Janelle Commisiong (1977 Miss Universe from Trinidad & Tobago
& now a top fashion magazine writer) wrote that Quiambao
reminded her very much of past Filipino beauties
who paraded before her eyes.


Marianella MaalPacini, MISS COLOMBIA 1999, and Miriam Quiambao, Miss Philippines 1999,
dons the fashions of Trinidad & Tobago's foremost fashion designers at 'Batimamselle,' a
special show staged at Queen's Hall in Port of Spain, Trinidad on May 17, 1999.


Miriam Quiambao, Miss Philippines 1999, dons the fashions of Trinidad & Tobago's foremost fashion designers at 'Batimamselle,' a special show staged at Queen's Hall in Port of Spain, Trinidad on May 17, 1999.


Angela Ukpoma, MISS NIGERIA 1999, Diana Nogueira, MISS SPAIN 1999, Carolina Indriago, MISS VENEZUELA 1999, Yamani Saied, MISS PANAMA 1999 and Miriam Quiambao, Miss Philippines 1999, dons the fashions of Trinidad & Tobago's foremost fashion designers at 'Batimamselle,' a special show staged at Queen's Hall in Port of Spain, Trinidad on May 17, 1999. The Delegates grace the catwalk with style, sassiness and attitude. Designers featured include Peter Elias, Radical Designs, Patricia McKain Williams, Althea Bastien, Natural Pleasures, Kloz Ltd., Verewa Batiks, Basic Necessities, Heather Jones Designs, Sonia Mack, Claudia Pegus Designs, Yoko and Meiling. 'Batimamselle,' which recalled the elegance and unique beauty of the Caribbean, is one of the events leading up to the 1999 MISS UNIVERSE Pageant.


Miriam Quiambao, MISS PHILIPPINES 1999, Elena Mabel Piccolo-Fournier, MISS ARGENTINA 1999, Jouraine Ricardo, MISS CURACAO 1999, Sofia Guerrero, MISS HONDURAS 1999, and Kristy Wilson, MISS NEW ZEALAND 1999 rehearse on the 1999 Miss Universe stage May 24, in preparation for the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant.


Miriam arrives in Tobago on May 11, 1999 and strikes a pose on the balcony of Le Grand Courland Hotel overlooking Great Courland Bay on the island of Tobago during a videotape segment to be used during the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant.


Marianella MaalPacini, MISS COLOMBIA 1999, Miriam Quiambao, MISS PHILIPPINES 1999, Viola Jeffery, MISS BELIZE 1999, Sherece ShurmainSmith, MISS U. S. VIRGIN ISLANDS 1999, Michelle Shead, MISS AUSTRALIA 1999, and Movel Lewis, MISS BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS 1999, check out the complimentary hair care products at the Clairol Herbal Essences Style Award Seminar for the 85 Delegates of the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant. The event took place at the Holiday Inn's Calypso Room in Trinidad and Tobago on May 13, 1999.


Brenda Liz Lopez, MISS PUERTO RICO 1999, Miriam Quiambao, MISS PHILIPPINES 1999, Apisamai Srirangson, MISS THAILAND 1999, and Sofia Raptis, MISS GREECE 1999, listen to hair care tips during the Clairol Herbal Essences Style Award Seminar for the 85 Delegates of the 1999 Miss Universe Pageant. The event took place at the Holiday Inn's Calypso Room in Trinidad and Tobago on May 13, 1999.



Photos courtesy of Miss Universe L.P., LLLP