Binibining Pilipinas 2014 Winners

The grand coronation of Binibining Pilipinas 2014 pageant happened Sunday, March 30 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. This is the 51st year of the pageant and one of the most-anticipated because of the Philippines' winning streak in the international arena.

Miss Universe Philippines 2013 Ariella Arida, Binibining Pilipinas-International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Binibining Pilipinas-Tourism 2013 Cindy Miranda and Binibining Pilipinas-Supranational 2013 Mutya Datul crowned their successors at the end of the event. The 40 candidates also vied for the Binibining Pilipinas-Intercontinental crown.

The Queens of Bb. Pilipinas 2014 (l-r): Hannah Sison, Parul Shah, Kris Janson, MJ Lastimosa,
Bianca Guidotti, Yvethe Santiago and Laura Lehmann (Photo by Bruce Casanova)

Here are the winners of the Binibining Pilipinas 2014. Click the links to learn more about your queens.

The Queens

Miss Universe Philippines	-	25 Mary Jean Lastimosa
Bb. Pilipinas-International	-	22 Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti
Bb. Pilipinas-Intercontinental	-	13 Kris Tiffany Janson
Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational	-	35 Yvethe Marie Santiago
Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism	-	4 Parul Shah
1st Runner up	-	11 Laura Victoria Lehmann
2nd Runner up	-	27 Hanna Ruth Sison

Top 15 Semifinalists

1 Julian Aurine Flores 3 Joana Angelica Romero 8 Pia Wurtzbach 23 Nichole Manalo

16 Zahara Soriano 14 Emma Tiglao 20 Kenneth Santiago 19 Mae Liezel Ramos

Special Awards

Best in National Costume	-	13 Kris Tiffany Janson
Best in Long Gown	-	22 Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti
Best in Swimsuit	-	25 Mary Jean Lastimosa
Bb. Photogenic	-	13 Kris Tiffany Janson
Bb. Friendship	-	21 Racquel Kabigting
Bb. Talent	-	33 Gabrielle Tilokani
Manila Bulletin Reader's Choice	-	39 Ladylyn Riva
Cream Silk Beyond Beautiful Woman	-	35 Yvethe Marie Santiago
She’s So JAG Award	-	8 Pia Wurtzbach
Bb. Avon	-	35 Yvethe Marie Santiago
Bb. Philippine Airlines	-	8 Pia Wurtzbach

The event was hosted by Anne Curtis and Xian Lim with former queens Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup and Janine Tugonon. The coronation night was also graced by Russian pop star Emin, Miss Universe president Paula Shugart and reigning Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler, who served as one of the judges.

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Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler to Crown Bb. Pilipinas 2014 Winner

Miss Universe 2013 Maria Gabriela Isler of Venezuela is Manila-bound this March to crown this year's Bb. Pilipinas-Universe winner (Miss Universe-Philippines 2014) who will compete in the Miss Universe pageant later in the year.

The news was confirmed to the Philippine Star (Funfare Update) by the head of Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI) Madame Stella Marquez de Araneta.

The grand coronation night of Bb. Pilipinas 2014 will be held on March 30 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Forty candidates will vie for the four crowns at stake—Miss Universe-Philippines 2014, Bb. Pilipinas-International 2014, Bb.Pilipinas-Tourism 2014 and Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational 2014.

Check this out: Bb. Pilipinas 2014 Official Candidates

The visit of the reigning Miss Universe to the Philippines is a good sign that the country is having a good relationship with the Miss Universe Organization. Last year, Ariella Arida finished third runner up, sealing the country's four consecutive placements in the Miss Universe top 5.

With the country producing several winners and runners up in the worldwide pageant arena recently, there is no doubt that the whole world will be anticipating the crowning of our new queens.

The 51st edition of Bb. Pilipinas will be a historical one as three international queens will be present to crown the local pageant winners. Aside from Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago and Miss Supranational 2013 Mutya Johanna Datul will also be crowning their local successors.

It seems that 2014 is another good year for the Philippines in terms of pageantry as reports circulating suggested the staging of Miss World 2014 pageant in the country for the first time. The current Miss World, Megan Young is also from the Philippines.

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Angeli Dione Gomez Crowned Miss Tourism International 2013; Philippines Scores Back-to-Back Win

It was a back-to-back win for the Philippines in Miss Tourism International pageant when Rizzini Alexis Gomez crowned her compatriot Angeli Dione Gomez as Miss Tourism International 2013/14 in a ceremony held New Year's Eve at at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, IOI Resort City in Sepang Utara, Malaysia.

Angeli Dione Gomez bested 59 other delegates to capped the Philippines' most successful year in pageant history. She was the third Filipina to be crowned Miss Tourism International next to surname-sake and last year's winner Rizzini Alexis and Maria Esperanza Manzano, who won way back in the year 2000.

The Cebuana beauty earned her ticket to the competition after winning Mutya ng Pilipinas alsongside Koreen Medina and her win added to the 13 major successes of the Philippines in 2013 (Read: Pinoys in Pageants—13 Major Sucesses in 2013).

Miss Tourism International is a Malaysian-based pageant which aims to promote tourism and cultural exchange. The Philippines is now the winningest country in the history of 17-year-old pageant with 3 crowns.

Here are the winners of the said pageant for 2013-2014.

Miss Tourism International 2013 – Angeli Dione Gomez, Philippines 1st runner up – Thailand, Sunidporn Srisuwan (also Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2013) 2nd runner up – Australia, Sarah Czarnuch (also Miss Tourism Metropolitan 2013) 3rd Runner up – Dominican Republic, Michelle Alexis Torres (also Miss Tourism Global 2013) 4th Runner up – Malaysia, Thaarah Ganesan (also Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan)
Special Awards	Top 10 Finalists
Miss Proton Elegant – Portugal Miss Beautiful Skin – Singapore Miss Friendship – Uganda Best in Talent – Armenia Miss Tourism International 2013 Great Ambassador Award – Hong Kong Miss South East Asia – Vietnam	Vietnam, Phan Hoang Thu Bosnia & Herzegovina, Aleksandra Kovacevic  Ukraine, Oleksandra Timonina Portugal, Sara Monica Matias da Silveira Zimbabwe, Dananai Ratiozo Chipunza

Watch the crowning moment below:

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Pinoys in Pageants: 13 Major Sucesses in 2013—Philippines Hailed Country of the Year

The year 2013 has been a very successful one for the Philippines in the field of beauty pageants and now considered the best year the country has ever had in terms of pageantry. Without any doubt, the Philippines is country of the year when it comes to beauty competitions.

This year, our representatives to both male and female pageants did very well, bringing home five crowns, six runner-up trophies, and two semifinals honors in major pageants as well as in a handful of other pageants overseas. A history was also made this year as the Philippines became the first and only country in the world to have won all six major titles—Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International, Miss Supranational and Miss Tourism Queen International.

Update: Angeli Dione Gomez Crowned Miss Tourism International 2013/2014

Here's a run-down of the beauty kings and queens that made the Philippines proud in 2013:

				1. Megan Young, winner, 63rd Miss World Megan made history as the very first Filipina to win the Miss World crown which has been elusive to a Filipina for the past six decades. Megan, who is the favorite to win the title, bested over 120 delegates all over the world at the 63rd edition of the pageant held on September 28 in Bali, Indonesia.
				2. Bea Rose Santiago, winner, 53rd Miss International Bea Rose is the fifth Filipina to win the title of Miss International. The Pinay beauty from Masbate beat 66 others in the finals held on December 17 in Tokyo, Japan. Bea’s success in Miss International finally sealed the Philippines’ status as country of the year 2013 in world pageantry.
				3. Mutya Datul, winner, 5th Miss Supranational Mutya started the country’s winning streak in international pageants this year with her victory in the Miss Supranational pageant held on September 6 in Minsk, Belarus. The Filipina is the first Asian to win the 5-year-old grand slam pageant. The beauty from Santa Maria, Isabela also won the Miss Personality award
				4. Amber Delos Reyes, winner, Miss Teen Expoworld Universe The 14-year-old Amber was crowned Miss Teen Expoworld Universe 2013 at a pageant held in Guatemala last November 21. The pageant is part of Guatemala’s Festival de Belleza ExpoWorld 2013, which also includes six other beauty contests. She also won Miss Photogenic.
				5. Maria Isabelle Mendoza, winner, Miss Campus World Marisse, a 19-year-old management senior from San Beda College, beat other student-delegates across Asia at the Miss Campus World 2013-14 which promotes student empowerment. The pageant was held on December 5 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
				6. Roland William De Dios, first runner up, Mister Campus World William is close in duplicating Marisse’s win in the 1st Campus World pageant held in Malaysia with his first runner up placement. The education sophomore from Cabanatuan City, who also bagged the Best in National Costume award, lost to Ian Chua of Singapore.
				7. Alvin De Joya, second runner up, ATV Mr. Asia Former Mr. Philippines World 2010, Alvin De Joya, secured a 2nd runner up placement at the Asia Television Limited Mr. Asia Contest 2013 held last November 15 in Hong Kong. Zhong Hao of China emerged as the winner.
				8. Ariella Arida, third runner up, 62nd Miss Universe Ara may not have won the most-coveted Miss Universe crown but her exemplary performance in 62nd edition of the pageant earned her another top 5 placement for the Philippines, duplicating Shamcey Supsup’s 3rd runner up finish in 2011. Gabriela Isler of Venezuela took home the crown.
				9. Annalie Forbes, third runner up, 1st Miss Grand International Bb. Pilipinas 2012 2nd runner up Ali Forbes was able to clinch a third runner up placement the at the inaugural Miss Grand International pageant held November 19 in Bangkok, Thailand. Miss Puerto Rico, Janelee Chaparro won the crown.
				10. Koreen Medina, third runner up, 42nd Miss Intercontinental After winning Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific International, Koreen Medina earned her ticket to the 2013 Miss Intercontinental pageant held December 14 in Magdeburg, Germany. The Star Magic talent won 3rd runner up and was hailed Queen of Asia and Oceania.
				11. Gil Wagas, fourth runner up, 8th Mister International This Cebuano model has once again proven that Filipinos are also a force to reckon with when it comes to male pageants. Gil’s 4th runner up finish in Mister International 2013 held in Jakarta, Indonesia is the Philippines best placement in the pageant’s history while eventual winner, Jose Anmer Paredes of Venezuela also made history as his country’s first winner.
				12. Angelee Delos Reyes, Top 8, 13th Miss Earth Angelee is one of the early favorites to win the Miss Earth 2013 crown but did not snatch even an elemental crown, just like her predecessors. This pageant veteran, however, managed to slip into the Top 8 of the pageant held December 7 in Manila, Philippines. Miss Venezuela, Alyz Henrich bagged the second Miss Earth title for her country.
				13. Cindy Miranda, Top 10, 8th Miss Tourism Queen International Cindy fortunately had the chance to represent the Philippines abroad in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 after the pageant was cancelled the year before. She entered the top 10 of the said pageant while Latvia’s Alisa Miskovska was hailed winner.

Also welcome additions to the list is the recent first runner up finish of Christine Paula Love Bernasor in the Miss Scuba International 2013 held in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia last December 21 and the Top 15 placement of Czarina Rosales in Miss Asia Pacific World held in South Korea last October.

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Bea Rose Santiago Winning Speech in Miss International 2013 (Q&A) Video

It was not only Bea Rose Santiago's beauty and grace which bagged for her the Miss International crown for the Philippines but also her wit and eloquence which was reflected in her heartfelt speech during the finals night (check out the complete list of winners HERE).

The top 5 candidates were given 30 seconds to answer the final question "What will you do if you win Miss International?" and here's what Bea Santiago said:

"The whole world saw how my country, the Philippines, suffered. The agony of my people was felt. But one by one, country to country came to help. I would like to thank all the nations that helped my country. In our darkest hours, you have opened my eyes and my heart in how important it is if we all just support each other. If I become Miss International, I will uphold international camaraderie to sustain the spirit for symphaty and to continually share the message of hope. I believe that whatever calamity may come to us, as long as we have each other, there will be hope. Thank you."

Here's the video of Bea's speech. To watch the crowning moment video, CLICK HERE.

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Miss International 2013 Crowning Moment (Video)

The Philippines bagged its 5th Miss International crown this year courtesy of Bea Rose Santiago who was hailed Miss International 2013 in a ceremony held in Tokyo, Japan. (Find out how she answers the final question - CLICK HERE to watch).

Miss Netherlands and Miss New Zealand, who were very close friends of Bea (New Zealand was eventually her roommate) emerged as 1st and 2nd runners up, respectively (check out the complete list of winners here).

By virtue of Bea Santiago's win in Miss International 2013, the Philippines is officially country of the year 2013 in the world of pageantry. Watch the crowning moment of the new Miss International in the video below.

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Bea Rose Santiago of Philippines Wins Miss International 2013

The Miss International 2013 Pageant was held December 17 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Hall, Tokyo, Japan. Miss Philippines, Bea Rose Santiago was crowned Miss International 2013 at the end of the event (watch the crowning moment here).

Bea Rose Santiago (check out her winning answer in q&a here) bested 66 lovely ladies from all over the globe in the 53rd edition of Miss International to get the night's most coveted crown. Bea was the Philippines' 5th Miss International winner following Gemma Cruz-Araneta (1964), Aurora Pijuan (1970) Melanie Marquez (1979) and Precious Lara Quigaman (2005).

Here are the winners of the 2013 Miss International:

Miss International 2013 – Philippines, Bea Rose Santiago 1st runner-up – Netherlands, Nathalie den Dekker 2nd runner-up – New Zealand, Casey Radley Top 5 finalist – Colombia, Lorena Hermida Top 5 finalist – Hungary, Brigitta Ötvős
Top 15 semi-finalists
Gibraltar, Jamielee Randall Brazil, Cristina Alves Da Silva Puerto Rico, Ashley Beth Pérez Ecuador, Nathaly Arroba Hurtado USA, Andrea Neu	Lithuania, Elma Segzdaviciute Iceland, Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir Russia, Olga Gaidabura Thailand, Chonticha Tiengtham Spain, Araceli Carrilero Martínez
Special Awards
Best in National Costume – Aruba, Erialda Croes Miss Photogenic –  Lithuania, Elma Segzdaviciute	Miss Internet – Macau, Adela Ka-Wai Sou Miss Friendship – New Zealand, Casey Radley

Miss International 2012 Ikumi Yoshimatsu of Japan was not able to crown her successor because she was barred from attending the event due to her involvement in a media scandal. The Miss International organizers did not want the controversy to overshadow the event and hence asked her to voluntarily refrain from attending.

According to reports, Ikumi Yoshimatsu filed a criminal complaint against a top talent agency executive for obstruction of business, stalking, intimidation and extortion. She accused the executive of threatening her life after she refused to sign in the said agency and forming her own instead.

In lieu of Ikumi, the new Miss International 2013 was crowned by 2008 titleholder, Alejandra Andreu of Spain.

This recent victory in Miss International sealed the deal for the Philippines to become the country of the year when it comes to pageants. This 2013, the Philippines bagged three crowns—Miss Supranational (Mutya Datul), Miss World (Megan Young) and Miss International (Bea Santiago).

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