Binibining Pilipinas

Binibining Pilipinas (Filipino: Bb. Pilipinas; English: Miss Philippines) 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[2][3][4] and selects three other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Grand International, Miss Intercontinental and Miss Globe.[2][3][4]

Binibining Pilipinas

Logo of Binibining Pilipinas.
Motto	"Once a Binibini, Always a Binibini"
Formation	1964
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Smart Araneta Coliseum
Location	Philippines
Membership	4 (see Titles)
Official language	Filipino English
President and CEO	Jorge León Araneta of the Araneta Group
Chairperson	Stella Marquez de Araneta
Co-chairperson	Cochitina Sevilla - Bernardo
Parent organization	Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc.[1]
Website	www.bbpilipinas.com

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, the BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Cochitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson.[5]

Former Miss Colombia Stella M. Araneta, who became a Miss Universe semi-finalist and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchise holder of the Miss Universe Organization since 1964 after it was passed on by its predecessor, Miss Philippines, which had been the franchise holder from 1952 to 1963.[5]

The following are the Binibining Pilipinas titleholders throughout the years, including the highlights of their performance in major and minor international pageants.[2][3][4]

Winners of Big Four international beauty pageants:

• Four — Miss Universe winners:
  • Gloria Diaz (1969) • Margarita Moran (1973) • Pia Wurtzbach (2015) • Catriona Gray (2018)
• Five — Miss International winners:
  • Aurora Pijuan (1970) • Melanie Marquez (1979) • Lara Quigaman (2005) • Bea Santiago (2013) • Kylie Verzosa (2016)

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 — Miss Globe International 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)
• One — The Miss Globe winner: Ann Colis (2015)
• One — Miss Intercontinental winner: Karen Gallman (2018)

Gemma Cruz, Miss International 1964, is not part of Binibining Pilipinas when she won the Miss International 1964 title. The first Miss International crown for the Philippines, won by Gemma Cruz 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.[6][7]

Although BPCI had acquired the local franchise of the Miss World pageant in 1992, the first crown was won by Megan Young in 2013, which is a product of its successor, Miss World Philippines.

Number of wins under Binibining Pilipinas
Pageant	Wins
Miss Universe	4
Miss World	0
Miss International	5
Miss Supranational	1
Miss Grand International	0
Miss Intercontinental	1
Miss Globe	1
Miss Tourism International (Macau)	2
Miss Tourism international (Turkey)	1
Miss Tourism International (Black Sea)	1
Miss Globe International	1
Miss Tourism Queen International	1
Miss Young International	0
Miss Maja International	0

Titles

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

Current Franchises
Membership	Year
Big Four international beauty pageant:
Miss International	1968 – Present
Minor international beauty pageant:
Miss Grand	2015 – Present
Miss Intercontinental	2014 – Present
Miss Globe	2015 – Present
Former Franchises
Membership	Year
Big Four international beauty pageant:
Miss Universe	1964 – 2019
Miss World	1992 – 2010
Minor international beauty pageant:
Miss Supranational	2012 – 2019
Miss Young International	1970 – 1985
Miss Maja International	1973 – 1992, 1995, 2004
Miss Tourism Queen International	2011 – 2014
Special Titles
Title	Year
Miss World Peace	1973
Miss Press Photography	1984
Miss Tourism	1987 – 1990, 1993 – 1994, 2005

Titleholders

Year	Current Titles				Runners Up		Ref.
	Binibining Pilipinas International	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International	Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental	Binibining Pilipinas Globe	Binibining Pilipinas 1st Runner Up	Binibining Pilipinas 2nd Runner Up
2011	Dianne Elaine Necio				Janine Mari Tugonon	Mary Jean Lastimosa
2012	Nicole Cassandra Schmitz				Elaine Kay Moll	Annalie Forbes
2013	Bea Rose Santiago				Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach	Not Awarded
2014	Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti		Kris Tiffany Janson		Laura Victoria Lehmann	Hannah Ruth Sison
2015	Janicel Lubina	Parul Shah	Christi Lynn McGarry	Ann Lorraine Colis	Hannah Ruth Sison	Kimverlyn Suiza
2016	Kylie Verzosa	Nicole Cordoves	Jennifer Ruth Hammond	Nichole Marie Manalo	Angelica Alita	Jehza Mae Huelar
2017	Maria Angelica de Leon	Elizabeth Clenci	Katarina Rodriguez	Nelda Ibe	Charmaine Elima	Kristel Guelos
2018	Maria Ahtisa Manalo	Eva Psychee Patalinjug	Karen Juanita Gallman	Michele Theresa Gumabao	Vickie Marie Rushton	Samantha Mae Bernardo
2019	Bea Patricia Magtanong	Samantha Ashley Lo (Resigned)	Emma Mary Tiglao	Leren Mae Bautista	Maria Andrea Abesamis (Assumed)	Samantha Mae Bernardo (Assumed)
		Maria Andrea Abesamis			Samantha Mae Bernardo	No Replacement
2020	TBA

Current Franchises

Big Four pageant

This is a list of Binibining Pilipinas International in the last 10 years who represented the Philippines in one of the Big Four pageants, Miss International.

Miss International

Year	Binibining Pilipinas International	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)
2021
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Bea Patricia Magtanong	Bataan	Top 8
2018	Maria Ahtisa Manalo	Quezon Province	1st Runner-Up
2017	Maria Angelica de Leon	Las Piñas City	Unplaced
2016	Kylie Verzosa	Baguio	Miss International 2016
2015	Janicel Lubina	Narra, Palawan	Top 10	Miss Best Dresser
2014	Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti	Taguig City	Unplaced
2013	Bea Rose Santiago	Cataingan, Masbate	Miss International 2013
2012	Nicole Cassandra Schmitz	Cebu City	Top 15
2011	Dianne Elaine Necio	Albay	Top 15

Minor international pageants

This is a list of Binibining Pilipinas winners who represented the Philippines in minor international pageant.

Miss Grand International

Year	Binibining Pilipinas Grand	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)
2020	Samantha Mae Bernardo	Palawan	TBD
2019	Samantha Ashley Lo	Cebu City	Unplaced
2018	Eva Psychee Patalinjug	Cebu City	Unplaced
2017	Elizabeth Clenci	Mandaue City	2nd Runner Up
2016	Nicole Cordoves	Manila	1st Runner Up
2015	Parul Shah	San Nicolas, Pangasinan	3rd Runner Up	Best National Costume

Miss Intercontinental

Year	Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)
2020
2019	Emma Mary Tiglao	Pampanga	Top 20	Miss Sunrise Popularity
2018	Karen Juanita Gallman	Bohol	Miss Intercontinental 2018	Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania Best Body Beautiful Media Favourite
2017	Katarina Rodriguez	Davao City	1st Runner Up	Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania Miss Media Popularity
2016	Jennifer Ruth Hammond	San Pedro, Laguna	Top 15
2015	Christi Lynn McGarry	Nabua, Camarines Sur	1st Runner Up	Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania
2014	Kris Tiffany Janson	Cebu City	2nd Runner Up	Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania

Miss Globe

Year	Binibining Pilipinas Globe	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)
2020	Rowena Lucero	Bulacan	4th Runner Up	People's Choice
2019	Leren Mae Bautista	Laguna	2nd Runner Up
2018	Michele Theresa Gumabao	Quezon City	Top 15	Miss Social Media Miss Dream Girl of the World
2017	Nelda Ibe	Tarlac City, Tarlac	1st Runner Up
2016	Nichole Marie Manalo	Pampanga	3rd Runner Up	Miss Dream Girl of the World
2015	Ann Lorraine Colis	Mexico, Pampanga	Miss Globe 2015

References

1. Armin Adina (March 20, 2013). "Tea party reunites beauty queens". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
2. News, Philippines (16 January 2018). "Michele Gumabao And Catriona Gray Take On Bb. Pilipinas 2018". Page One Media Group. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
3. E., Sally (17 January 2018). "Take a look at the 40 beautiful ladies to compete in the 2018 Binibining Pilipinas". Kicker Daily News. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
4. News, Local Pulse (18 March 2018). "Binibining Pilipinas 2018 Winners and Results". Local Pulse News. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
5. "LOOK BACK: The Binibining Pilipinas legacy through the decades". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
6. "Defining moments of Binibining Pilipinas through the years". The Daily Tribune. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved September 7, 2013.
7. Ricky Lo (October 17, 2008). "Miss International beauties who visited RP". The Philippine Star. Retrieved September 7, 2013.

External links

• Binibining Pilipinas Official website