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Maricar Balagtas
Maricar Manalaysay Balagtas (born 29 July 1983) is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the first Filipino delegate to win the Miss Globe International 2001, and represented the Philippines in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant. A native of Plaridel, Bulacan, she graduated from Centro Escolar University with a major in communications. Maricar first gained national attention upon competing in the Binibining Pilipinas Pageant three times (2000, 2001 and 2004). In her first attempt she was unplaced and on the second attempt she placed 2nd runner-up, hence, was sent to represent the country in the Miss Globe International in Istanbul, Turkey, in the same year and win. In 2004 she joined Binibining Pilipinas again and eventually won ''Binibining Pilipinas Universe'' title.''The Tribune''. Sunday, March 7, 2004' She was chosen to represent the country in the Miss Universe 2004 in Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Plaridel, Bulacan
Plaridel, officially the Municipality of Plaridel ( tgl, Bayan ng Plaridel), is a 1st class municipality of the Philippines, municipality in the Philippine Province, province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 114,432 people. With the expansion of Metro Manila, the municipality is now part of Greater Manila Area, Manila's built-up area which reaches as far north as San Ildefonso, Bulacan. Plaridel is from Malolos and from Manila. Etymology On December 29, 1936, a bill was passed and approved changing the town's name from Quingua to 'Plaridel', in honor of the great hero of Bulacan, Marcelo H. del Pilar. History Like many towns in Bulacan, Plaridel has its niche in Philippine history as the site of the Battle of Quingua during the Philippine–American War as part of the defense of the First Philippine Republic against the Northern Campaign of the American Army. The battle, manned by Pablo Tecson—Lt. Colonel Pablo Ocampo Tecson of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Ekuatur Nunka''), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. Ecuador also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about west of the mainland. The country's capital and largest city is Quito. The territories of modern-day Ecuador were once home to a variety of Indigenous groups that were gradually incorporated into the Inca Empire during the 15th century. The territory was colonized by Spain during the 16th century, achieving independence in 1820 as part of Gran Colombia, from which it emerged as its own sovereign state in 1830. The legacy of both empires is reflected in Ecuador's ethnically diverse population, with most of its mill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Globe International Winners
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as " Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas Winners
Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss International and selects two other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Intercontinental, The Miss Globe and Miss Charm International. History Binibining Pilipinas is owned by the Araneta Group of Companies headed by Filipino business magnate Jorge León Araneta, the group's President and CEO, the BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Cochitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson. Former Miss Colombia Stella M. Araneta, who became a Miss Universe semi-finalist and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Births
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Binibining Pilipinas Universe
The following are the Binibining Pilipinas titleholders throughout the years, including the highlights of their performance in minor and Big Four international beauty pageants. Titles Note that the year designates the time Binibining Pilipinas has acquired that particular pageant franchise. Titleholders International placements ;Color keys Current franchises Miss International ''Miss Philippines (1964-1969)'', ''Binibining Pilipinas International (1969–Present)'' Miss Intercontinental '' Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental (2014–Present)'' The Miss Globe ''Binibining Pilipinas Globe (2015–Present)'' Former franchises Miss Universe ''Bb. Pilipinas (1964-1971)'', ''Bb. Pilipinas - Universe (1972-2011)'' and ''Miss Universe Philippines (2011–2019)'' Miss Supranational '' Binibining Pilipinas Supranational (2013–2019)'' Miss Grand International '' Binibining Pilipinas Grand International (2013, 2015–2022)'' Miss Tourism International '' Binib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carla Balingit
Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: * Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United * Carla Abellana, Filipina actress and commercial model * Carla Azar, drummer and singer for the band Autolux * Carla Barbarino, retired Italian sprinter and hurdler * Carla Beck, Canadian politician * Carla Berrocal (born 1983), Spanish comics illustrator * Carla Berube, American college basketball coach * Carla Beurskens, prominent long-distance runner from the Netherlands * Carla Blank, American choreographer, writer, and editor * Carla Bley, American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader * Carla Bonner, Australian actress * Carla Borrego, Jamaican basketball and netball player * Carla Boyce (born 1998), Scottish footballer * Carla Boyd, retired Australian basketball player with 2 Olympic medals * Carla Bozulich, lead singer, lyricist and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jennifer Schooler
Jennifer or Jenifer may refer to: People * Jennifer (given name) * Jenifer (singer), French pop singer * Jennifer Warnes, American singer who formerly used the stage name Jennifer * Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer * Daniel Jenifer Film and television * ''Jennifer'' (1953 film), a film starring Ida Lupino * ''Jennifer'' (1978 film), a horror film by Brice Mack * ''Jennifer'', a 1998 Ghanaian film starring Brew Riverson Jnr * "Jenifer" (''Masters of Horror''), an episode of ''Masters of Horror'' Music * The Jennifers, a British band, some of whose members later formed Supergrass * ''Jenifer'' (album), an album by French singer Jenifer * ''Jennifer'' (album), a 1972 album by Jennifer Warnes * "Jennifer", a 1974 song by Faust from ''Faust IV'' * "Jennifer", a 1983 song by Eurythmics from ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' (album) * "Jennifer", a 2001 song by M2M from '' The Big Room'' Other uses * Hurricane Jennifer * Project Jennifer, a CIA attempt to recover a Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Chópite
Joan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Joan (given name), including a list of women, men and fictional characters *: Joan of Arc, a French military heroine *Joan (surname) Weather events * Tropical Storm Joan (other), multiple tropical cyclones are named Joan Music * ''Joan'' (album), a 1967 album by Joan Baez *"Joan", a song by The Art Bears from their 1978 album '' Hopes and Fears'' *"Joan", a song by Lene Lovich from her 1980 album ''Flex'' *"Joan", a song by Erasure from their 1991 album ''Chorus'' *"Joan", a song by The Innocence Mission from their 1991 album '' Umbrella'' *"Joan", a song by God Is My Co-Pilot from their 1992 album ''I Am Not This Body'' Other uses * Jōan (era), a Japanese era name * ''Joan'' (play), 2015 one-woman play written by Lucy J. Skillbeck * Joan Township, Ontario, a geographic township See also *'' Jo-an'' tea house, National Treasure in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan * * Jane (other) * Jean (other) *J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quito
Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes, at an elevation of , making it the second-highest capital city in the world.Contact Us " TAME. Retrieved on 14 March 2010. Quito is the political and cultural center of Ecuador as the country's major governmental, administrative, and cultural institutions are located within the city. The majority of transnational companies with a presence in Ecuador are headquartered there. It is also one of the country's two major industrial centers—the port city of |
