Everything was going so smooth for Cebu’s bet, until it wasn’t!
The battle of curves and pasarela aka the swimsuit round has been a notorious segment wherein candidates usually trip and fall. And this year’s Cebu bet, Emmanuelle Vera wasn’t spared from the blooper.
All is going well for all the 18 candidates until the last part where they would parade for one final walk for the swimsuit round. The camera panned just as exactly when Ms. Cebu tripped and fell, which might be a reason for her non-inclusion in the top 10.


Miss Marinduque Christine Salcedo, who was walking behind her, seemed to be shocked by what happened and tried to help Emmanuelle from the blunder but it seemed like Miss Cebu was already able to recover.

Here are some of the disappointed and concerned tweets from the netizens:
Emmanuelle Vera! gago bat nyo nilaglag to! #MissUniversePhilippines2023
— Yoyo (@Jhnnprcn_) May 13, 2023
I hope Emmanuelle Vera is doing ok after that accident. ?? #MissUniversePhilippines #MissUniversePhilippines2023
— Jay (@JayOlalia) May 13, 2023
NILAGLAG NIYO SI EMMANUELLE VERA OKAY LANG BA KAYO
— ayn (@ainniee_) May 13, 2023
Huy, Cebu Province, Emmanuelle Vera, may korona ka pa mamaya huwag madapaaaa. Ems!
— DexterG (@iamdextergg) May 13, 2023
Ten girls made it to the second cut of the competition wherein they would perform for the evening gown round. The roster includes, Makati, Bohol, Davao Oriental, Cavite, Eastern Samar, Baguio, Agusan Del Norte, Sorsogon, Zambales, Bacolod.
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