Janicel Jaranilla Lubina-Valera (born April 1, 1995) is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder and actress who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2015. Prior to that she was crowned as the 1st Princess (1st Runner-up) at the

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pageant.

Biography

Janicel Lubina studied

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as a scholar for before winning Miss Bikini Philippines 2013. From her beginnings as a housemaid along with her mother, Lubina was spotted and convinced by a

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, who later became her handler to join beauty pageants.

Pageantry

Mutya ng Palawan

Lubina joined this pageant where she won the title Mutya ng Palawan 2012.

Slimmers World Miss Bikini Philippines

Lubina joined this pageant where she won the title Slimmers' World Miss Bikini Philippines 2013. This was her first exposure to national beauty contests.

Miss Scuba International 2012

Lubina competed at this pageant that was held in

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, Indonesia where she made it to the Top 5 but failed to earn a spot in the Top 3.

Miss World Philippines 2013

Lubina joined for the first time a Major National Pageant in

. She placed 1st Princess behind the winner

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, who would be later crowned as

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Binibining Pilipinas 2015

Lubina joined again at a major national pageant, this time at the Binibining Pilipinas 2015 which was held in

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on March 15, 2015. She was Candidate #11 in the competition. She was one of the winners and was crowned as Binibining Pilipinas International 2015.

Miss International 2015

Lubina represented Philippines at the

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held in Japan on November 5, 2015. She placed as one of the Top 10 Finalists. She also won the Best Dresser Special Award.

Personal life

In 2018, Lubina married her fiancé James Valera.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lubina, Janicel 1995 births Living people People from Palawan Star Magic Binibining Pilipinas winners Miss International 2015 delegates Miss World Philippines winners Filipino television actresses