MANILA, Philippines - The reigning beauties of Myanmar, Miss Asia Pacific World-Myanmar May Myat Noe and Miss Globe-Myanmar Jue San Thar, are here until April 24 being trained by Pawee Ventura (bottom, right), co-owner of Missosology, and other pageant experts in various aspects of beauty contests (catwalk, styling, packaging, personality development, etc.). They watched the 2014 Bb. Pilipinas pageant at the Big Dome last March 30 and met 1973 Miss Universe Margie Moran-Floirendo (below, left, with Myanmar national director Hla Nu Tun). At the welcome reception for the Misses Myanmar were 2000 Bb. Pilipinas-Universe Nina Ricci Alagao and 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World Philippines Hillarie Danielle Parungo who will compete with Noe in the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant in Seoul in May (while Thar will compete in the Miss Globe International pageant in Baku, Azerbaijan in June). —Reported by Celso de Guzman Caparas