1. Godfrey Nikolai Murillo - First Runner Up - Mister Fitness Supermodel 2024
2. Lloyd Figueras -Mister Teenager Universe 2025 - Winner
3. RJ de Vera - Man Hit Star 2024 - Winner
Godfrey Nikolai Murillo, Kenneth Vincent Cabungcal, Lloyd Figueras and RJ De Vera
Misters of Filipinas is having a Golden Harvest of Crowns this 2024. When it rains ... it pours ... and there is no stopping them. Their success is nothing to sneer about because they have combed all five-star and Grade A candidates from Aparri to Jolo, which is one Herculean task in my estimate. Kudos to PEPPS and its indefatigable president Manhunt Philippines himself Carlos Morris Galang.
I have seen Mister Fitness Supermodel World 2024 myself ... lest somebody misconstrue me as not a "good sport" I am not a sore loser either. It is just that I always call "a spade a spade" when I see some incongruity and disparity. When you thought the crown was already in the bag for Godfrey, something happens at the last minute that shakes up and changes the result's dynamics.
I can see the frustration on Godfrey Murillo's face when the results were announced. He showed - a questioning look ... as if he was asking himself... did I hear it right? He has ... furrowed eyebrows ... a sad and polite smile ... trying to be gracious when he could have shown disgust or protest. It was all written in his face ... but Godfrey like a true gentleman maintained his composure and accepted his fate with equanimity.
I think what changed what could be a win for Murillo ... is the fact that when it is a Miss and Mister pageant (having two contests in one event like Century Tuna ... or Mr. and Miss Chinatown) - some organizations can't stomach the idea of giving both titles to the same country or province. Imagine giving both the Mister and Miss Fitness Supermodel 2024 to the Philippines would be carnage ... and slaughter. The fans and supporters of other countries will not leave this issue sitting down ... they will think of this as highly improbable ... an overkill. Some will even think ... favoritism, one-sidedness ... or preferential treatment.
Godfrey was just a victim of circumstances. The Philippines can't just have the best of both worlds ... and remain unscathed without people talking or nitpicking about it.
The interview portion was the deciding factor. Murillo was grace under pressure ... and he was in the driver's seat. Japan and Vietnam failed miserably ... and Dominican Republic delivered his answers blandly ... lacking conviction. Murillo's last challenger was Uzbekistan - initially, he used an interpreter ... and while he was groping for the right words to say ... I was already celebrating ... Murillo has the title on his bag already.
What Uzbekistan did was his last-minute ditch (last effort and attempt) to change the contest in his favor. Instead of using the interpreter, he grabbed the mike and in broken English .... said what was on his mind, and luckily for him the thoughts expressed were reciprocally interrelated and connected ... resembling or forming a network ... relevant and coherent. That changed the dynamics of the contest.
If it is not possible to give the Philippines both titles ... if someone asked my opinion ... I could have decided to give Godfrey the title Mr. Fitness Supermodel ... instead of giving it to Kirsten Dawn Delirio who stammered and stuttered in her interview and making her the first runner-up. That is just my opinion! No offense meant to Kirsten because she really looked like a Barbie doll that night.
Can you imagine having Godfrey Nikolai Murillo, RJ de Vera, and Lloyd Figueras create a formidable triumvirate of winners in the Misters of Filipinas stable? The situation is something for Ripleys Believe It Or Not!
Meanwhile, everybody is excited to see how the fourth king Kenneth Vincent Cabungcal will fare in Man Of The World 2024 in July. Will he continue the winning streak set by the three?
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