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| Formation | 1968 |
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| Type | Women's Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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Membership | 6 (see Titles) |
Official language | Filipino and English |
Chairman | Fred Yuson |
President and National Director | Cory Quirino |
Mutya ng Pilipinas 2024 | Alyssa Redondo California |
Parent organization | Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc. |
| Website | www |
Mutya ng Pilipinas (MNP), in 2019 known as Mutya Pilipinas, is one of the two oldest annual national beauty pageants in the Philippines (est. 1968). The other being the Binibining Pilipinas pageant (est. 1964).[1][2][3] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was not held in 2020 and 2021.
- ^ Durre S. Ahmed Gendering the spirit: women, religión & the post-colonial response Page 110 2002 "In symbolic terms, the oyster shell refers to the body and the pearl refers to the evolving immortal spirit within the ...... Mother Country/Motherland) — the divine spirit who gave birth to the people of the place, or the animating, dynamic and creative spirit behind the nation – the folk spirit: the Mutya ng Pilipinas or the muse/genius/goddess of the Philippines."
- ^ ed. Hany Hanna ICOM Committee for Conservation, Meeting. Icom-CC : Wood, Furniture and Lacquer International Council of Museums 2006 Page 69 – "... values, models of quality, and ideals of excellence. In contemporary times, this concept is represented by the image of the beautiful woman. Hence, most beauty pageants in the Philippines are called 'Mutya ng Pilipinas' or 'Mutya' of a certain locality."
- ^ Erlinda Enriquez Panlilio Teacher to tycoon: the life and times of Trinidad Diaz Enriquez 2000 Page 141 "... established a beauty contest in 1968 called Mutya ng Pilipinas (Pearl of the Philippines) intended to select a winner who would represent the country in the Miss Asia Quest beauty pageant, which was likewise organized by Biboy and his friend Dr. Bibit de Ocampo and promoted as the first international beauty pageant based in the Philippines."