Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national

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in the

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that selects

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representatives to compete in one of the

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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

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business magnate Jorge León Araneta, the group's

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and

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, 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

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Stella M. Araneta, who became a

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semi-finalist and the winner of the first

beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchise holder of the

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since 1964 after it was passed on by its predecessor, Miss Philippines, which had been the franchise holder from 1952 to 1963. The following are the Binibining Pilipinas titleholders throughout the years, including the highlights of their performance in

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and minor international pageants. Winners of

: * Four —

winners: **

Gloria Diaz Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz (; born 10 March 1951) is a Filipino actress of film and television, model and beauty queen who rose to fame after being crowned Miss Universe 1969, becoming the first Filipino to hold the Miss Universe title. Early ...

( 1969) •

Margarita Moran Maria Margarita Roxas Moran-Floirendo (born 15 September 1953), professionally known as Margie Moran (), is a Filipino beauty queen, actress and peace advocate who was the president of Ballet Philippines and is the chairperson of the Cultural ...

( 1973) •

Pia Wurtzbach Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach ( ; ; born September 24, 1989), formerly known professionally as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress and beauty queen who is known for being crowned Miss Universe 2015. She joined Binibining Pilipinas pageant three ...

(

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) •

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( 2018) * Five —

winners: **

Aurora Pijuan Aurora McKenney Pijuan (born November 11, 1949) is a Filipino beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1970. Biography She comes from Bacolod and is a graduate of Saint Scholastica's College (batch 1967). A product of the 1970 Binibinin ...

(

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) •

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( 1979) • Lara Quigaman (

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) •

Bea Santiago Bea Rose Monterde Santiago (; born February 17, 1990) is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2013 on December 17, 2013. Prior to her win at Binibining Pilipinas, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 tit ...

(

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) •

Kylie Verzosa Kylie Fausto Verzosa (; born February 7, 1992) is a Filipino actress, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International, Binibining Pilipinas International 2016 and Miss International 2016. She is the sixth Filipina to ...

(

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) Winners of Minor international pageants : * Two — Miss Tourism International (Macau version) winners: Joanne Santos (1997) • Yuni Que (1998) * One — Miss Tourism International (Anatolya Turkish version) winner: Michelle Cuevas Reyes (2001) * One —

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winner: Maricar Balagtas (2001) * One — Miss Tourism International (Black Sea version) winner: Kristine Reyes Alzar (2002) * One — Queen of Tourism International winner: Noela Mae Evangelista (2003) * One — Miss Supranational winner: Mutya Datul (2013) * Two — The Miss Globe winners: Ann Colis (2015) •

Maureen Montagne Maureen Ann Montagne ( ; ; born July 10, 1993) is a Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021. She represented the Philippines at The Miss Globe 2021 pageant and won. Previously, she was crow ...

(2021) * Two — Miss Intercontinental winners:

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(2018) • Cinderella Faye Obeñita (2021)

Gemma Cruz Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz—Araneta (; born 30 September 1943) is a Filipino politician, writer, director, and beauty queen who won Miss International 1964, becoming the first Filipino and Asian to win the title. She received an "Outstanding M ...

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, is not part of Binibining Pilipinas when she won the Miss International 1964 title. The first Miss International crown for the Philippines, won by

in 1964, is a product of the Miss Philippines pageant, the predecessor of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant. Cruz helped BPCI in crowning her successor, Isabel Barnett Santos, to represent the country in the 1965 editional of the pageant. Although BPCI had acquired the local franchise of the Miss World pageant in 1992, the first crown was won by

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in 2013, which is a product of its successor,

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Titles

Note that the year designates the time Binibining Pilipinas has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

Titleholders

References

External links

Binibining Pilipinas Official website
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Philippine awards