Miss Tiza, 2016
Performance

Miss Tiza comes from mestiza, which is a Spanish word used in the Philippines used to describe women of foreign descent.  The artist transforms herself into the ideal Filipina mestiza who has the perfect, tall European nose and fair skin – the Miss Philippines she always wanted to be. Beauty pageants have a strong cultural presence in Philippine culture as beauty queens are present at major celebrations and significant media attention is given to beauty competitions.