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'Talagang maraming DOM': Gloria Diaz gets candid on indecent proposals hounding pageants

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Miguel Dumaual, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/07/14/20200714-beauty-queens.jpg?ext=.jpg"/><figcaption>Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz (front row, left) is part of the cast of the iWant original series &#x27;Beauty Queens.&#x27; Instagram: @mariesteller</figcaption></figure></div>MANILA — &quot;Dirty old men&quot; are nothing new to pageants, Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz admits, when asked for her reaction to a documentary exposing indecent proposals hounding beauty queens and aspiring titlists.In the CNA Insider documentary, resigned Binibining Pilipinas-World 2008 Janina San Miguel <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/08/20/janina-san-miguel-breaks-silence-reveals-indecent-practices-during-pageant-reign">detailed the offers she received</a>, like P3 million for a &quot;one-night stand&quot; or P25 million for a &quot;girlfriend&quot; arrangement that comes with a car and a condominium unit.Diaz, 69, wasn&#x27;t surprised by the exposé, saying she had her share of indecent proposals during her pageant days, and would observe similar practices later on.&quot;Talagang maraming DOM (dirty old men) around. In fact, I&#x27;d be surprised kung walang DOM or whatever. There&#x27;s always indecent proposals all over. Most of the beauty contestants almost expect it!&quot; she said.Diaz spoke on the topic Tuesday during a media conference for &quot;Beauty Queens.&quot; In the iWant series, premiering on July 14, Diaz portrays a beauty queen who is grooming her daughters to follow in her footsteps.Recalling how she dealt with &quot;dirty old men,&quot; Diaz said: &quot;When they&#x27;re around, it&#x27;s okay. It doesn&#x27;t insult me. I don&#x27;t feel pressured. I just enjoy the attention and I go on with it!&quot;&quot;It&#x27;s not mind-boggling or anything. Hindi ka naman binabastos, e, at walang pilitan.&quot;Diaz did not give details of the offers or advances she got during her time.She added, in jest, that even at her age now, &quot;They all want to be on top of the universe!&quot;<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1k4gD4zmhns?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>Two other pageant titlists, who portray Diaz&#x27;s daughters in &quot;Beauty Queens&quot; — Miss Universe-Philippines 2016 Maxine Medina and Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 Winwyn Marquez — were also asked for their reaction to the documentary.Both said they have no similar firsthand experience.&quot;Ako kasi, pinalaki ako ng magulang ko nang maayos,&quot; Medina said. &quot;I know what is right or wrong, so nag-di-distance ako if I know that&#x27;s not right.&quot;Noting that her &quot;worst&quot; pageant experience was losing her makeup for the competition, Marquez did not discount the possibility of indecent proposals still hounding her contemporaries. &quot;It&#x27;s just unfortunate and sad na may ibang tao na tina-target &#x27;yung weakness ng mga sumasali sa beauty pageants. Kasi gusto nila manalo, ginagawa nilang reason &#x27;yun para sa indecent proposal,&quot; she said.&quot;I&#x27;ve never experienced it. Wala rin akong narinig na kaibigan ko na ganoon ang nangyari. Pero kung na-experience ng ibang candidates &#x27;yun, ang sad lang na ganoon ang tingin nila sa mga candidates.&quot;Offering advice to candidates who may have their own encounters in the future, Marquez said, &quot;Sana tumanggi sila, kasi walang magandang kalalabasan &#x27;yun, even if ipangako nila na mananalo ka.&quot;&quot;It&#x27;s not worth it.&quot;

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'Talagang maraming DOM': Gloria Diaz gets candid on indecent proposals hounding pageants

Miguel Dumaual,

ABS-CBN News

Published Jul 14, 2020 08:13 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 14, 2020 10:14 PM PHT

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