Binibining Pilipinas candidates #30 Trisha Martinez (Pila, Laguna); #39 Flordeliz Mabao (Rizal); #36 Samantha Acosta (Bulacan); #4 Shaira Rona (Mandaluyong); #14 Vienne Feucht (Calamba, Laguna); #26 Phoebe Godinez (Lapu-Lapu Metropolis); and, #34 Vera Dickinson (Tarlac). Pictures from Armin P. Adina
The Binibining Pilipinas pageant is celebrating its sixtieth anniversary this 12 months, and seasoned aspirants have enlisted for an opportunity to be included within the elite roster of queens, amongst them are returnees and those that have already claimed titles in different competitions.
Trisha Martinez from Pila, Laguna, and Shaira Rona from Mandaluyong have returned to present one other shot at lastly turning into Bb. Pilipinas queens, whereas Bulacan’s Samantha Acosta has crossed over from the Miss Philippines Earth pageant.
Additionally becoming a member of the nationwide pageant’s milestone version is Rizal’s Flordeliz Mabao, who was topped Miss Scuba Philippines in 2019, and completed third within the 2019 Miss Scuba worldwide pageant. Tarlac’s Vera Dickinson, in the meantime, was second runner-up within the 2022 Miss Aura Philippines pageant.
Representing Lapu-Lapu Metropolis within the 2024 Bb. Pilipinas pageant is 2022 Hiyas ng Pilipinas Tourism Queen Worldwide Phoebe Godinez, whereas Calamba, Laguna, is fielding 2023 Miss Rotary and 2021 Miss Bikini Philippines first runner-up Vienne Feucht.
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Martinez has some unfinished enterprise to settle. She was already imagined to characterize the nation in a global competitors after incomes the Miss Philippines Tourism crown within the 2021 Miss World Philippines pageant, however her international tilt didn’t push via. She inched nearer to a different alternative to boost the Philippine flag overseas when she cracked the Prime 11 within the 2023 Bb. Pilipinas pageant, the place she was additionally “Finest in Night Robe.”
“All magnificence queens dream of representing the Philippines internationally. In order that’s why I’m right here. I’m attempting my luck. I’m attempting, hoping I’d be destined to have the ability to characterize the Philippines in a global stage,” she informed INQUIRER.web in an interview.
For Mabao, Binibining Pilipinas is the rationale she obtained into pageantry within the first place. “Ten years in the past, earlier than my mom handed due to breast most cancers, she informed me that she needed me to hitch Bb. Pilipinas. In order that’s why I began becoming a member of magnificence pageants. And at last, right here, after 10 years, I’m in Bb. Pilipinas,” she stated.
Acosta, in the meantime, stated she resonated with the nationwide pageant’s thrust. “I’ve all the time had the center in direction of youngsters, and I’m very a lot pleased that BPCI’s (Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc.) imaginative and prescient is identical as my advocacy, Harvesting HOPE (Serving to Others Pursue Empowerment). And I’m actually wanting ahead to extra of our charity occasions with Binibini,” she stated.
Two winners will likely be topped and will likely be proclaimed Bb. Pilipinas Worldwide and Bb. Pilipinas Globe, and they’re going to take dwelling P1 million every, and earn the appropriate to characterize the Philippines within the 63rd Miss Worldwide pageant subsequent 12 months, and The Miss Globe 2024 contest later this 12 months.
The sixtieth Binibining Pilipinas Grand Coronation Night time will likely be held on the Good Araneta Coliseum on the Araneta Metropolis in Quezon Metropolis on July 7, Sunday. Phenomenal P-Pop boy group SB19 will return to the pageant stage, with Martin Nievera and Gary Valenciano additionally set to carry out.
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And like within the final three editions, an all-female internet hosting crew will deal with the ceremonies this 12 months, and will likely be composed of 2014 Bb. Pilipinas Universe MJ Lastimosa, 2016 Miss Grand Worldwide first runner-up Nicole Cordoves, 2016 Miss Worldwide Kylie Verzosa, and 2018 Miss Universe Catriona Grey.
The 4 Binibining Pilipinas queens may also be joined by greater than 100 of their Binibini sisters for a grand reunion of queens on stage, the magnitude by no means earlier than seen on any pageant right here or wherever else.
