Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas or BBP; ) is the oldest active national
beauty pageant in the
Philippines. Founded in 1964, it currently selects
Filipina representatives to compete in one of the
Big Four international beauty pageants—
Miss International,
as well as representatives to other international pageants, such as
The Miss Globe.
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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
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. The BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Conchitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson.1960
It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism.
Events
January
* Ja ...
representing Colombia, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchise holder of the Miss Universe Organization from 1964 to 2019, after it was passed on by its predecessor, Miss Philippines, which had been the franchise holder from 1952 to 1963.major
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and minor international pageants.[
Winners of Big Four international beauty pageants:
* Four — Miss Universe winners:
** Gloria Diaz (]1969
This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon.
Events January
* January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco.
* January 5
**Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
) • Margarita Moran
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(1973
Events January
* January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union.
* January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. ...
) • Pia Wurtzbach (2015
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) • Catriona Gray (2018
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)
* Five — Miss International winners:
** Aurora Pijuan (1970
Events
January
* January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC.
* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
) • Melanie Marquez
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(1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
) • Lara Quigaman (2005
File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...
) • 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 ...
(2013
File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fact ...
) • Kylie Verzosa (2016
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)
Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Miss International 1964, the first Filipina and Asian Miss International winner, was a product of the now-defunct Miss Philippines pageant (1952—1963), not of Binibining Pilipinas, when she won the Miss International 1964 title. Cruz, however, was in attendance during the Binibining Pilipinas 1965 finals, and passed on her crown to her successor under BPCI, Isabel Barnett Santos, who represented the country in the Miss International 1965 competition.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. ...
(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
Ann Lorraine Maniego Colis (born September 15, 1993), simply known as Ann Colis, is a Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Tourism 2015 who was then elevated to Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2 ...
(2015) • Maureen Montagne
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Previously, she was crow ...
(2021)
* Two — Miss Intercontinental winners: Karen Gallman (2018) • Cinderella Faye Obeñita (2021)
Titles
Note that the year designates the time Binibining Pilipinas has acquired that particular pageant franchise.
Titleholders
References
External links
Binibining Pilipinas Official website
{{Miss Philippines winners in the Grand Slam pageants, state=collapsed
Pilipinas
1964 establishments in the Philippines
Organizations established in 1964
Beauty pageants in the Philippines
Recurring events established in 1964
Philippines
Philippine awards