Joanne Zapanta Santos-Quintas (born October 27, 1976) is a

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and former

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who won the Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1995 crown at the age of 18, participating in

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Early life

Prior to

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 ...

, Quintas started her modeling career at age 12, becoming the image of Filipino

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company ''Pink Soda'' and appearing in the film ''Massacre Files'' in 1994.

Binibining Pilipinas

After actress

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' Top 6 Finish at

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and

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's Second Runner-up placement at

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, Quintas aimed to replicate their success stories in her

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's national beauty pageant,

, participating at age 18. She succeeded in her efforts and was crowned Binibining Pilipinas 1995 on March 12, gaining the right to represent her country in

Miss Universe

As the official representative of her

to the 1995

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pageant, broadcast live from

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on May 12, 1995, she placed

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in the preliminary competition, coming

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in the preliminary

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event.

Life after Binibining Pilipinas

Quintas continued working as a model and actress in several television shows and movies, never forgetting her success as a beauty queen, winning the titles of ''Miss Tourism International 1997'' and ''Mrs. Philippines World'' in 2003. A decade after she started modeling, she married Domini Primero and has three children with him: Rafael, Mulawin and Mayumi. In 2006, she started studying photography, later becoming famous for her work behind the camera. In 2009, she was involved in a minor controversy with political candidate

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when they were seen together as part of her work as a photographer for his political campaign. Both parties clarified the situation and moved on with their lives.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official Binibining Pilipinas website - Past Titleholders
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