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And without hesitation and despite not
being in Los Angeles, he tried his very
best to deliver about 9 gowns, including
the now infamous “red gown” for Pia
to choose from. And as the old cliché
goes, the rest became history.
Oliver thanked the Filipino
community in Bangkok for the
overwhelming support as the venue
was jam packed. He also thanked
Pia Wurtzbach as his special guest on
the runway and Ambassador Mary Jo
for having invited him to represent the
Philippines. His show undoubtedly was the
most popular and most watched show of the

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Oliver Tolentino to represent the country to the show.
In an interview with Oliver, he said that the
audience was given an exclusive and first look at all his
50 dresses from his Spring/Summer Collection
2019, after which he will bring these to his Beverly
Hills boutique in time for awards season in the US. He
said he used a combination of Thai silk that has a very
good structure and pineapple and abaca fibers which
give an organza feel to this collection that resulted to a
very modern and very beautiful look. To make his show
more exciting and special, Oliver invited none other
than 2015 Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach as his
main muse to the show.
Oliver Tolentino became more popular after the
famous incident when Pia Wurtzbach was in dire
emergency for a proper gown for the preliminaries
at the 2015 Miss Universe competition in Las Vegas.
Oliver at that time was on his Aspen holiday when he
got this emergency call from Pia’s team.

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