Hiyas ng Pilipinas winner and ‘Wil to Win’ host ‘Inday Fatima’ Bisan (center) with her pageant sisters (from left) Vanessa Barauio, AZ Martinez, Juvyel Anne Saluta, and Tarah Limjap. Image: INQUIRER.net/Armin P.

Adina Ladies aspiring to take part in the 2024 Hiyas ng Pilipinas pageant have until Aug. 18 to make up their minds. The national pageant will hold its third and final screening on the said date for the Luzon leg of its nationwide search for applicants.

The first screening, for Mindanao-based applicants, was held in Davao on Aug. 4, while the Visayas leg was held in Cebu on Aug. 11.

Those who missed the first two screening dates can take part in the Luzon leg, even if they are based outside of the country’s biggest island group. Those who are interested are invited to visit the final screening at the Magellan Hall of Discovery Suites Manila at the Ortigas Center in Pasig City. The event will start at 1 P.

M. The contest chooses the Philippines’ representatives to the Miss Tourism World, Miss Elite, Miss Continental World, and Miss Omninational pageants. “Wil to Win” host Fatima Kate Bisan is a reigning Hiyas ng Pilipinas winner, who will compete in the coming Miss Tourism World pageant, while 2022 winner and GMA Sparkle artist AZ Martinez was the first Filipino woman to be crowned Miss Summit International.

The national pageant is open to single cisgender women who have never been married, nor have borne any child. Applicants must be at least 18 years o.