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Mariel De Leon
Binibining Pilipinas 2017 was the 54th edition of Binibining Pilipinas. It took place at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 30, 2017. At the end of the event, Maxine Medina crowned Rachel Peters as Miss Universe Philippines 2017, Kylie Verzosa crowned Mariel de Leon as Binibining Pilipinas International 2017, Jennifer Ruth Hammond crowned Katarina Rodriguez as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2017, Joanna Louise Eden crowned Chanel Olive Thomas as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2017, Nicole Cordoves crowned Elizabeth Clenci as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017, and Nichole Marie Manalo crowned Nelda Ibe as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2017. Charmaine Elima was named 1st Runner-Up and Kristel Guelos was named 2nd Runner-Up. Results ;Color keys * The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant. * The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant. * The contestant did not place. § – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Peters
Rachel Louise Obregon Peters-Villafuerte (born 20 October 1991) is a Filipino model, host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2017. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant and finished as a Top 10 semifinalist. Early life and education Rachel Louise Obregon Peters was born on October 20, 1991 in Manama, Bahrain, to a British father, Nigel Peters and a Filipino mother, Annie Obregon. She has a younger brother named Daniel. Their family manages a concert promotion company that caters to shows across Southeast Asia. Peters graduated from the British International School, Phuket with an International Baccalaureate degree, and earned her bachelor's degree in Business, Tourism, and Events from La Trobe University. Pageantry Miss World Philippines 2014 Peters started her pageantry stint when she competed at Miss World Philippines 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on October 11, 2014. She placed as the 4th Princes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxine Medina
Maria Mika Maxine Perez Medina (; born May 10, 1990) is a Filipino designer, actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2016. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant and finished as a Top 6 finalist. Early life and education Maria Mika Maxine Perez Medina was born in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She obtained a bachelor's degree in interior design from the De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde and in Philippine School of Interior Design (PSID). She is a commercial print ad model and a senior member of Professional Models Association of the Philippines. Dianne Medina is her cousin and Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 1990 Germelina Padilla is her aunt. Acting career In 2018, she made her television debut on ABS-CBN after joining the cast of Hanggang Saan as Atty. Georgette Sandiego. She later gained prominence for her role as Isay in Los Bastardos which ran from October 2018 to September 2019. She wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Ho
Gretchen Ong Ho (; born April 19, 1990) is a Filipino television presenter and former volleyball player. She played collegiate volleyball for the Ateneo Lady Eagles from 2008 to 2013, where she was a member of the "fab five" who brought Ateneo to their first back-to-back UAAP finals appearances (seasons 74 and 75). She then played professionally for the Petron Blaze Spikers in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL) from 2013 to 2015, where she helped the team win the 2014 Grand Prix Conference. Having earned a double degree in BS Management Engineering and AB Communications, and a minor in Development Management from Ateneo de Manila University, Ho moved to television work. She debuted as one of the hosts of ''Gameday Weekend'', a sports magazine show on Balls and ABS-CBN Sports+Action. She previously worked as an anchor, segment host, and field reporter for various ABS-CBN programs, such as ''Umagang Kay Ganda'', ''TV Patrol'', ''News Patrol'', '' The Score'', and ''Universit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ted Failon
Mario Teodoro Failon Etong (; born March 29, 1962), popularly known as Ted Failon, is a multi-awarded Filipino broadcast journalist both on radio and television. He also served as a representative of the 1st district of Leyte from 2001 to 2004. A broadcast journalist previously for ABS-CBN, he previously presented news for ''Radyo Patrol Balita Alas-Siyete'' alongside Noli de Castro, and on his own program ''Failon Ngayon sa DZMM''. He also presented ''Hoy Gising!'', the nightly news program ''TV Patrol'' from 2004 to 2020, and his own investigative program ''Failon Ngayon'' on television. On August 30, 2020, ABS-CBN management confirmed that Failon decided to part ways with the network. He made his final appearance on ''TV Patrol'' and ''Failon Ngayon sa TeleRadyo'' on August 31 and was later replaced by Henry Omaga-Diaz as the Main Anchor on October 5, 2020 & Karen Davila Kristine Karen Lising Davila-Sta. Ana (; born November 21, 1970), professionally known as Karen D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 States of Brazil, states and the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese language, Portuguese as an List of territorial entities where Portuguese is an official language, official language and the only one in the Americas; one of the most Multiculturalism, multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass Immigration to Brazil, immigration from around the world; and the most populous Catholic Church by country, Roman Catholic-majority country. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a Coastline of Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CNN Philippines
CNN Philippines (abbreviated as CNN PH) is a commercial broadcast, cable and satellite television network in the Philippines. It is owned and operated by Nine Media Corporation, together with Radio Philippines Network (RPN) as the main content provider, under license from Warner Bros. Discovery. Replacing 9TV, CNN Philippines was launched on March 16, 2015. CNN Philippines is the fifth local franchise of CNN in Asia, after CNN Indonesia, CNN Türk, CNN Arabic and CNN-IBN (now CNN-News18 in India). CNN Philippines' local programming is produced from the Upper Ground Floor of the Worldwide Corporate Center, Shaw Boulevard corner Epifanio de los Santos Avenue in Mandaluyong. The channel maintains its analog transmitter located at the RPN Compound, #97 Panay Avenue, Brgy. South Triangle, Diliman, Quezon City; while digital transmission facilities are located at the Crestview Subdivision, Barangay San Roque, Antipolo, Rizal. On October 14, 2014, Turner Broadcasting System with Nine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulo Avelino
Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino (born May 13, 1988) is a Filipino actor, singer, model and a movie producer. Regarded as the "Prince of Philippine Teleserye", he is best known in television series such as '' Walang Hanggan'' (2012), ''Bridges of Love'' (2015), '' The General's Daughter'' (2020) he made a breakthrough role as Gregorio del Pilar in the Philippine war epic ''Heneral Luna'' (2015), which he reprised in a titular role for its sequel, '' Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral'' (2018). Early life Avelino was born on May 13, 1988, in Baguio, Philippines, as Michael Paulo Lingbanan Avelino. He is the son of Roberto Puigcerver Avelino, an influential Spanish-Filipino from Calbayog City, Western Samar, and Jennilyn Lingbanan. He is a grandson of Baltazar Avelino, former governor of Samar, and a great-grandson of former Senate President Jose Avelino. He has three siblings, Honey, Gabriel, and Angela. He is the second oldest of his siblings. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GMA News Online
GMA Network, Inc., commonly known as GMA, is a Philippine media company based in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. It is primarily involved in radio and television broadcasting, with subsidiaries dealing in various media related businesses. The majority of its profits are derived from publicity and marketing incomes associated to television distribution. GMA is the largest media company in the Philippines in terms of market capitalization, net income, revenue, reach, audience share and number of stations. Founded on June 14, 1950, it currently owns and operates two national television networks (GMA Network and GTV), three digital television channels (Heart of Asia, Hallypop, and I Heart Movies), two national radio stations ( Super Radyo DZBB 594 kHz and Barangay LS 97.1), two regional radio networks (Super Radyo and Barangay FM), and one regional tv network, It also operates three international channels (GMA Pinoy TV, GMA Life TV and GMA News TV International), along with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripple") is a Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History With the idea of professional journalists using social media and crowd sourcing for news dist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Supranational 2017
Miss Supranational 2017 was the ninth Miss Supranational pageant. It was held on December 1, 2017, at MOSIR Arena in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. Srinidhi Shetty of India crowned Jenny Kim of Korea at the end of the event. She is the first winner from South Korea and the win is the first major title for her country. Contestants from 65 countries and territories competed in this year's Miss Supranational pageant, The pageant was hosted by Davina Reeves and Iwan Podriez. Background On July 27, 2017, The organization of Miss Supranational is delighted to announce that the pageant will be held in two countries, Poland and Slovakia. The finals of Miss Supranational 2017 would be held on Friday 1 December at MOSIR Arena in the beautiful mountain resort of Krynica-Zdroj in Poland again. Results Placements $- Vodi Fan Vote Winner which automatically advanced to the Top 25 ∆- Facebook Winner which automatically advanced to Top 25 Continental Queens of Beauty Order of announceme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 2017
Miss International 2017, the 57th Miss International pageant, was held on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event. This edition also saw the crowning of the first ever moslem women to win Miss International, and was the first to win one of the four major international pageants for Indonesia. The show was hosted by Tetsuya Bessho on his fourth consecutive year. Amy Ota co-hosted the event, with a performance by Chemistry. This is the second time in Miss International history that the finals night saw the return of the previous year's runners-up to crown their respective successors. Background On April 4, 2017, it was announced during a broadcast conference by Akemi Shimomura, president of the International Cultural Association, that the 2017 pageant would be held in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan for the second consecutive year on Tuesday, Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on November 26, 2017. At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as Miss Universe 2017. It is South Africa's first victory in almost 4 decades, and the second victory of the country in the pageant's history. Contestants from 92 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 89 contestants in 2011 and 2012. The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey in his third consecutive year, and supermodel Ashley Graham. Television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event. American singer-songwriters Fergie and Rachel Platten performed in this year's pageant. The competition also featured the return of the Phoenix Mikimoto crown, which was last used in 2007, after WME/IMG reportedly sued the Diamo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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