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Watch All 84 Candiates in the National Costume Round of the 71st Miss Universe

January 12, 2023

Video of Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi’s Darna costume for the National Costume Round of the 71st Miss Universe have been trending and for a good reason. If incase you are interested to see what the other 83 candidates looks like in their National Costume, then you can watch the video below.

If you want to skip to the country of your choice, then you can click on timestamp below, as for Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi, you can just to time stamp 41:17.

Miss Universe 2022 coronation will on the 14th of January (morning of January 15 in the Philippines) at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

Miss Universe Philippines Celeste Cortesi sports Darna in the national costume

January 12, 2023

Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi dons a Darna costume for the national costume round during the preliminary competition on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

In the preliminary competition of Miss Universe 2022, Miss Philippines Celeste Cortesi wore a different kinds of costume, instead of of the usual Filipino traditional dress, she walked onstage donning the Darna’s iconic costume in their signature red and gold bikini and boots. She also wore a matching golden backpiece in the shape of the Philippine sun.

The Darna costume was designed by Oliver Tolentino, the same designer of her preliminary evening gown. Celeste Cortesi’s Darna costume is a collaborative effort of MUPH, Ravelo Family, ABS-CBN and JRB Creative Production.

Miss Universe 2022 coronation will be held in New Orleans on January 14 (morning of January 15, Philippine time).

Metro Magazine cover features Jane de Leon clad in the icon Darna suit

August 21, 2022
Metro Magazine cover features Jane de Leon clad in the icon Darna suit

Metro Magazine, the country’s premier fashion magazine just gave us a full view of Jane de Leon wearing the icon Darna suit. Jane de Leon’s Darna is a project that have been in project for a long time, there were even reports that the project have been cancelled due to a very high production cost. The new Darna series aired in ABS-CBN this month and scheduled to release at least 5 episodes.

Created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo, Darna follows the story of Narda who becomes the titular superhero after swallowing a white stone that fell from the sky. Darna is directed by master director Chito S. Roño with Avel Sunpongco and Benedict Mique, Casts of the series are Zaijian Jaranilla as Ding, Narna’s younger brother with actress and former Darna Rio Locsin, Iza Calzado plays the original Darna from Planet Marte, who later pass on the magical stone to her daughter Narda before dying in battle.

The cast also includes Paolo Gumabao, Simon Ibarra, Young JV, Zeppi Borromeo, Marvin Yap, Yogo Singh, L.A. Santos, Joj Agpangan, Mark Manicad, Richard Quan, Dawn Chang, Viveika Ravanes, Eric Fructuoso, and Jeffrey Santos.

For more reading, go to Metro Magazine to read its featured article – Flying High: The Rise Of Jane De Leon As The Iconic Darna

Darna film cancelled by ABC-CBN

August 20, 2020

This will surely disappoint a lot of Darna fans, since it been reported that Darna film starring Jane De Leon will no longer push through.

The reason for the cancellation is that the production cost of the film has ballooned to PHP240 million, Php 140 million have already been spent and Php 100 million more is needed to complete the project.

The film as previously scheduled for a 2020 release but due to the delays that it experience, including the delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the ABS-CBN and Star Cinema decided not to continue the project.

Liza Soberano was originally given the role but she had to leave the project in April due to an injury on her finger that required her to undergo surgery.

Created by writer Mars Ravelo and artist Nestor Redondo, Darna follows the story of Narda who becomes the titular superhero after swallowing a white stone that fell from the sky.

Source: Inquirer
Image: @imjanedeleon