Binibining Pilipinas (abbreviated as Bb. Pilipinas or BBP; ) is the oldest active national

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in the

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. Founded in 1964, it currently selects Filipina representatives to compete in one of the Big Four international beauty pageants— Miss International, as well as representatives to other international pageants, such as The Miss Globe.

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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. The BPCI Organization is spearheaded by Jorge's wife, national director Stella Marquez-Araneta, with Conchitina Sevilla-Bernardo, artist and entrepreneur, as co-chairperson. Stella M. Araneta,

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semi-finalist, and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in

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representing Colombia, is the chairperson of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated (BPCI), which had been the official national franchise holder of the

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from 1964 to 2019, after it was passed on by its predecessor, Miss Philippines, which had been the franchise holder from 1952 to 1963. In its Diamond Jubilee edition, the pageant launched 'Beauty Ever After', a

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priced at P5,000. The book traces the pageant's legacy by featuring past Binibini queens, from 1969 Gloria Diaz to 2018

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. The following are the Binibining Pilipinas titleholders throughout the years, including highlights of their performances in

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and minor international pageants. Winners of Big Four international beauty pageants: * Four —

winners: ** Gloria Diaz (

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) • Margarita Moran (

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) * Five — Miss International winners: ** Aurora Pijuan (

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) • Melanie Marquez (

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) • Lara Quigaman (

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) • Bea Santiago (

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) • Kylie Verzosa (

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) Gemma Cruz-Araneta, Miss International 1964, the first Filipina and Asian Miss International winner, was a product of the now-defunct Miss Philippines pageant (1952—1963), not of Binibining Pilipinas, when she won the Miss International 1964 title. Cruz, however, was in attendance during the Binibining Pilipinas 1965 finals, and passed on her crown to her successor under BPCI, Isabel Barnett Santos, who represented the country in the Miss International 1965 competition. Although BPCI had acquired the local franchise of the Miss World pageant in 1992, the first crown was won by Megan Young in 2013, who is a product of the Miss World Philippines Organization (2011—present). Winners of other 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 (2021) * Two — Miss Intercontinental winners: Karen Gallman (2018) • Cinderella Faye Obeñita (2021)

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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Philippine awards

History

Titles

Titleholders

See also

References

External links