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Who are Mi-ar, Josie, Elsie and Abdul, and why have they been trending?

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<p>MANILA — &quot;Little Miss Crusher&quot; is a beauty contest that Sitio Crusher in Talisay City, Cebu holds for its fiesta and is aimed at having fun and celebrating the cuteness and charm of the children there.</p><p>However, that pageant entails a fun experience for the audience when the host introduces the child’s family tree instead of the typical descriptions at contests like this.</p><p>On January 8, a proud mother named Merry-R Teves uploaded on Facebook her daughter Sheeba’s charming runway walk while the host ran down her family tree.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15jmDd5uGj/">The video</a> has 4.5 million views and is being shared across social media sites like TikTok. </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=476&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Freel%2F594627496601897%2F&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=267&amp;t=0" width="267" height="476" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Moreover, the netizens find the viral video amusing because the location of the contest gives cozy vibes for its makeshift stage and hung clothes outside. </p><p>“‘Yung host po kasi is relative ng papa niya [Sheeba] kaya po kilala niya lahat,” Teves said.</p><p>(The host is a relative of her [Sheeba] father, so she knows everyone.)</p><p>With that, Teves confirmed that she is the Mi-ar being described. Josie and Elsie are Sheeba’s grandmothers, and Abdul is Teves’ husband.</p><p>The viral soundbite was referenced during the grand finals of ‘Sexy Babe,’ one of the segments of ‘It’s Showtime,’ where host Vice Ganda named the candidates&#x27; relatives during their runway walk.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@abscbn/video/7476741643832528146" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7476741643832528146" id="v55013566162230856" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v55013566162230856" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7476741643832528146?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-05T10%3A53%3A58.391721%3Ac0339c04-3e57-4f13-a96a-273d870f6216%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:740px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>Some Kapamilya artists have also used the soundbite to flaunt their outfits of the day.</p><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@hairbyvaleriecorpuz/video/7477490764331715858" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7477490764331715858" id="v26911436896002284" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v26911436896002284" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7477490764331715858?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-05T10%3A53%3A58.391721%3Ac0339c04-3e57-4f13-a96a-273d870f6216%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:740px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hairbyvaleriecorpuz/video/7477490764331715858" style="width:325px" target="_blank"><span>Watch on TikTok</span></a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@ciannedominguez/video/7477877712351268104" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7477877712351268104" id="v41290516841301850" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v41290516841301850" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7477877712351268104?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-05T10%3A53%3A58.391721%3Ac0339c04-3e57-4f13-a96a-273d870f6216%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:722px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><p>The mother and daughter were caught off guard by the video’s sudden popularity, but they’re still determined to chase Sheeba’s dream of becoming a beauty queen.</p><p>“Masaya po ako na nagagamit yung video niya, marami pong nagta-tag sa amin, naa-appreciate po ‘yun namin, maraming salamat po,” Teves said. </p><p>(I&#x27;m happy that her video is being used; many people are tagging us. We appreciate that. Thank you very much.)</p>

<p>"Little Miss Crusher" is a beauty contest that Sitio Crusher in Talisay City, Cebu holds for its fiesta and is aimed at having fun and celebrating the cuteness and charm of the children there.</p>

"Little Miss Crusher" is a beauty contest that Sitio Crusher in Talisay City, Cebu holds for its fiesta and is aimed at having fun and celebrating the cuteness and charm of the children there.

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Published Mar 05, 2025 09:30 PM PHT

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