to say is,
17:01itong position mo
17:02is also something
17:02very personal.
17:04Alam ko po,
17:05mahabang usapin po
17:06itong Gaza,
17:08itong Israel,
17:09at saka Palestine.
17:10But,
17:10all I was trying
17:11to say is,
17:13you make a stand.
17:14Yes.
17:14And I think,
17:15mabuhay ka.
17:17Oo,
17:17you really make a stand.
17:18Okay,
17:19punta naman tayo
17:20sa Red Crown.
17:21Dahil mapapanood na po
17:22natin ang pelikulang ito,
17:23October 28.
17:26Okay.
17:26Ganito ang katanungan.
17:28Red Crown
17:29plus 25 million pesos
17:33versus
17:35Love Life,
17:36your boyfriend.
17:37Sino ang inyong pipiliin?
17:40Di ba?
17:4025 million.
17:41Ilyana,
17:43Gaz,
17:44sino ang inyong pipiliin?
17:46Love Life,
17:4725 million plus
17:48the Red Crown.
17:50Ang kasagutan.
17:51Oh my God.
17:52Sa magbabalik po
17:53ng Fast Talk
17:54with Boy Abunda.
18:00Kami nagbabalik po
18:02dito sa Fast Talk
18:02with Boy Abunda.
18:03Kasama po natin,
18:04Atiza,
18:05Gazina,
18:05and Ilyana.
18:05Let's do Fast Talk.
18:08Atiza,
18:09manalo,
18:09panalo?
18:10Manalo.
18:10Beauty,
18:11brains.
18:12Both.
18:13Showbiz,
18:14politika?
18:15Showbiz.
18:16Gaz,
18:17ganado,
18:17kabado?
18:18Ganado.
18:19Speak up,
18:20stay silent.
18:21Speak up.
18:22Secretong love life
18:23or secretong yaman?
18:25Secretong yaman.
18:26Ako din.
18:27Yana.
18:28Yana o Hayaana?
18:30Yana.
18:31Comfort zone,
18:32taking risk.
18:33Taking risk.
18:34More corona,
18:35more pera?
18:36More pera.
18:37All,
18:37para sa inyong tatlo.
18:38Yes or no?
18:39May nakaalita na beauty queen?
18:40No.
18:41No.
18:42Okay.
18:43Fairness.
18:45Easy pa.
18:45Parang yes.
18:46Yes or no?
18:47May naging boyfriend
18:48na artista?
18:49No.
18:50Kayo,
18:51yes ha,
18:51pareho.
18:54Yes,
18:54in the past.
18:55Siguro.
18:56No?
18:56Jump plan.
18:58Gwapo siya ha,
18:59Gaz.
18:59Sakto lang.
18:59Sakto lang?
19:02Yes or no?
19:03Gusto ko siya kasi,
19:05sakto lang.
19:06Nadaya sa beauty pageant?
19:08No.
19:09You don't get the feeling
19:10that when it's done,
19:11Nadaya ako?
19:11No.
19:12Atisha?
19:14All.
19:14Lights on or lights off?
19:16On.
19:17On?
19:18You're more productive.
19:19You're more productive.
19:20Happiness or chocolate?
19:22Chocolate.
19:23Happiness.
19:24Joke.
19:25Because chocolate is happiness.
19:27Yeah,
19:28but I like the chocolate joke.
19:29Best time for happiness?
19:31Anytime.
19:32Every single night.
19:34Night long?
19:35Every single day.
19:36I like it.
19:37I'm the night.
19:38I'm the queen of?
19:41My parents.
19:43I'm the queen of?
19:47The last binibining
19:48Pilipinas universe.
19:50I'm,
19:51yeah,
19:51actually,
19:52yes.
19:52I'm the queen of?
19:54My own heart.
19:56Last time nandito tayo,
19:58you had a boyfriend.
19:59How are you doing?
20:00Ayan na.
20:01Okay na.
20:02Very good.
20:03Very good.
20:04You're doing very well.
20:05You're doing very well.
20:05Yes.
20:06Gaz,
20:07kumusta ang lagay ng puso mo?
20:09Si Gab pa rin ba?
20:10Talagang pinagalanan.
20:11Si Gab lag ba rin ba?
20:13I like him.
20:14For you.
20:15Tito boy.
20:16Wait now.
20:17Kasi,
20:18Tito boy,
20:19right now,
20:20with everything that's going on
20:21with my life,
20:22I really appreciate him
20:24with being supportive
20:25with what I am going through.
20:28Right now,
20:29I'm just not really
20:30focusing on relationships.
20:32But he's my best friend.
20:34We'll talk about it.
20:35He's a one call away.
20:36One phone call away.
20:38One phone call away
20:40ba in the past
20:40si Jeff Mosses?
20:41Or three!
20:43Ang masasabi ka lang,
20:45Tito boy,
20:45meron pala talagang times
20:47na si God na yung
20:48magtatanggal ng tao
20:49to make way for
20:50brand new opportunities
20:52and more people
20:53to come in your life.
20:55You talk about God
20:56and I'm talking about Moses.
21:0125 million crown
21:03or love life?
21:04Go.
21:04Fast.
21:0525 million.
21:07Is that even a question?
21:0925 million.
21:1025 million.
21:10Give me the 25 million.
21:12Just give them a word.
21:13Maraming maraming salamat.
21:15Red Crown,
21:16October 28th
21:17in theaters around the country.
21:20Panoorin po natin, girls.
21:21Maraming maraming salamat.
21:24Kita-kita po tayo
21:25bukas dito naman po
21:26sa Fast Talk with Boy Abunda.
21:28Goodbye for now.
21:29God bless.