Bea Rose Monterde Santiago (; born February 17, 1990) is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned

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on December 17, 2013. Prior to her win at

Binibining Pilipinas 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 ot ...

, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 titleholder who represented the Filipino community in Canada. She was a fashion model for

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before joining Binibining Pilipinas 2013.

Early life

Santiago was born in

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, moved to Cataingan, Masbate and was raised by her grandparents. She went to

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and studied High School in Liceo de Masbate. She is the eldest of three children. At 15, she and her family moved to

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where she studied

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and became a model under

Pageantry

Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011

Santiago participated in the 2011 edition of Mutya ng Pilipinas, where she won the Mutya ng Pilipinas Overseas Communities title.

Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012

Santiago represented the Philippines in Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012, where she placed in the Top 10.

Binibining Pilipinas 2013

Santiago represented

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in Binibining Pilipinas 2013 and was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2013 alongside the Binibining Avon special award. She was crowned by Binibining Pilipinas International 2012, Nicole Schmitz. She was declared as one of the winners along with Miss Universe Philippines 2013, Ariella Arida; Binibining Pilipinas Tourism 2013,

Joanna Cindy Miranda Binibining Pilipinas 2013 (billed as Binibining Pilipinas Gold) was the 50th edition of Binibining Pilipinas. It was held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on April 14, 2013. At the end of the event, Janin ...

; Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2013,

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; and Binibining Pilipinas 2013 1st Runner-up

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Miss International 2013

She represented the Philippines in

held in

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, Japan in December 2013. She won beating 66 other contestants and became the fifth

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to win the title after

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, Melanie Marquez in

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and Lara Quigaman in 2005. In an

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after winning, she dedicated her crown to the victims of

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. During her reign as Miss International 2013, Bea traveled to Japan and

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for charity work with the International Cultural Association.

Personal life

In August 2018, Santiago revealed she was diagnosed with chronic kidney disease after experiencing "several migraines". She believes that her diagnosis was a result of her intense "gym life". In December, Santiago revealed that she had experienced

kidney failure Kidney failure, also known as end-stage kidney disease, is a medical condition in which the kidneys can no longer adequately filter waste products from the blood, functioning at less than 15% of normal levels. Kidney failure is classified as eit ...

and began dialysis at the

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in Canada. She was also in need of a transplantation. In April 2022, it was revealed that she has received a kidney transplant through her brother.

References

External links

Official Bb. Pilipinas website
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