Lorraine Schuck

Lorraine Esperidion Schuck is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia 1979 and representing the Philippines at the 1979 Miss Asia Quest. She is one of the founders of, and is Executive Vice-President of, Carousel Productions, which runs the international beauty pageant Miss Earth and Miss Philippines Earth.

Lorraine Schuck
Schuck at Marx Halle, Vienna during Miss Earth 2015
Born
Lorraine Esperidion Schuck

Philippines
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMutya ng Pilipinas Asia
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Mutya ng Pilipinas 1979
(Winner – Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia)
Miss Asia Pacific 1979
(1st Runner-Up)

Pageants

Mutya ng Pilipinas 1979

Schuck competed and was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia 1979 by Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia 1978, Epifania Lagman.[1]

Miss Asia Quest 1979

Schuck represented the Philippines at the Miss Asia Quest 1979 pageant in Manila, Philippines, where she finished second runner-up to Ayla Atlas of Turkey.[2][3] She took the first runner up position when Maureen Mary Lestourgeon of India relinquished the position due to film commitments.[4]

Career

Schuck studied Business Management in St. Paul University Manila and obtained her diploma in 1980. She worked in the public relations office of the Philippine Department of Tourism and then shifted her career in real estate before working as a flight attendant for Korean Air.[5] After winning the Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia 1979, she auditioned for a TV show and was accepted and worked as an actress for a number of TV shows, movies and also produced TV shows with his partner, Ramon Monzon until the late 1990s.[5] She was cast in several TV shows such as Victoria Hills, Anna Luna, Chicks to Chicks and Chika Chika Chicks. She also starred in various movies including Kapag Lumaban ang Api (with Fernando Poe Jr. in 1987), Anak ni Zuma (with Max Laurel in 1987), Titser's Enemy No. 1 in 1990 and Carlo J. Caparas’ Andres de Saya (with Vic Vargas and Gloria Diaz in 1980).[6]

The international Miss Earth beauty pageant co-founded by Schuck

Schuck is the cofounder of Carousel Productions, the former franchise holder and producer of the Mutya Pilipinas and Miss Asia Pacific International pageants based in the Philippines.[7] However, Schuck and the management of Carousel Productions relinquished the franchise in 2001 and decided to produce a beauty pageant whose cause is to promote environmental preservation.[8] As a result, Miss Philippines (currently called Miss Philippines Earth) and Miss Earth pageants were established.[9][10][11][12] She is the Executive Vice President of Miss Earth and her spouse, Ramon Monzon as the President[13] who is also the President, CEO, & Director of the Philippine Stock Exchange and Chairman of the PSE Foundation, Inc.[14][15]

Schuck and Monzon created the Miss Earth Foundation in 2004 to further the pageant's causes and to work with local and international groups and non-governmental organizations that are actively involved in conservation and improvement of the environment.[16][17]

References
  1. "New book celebrates 50 years of Mutya ng Pilipinas". ABS-CBN Corporation. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. Lo, Ricky. "The history of Miss Asia Quest". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  3. "A haphazard scrutiny and pragmatic dissertation on Philippine pageantry —". Asian Journal News. 2016-01-04. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  4. Lo, Ricardo (2000-12-01). "Showbiz potentials among Miss Asia's bets". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2020-11-23 – via newsflash.org.
  5. Hải, Yến (31 March 2018). "Lorraine E Schuck: Bong Hong Xinh Dep Sau Couch Thi Miss Earth". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  6. Lo, Ricardo (2001-04-03). "Two new RP Beauty Contests coming up". The Philippine Star: newsflash.org. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  7. Padua, Reinir. "QC judge awards P1.1 M to dethroned beauty queen". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  8. "Showbiz potentials among Miss Asia bets". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  9. "1st Miss Philippines picked tonight". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  10. Adina, Armin (23 April 2014). "Wanted: Beauty queen with a heart that beats for the environment". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  11. Staff Writer (14 October 2018). "GMA Network inks partnership with Miss Earth". Manila Standard. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  12. Manuel, Felix (30 July 2019). "2019 Miss Earth in Legaspi City". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  13. Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (6 May 2017). "Miss Earth founder is new PSE chief". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  14. Dumlao-Abadilla, Doris (21 March 2020). "PSE narrows trading band". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  15. Staff Writer (18 May 2020). "Philippine Stock Exchange Inc (PSE.PS)". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  16. "Csángó-Hungarian girl represents Hungary at Miss Earth 2019". Transylvania Now. 2019-10-08. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
  17. Adina, Armin P. (2013-12-05). "'Miss Earth' widens reach to US, Latin America". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2020-12-13.
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