Czarina Gatbonton's send-off to China for the Miss World 2010 pageant

A send-off party was held yesterday for Czarina Catherine Gatbonton, the Philippines' delegate to the Miss World 2010 pageant happening in China this October.

It was held at the Mandarin Oriental Suites in Gateway Mall, attended by fellow Binibining Pilipinas titleholders, people from BPCI, the press and some others to wish her goodluck in the Miss World 2010
pageant.

Czarina will leave for China this Friday and try to bring the first
Miss World crown for the Philippines or atleast enter the finals .

It's been 5 years already since Carlene Aguilar made it to the semis of Miss World and 17 long years since the Philippines finished in the
Top 3 thru Ruffa Gutierrez in 1993.

In the last 10 years, Philippines only made it to the semis four times and just only 6 times during the past 20 years. Not so good record!

So hopefully Czarina will help improve the country's record in Miss World, which now the biggest pageant in the world with 120 expected
candidates this 2010.

CZARINA GATBONTON IN SWIMSUIT:

Photos courtesy of John dela Vega, BPCI and MWO