Jessica Marasigan (born January 7, 1994) is a Filipino-American model, host, singer, occasional actress and beauty queen from

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, U.S. She became a '' Pinoy Big Brother: 737'' regular housemate, a ''GirlTrend'' member on '' It's Showtime'', one of ''

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'' titleholders and a ''

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'' candidate.

Early life

Marasigan was born on January 7, 1994. Her parents are both Filipinos. Her father is from

Batangas Batangas, officially the Province of Batangas ( tl, Lalawigan ng Batangas ), is a province in the Philippines located in the Calabarzon region on Luzon. Its capital is the city of Batangas, and is bordered by the provinces of Cavite and La ...

and her mother is from

Caloocan Caloocan, officially the City of Caloocan ( fil, Lungsod ng Caloocan; ), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 1,661,584 people making it the fourth-most ...

, Philippines. She was born and raised in the United States, but she grew up being taught Filipino and Catholic values and exposed to Filipino food. She is the second sibling and only girl in the family.

Career

''Pinoy Big Brother: 737''

In 2015, Marasigan became a regular housemate. She was nominated on the first week but after hearing the news of her grandmother's death, she opted for a voluntary exit on Day 58 to be with her family. She was the first regular housemate to be eliminated.

''It's Showtime''

On February 13, 2016, Marasigan became a member of ''GirlTrends'' (now called as ''GT''), an all-female dance group, on

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's noontime show '' It's Showtime''.

''FPJ's Ang Probinsyano''

She's now one of the guest cast of FPJ's Ang Probinsyano as Police Master Sergeant Lea Singson along with PBB Alumnae Franki Russell and Diana Mackey

Pageantry

''Miss Philippines USA 2012'' and ''Binibining Pilipinas-USA 2013''

Prior to entering the Pinoy Big Brother: 737, she also joined several beauty pageants back in the US. She was crowned first runner-up in Miss Philippines-USA in 2012 and a year later joined Binibining Pilipinas-USA where she became the winner.

''Miss Philippines Earth 2017''

Marasigan participated and won as ''Miss Philippines Water 2017'' (equivalent to first runner-up) in the

pageant on July 15, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Philippines.

''Binibining Pilipinas 2019''

On March 18, 2019, Marasigan became one of official candidates for

pageant. On June 9, 2019, she landed at the Top 15, but didn't win a crown.

References

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