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Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas; ) is a national
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in the
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that selects
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representatives to compete in one of the
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and selects two other titleholders to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Intercontinental, The Miss Globe and Miss Charm International.


History

Binibining Pilipinas is owned by the Araneta Group of Companies headed by Filipino business magnate Jorge León Araneta, the group's
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and
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, the BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Cochitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson. Former
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Stella M. Araneta, who became a
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semi-finalist and the winner of the first
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beauty pageant in 1960, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchise holder of the
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since 1964 after it was passed on by its predecessor, Miss Philippines, which had been the franchise holder from 1952 to 1963. The following are the Binibining Pilipinas titleholders throughout the years, including the highlights of their performance in
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and minor international pageants. Winners of
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: * Four —
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winners: **
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(
1969 This year is notable for Apollo 11's first landing on the moon. Events January * January 4 – The Government of Spain hands over Ifni to Morocco. * January 5 **Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to ...
) •
Margarita Moran Maria Margarita Roxas Moran-Floirendo (born 15 September 1953), professionally known as Margie Moran (), is a Filipino beauty queen, actress and peace advocate who was the president of Ballet Philippines and is the chairperson of the Cultura ...
(
1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ...
) •
Pia Wurtzbach Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach ( ; ; born September 24, 1989), formerly known professionally as Pia Romero, is a Filipino model, actress and beauty queen who is known for being crowned Miss Universe 2015. She joined Binibining Pilipinas pageant thre ...
(
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) •
Catriona Gray Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray (; born 6 January 1994) is a Filipino-Australian model, singer, beauty queen, television personality, youth advocate and arts ambassador best known for having been crowned Miss Universe 2018. She is the fourth Fi ...
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) * Five —
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winners: ** Aurora Pijuan ( 1970) •
Melanie Marquez Mimilanie Laurel Marquez-Lawyer (; born 16 July 1964), popularly known as Melanie Marquez, is a Filipino personality development coach, actress, film producer, author, celebrity endorser, former supermodel and beauty pageant titleholder who was ...
(
1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the '' International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the '' Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the so ...
) • Lara Quigaman (
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) •
Bea Santiago Bea Rose Monterde Santiago (; born February 17, 1990) is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2013 on December 17, 2013. Prior to her win at Binibining Pilipinas, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 tit ...
(
2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment fa ...
) • Kylie Verzosa (
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) 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 —
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winner:
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(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) * Two — The Miss Globe winners: Ann Colis (2015) •
Maureen Montagne Maureen Ann Montagne ( ; ; born July 10, 1993) is a Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021. She represented the Philippines at The Miss Globe 2021 pageant and won. Previously, she was cro ...
(2021) * Two — Miss Intercontinental winners:
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(2018) • Cinderella Faye Obeñita (2021)
Gemma Cruz Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz—Araneta (; born 30 September 1943) is a Filipino politician, writer, director, and beauty queen who won Miss International 1964, becoming the first Filipino and Asian to win the title. She received an "Outstanding M ...
,
Miss International 1964 Miss International 1964, the 5th Miss International pageant, was held on August 14, 1964 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, United States. 40 contestants competed in this pageant. Gemma Cruz from the Philippines was ...
, 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 Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz—Araneta (; born 30 September 1943) is a Filipino politician, writer, director, and beauty queen who won Miss International 1964, becoming the first Filipino and Asian to win the title. She received an "Outstanding M ...
in
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, 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. Although BPCI had acquired the local franchise of the Miss World pageant in 1992, the first crown was won by
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in 2013, which is a product of its successor, Miss World Philippines.


Titles

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


Titleholders


References


External links


Binibining Pilipinas Official website
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