Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa () is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Philippines 2014. She represented the Philippines at

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and placed in the Top 10.

Early life and education

Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa was born to a Saudi father and a Filipino mother. She finished her Computer Engineering degree with honors at the

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Pageantry

Lastimosa competed in local pageants, winning Davao’s Loveliest in 2005, Mutya ng University of Mindanao in 2006, Miss Regional and Miss National PRISAA in 2007, and again Mutya ng Davao and Reyna ng Aliwan in 2008 prior to winning Binibining Pilipinas.

Binibining Pilipinas 2011

In 2011, Lastimosa was second runner-up at Binibining Pilipinas 2011.

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won the pageant.

Binibining Pilipinas 2012

In 2012, Lastimosa reached the top 12 at Binibining Pilipinas 2012, and also won the Miss Philippine Airlines and Miss Avon Philippines awards.

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won the said pageant.

Binibining Pilipinas 2014

Lastimosa entered Binibining Pilipinas 2014 and won the title of Miss Universe Philippines 2014, gaining the right to represent the Philippines at Miss Universe 2014. During the question and answer portion of the pageant, she was asked by

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: "March is the women’s month. For you, what is the greatest advantage of being a woman?" She replied: At the end of the event, she was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2014, and received the Best in Swimsuit award. On March 15, 2015, Lastimosa crowned

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as her successor at Binibining Pilipinas 2015, held at the

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, Philippines.

Miss Universe 2014

Lastimosa competed in Miss Universe 2014 in

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, United States, and finished in the top 10.

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of Colombia won the said pageant.

Mister Grand International

In November 2024, Lastimosa became international director for the Mister Grand International pageant.

References

External links

Official Bb. Pilipinas website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lastimosa, Mary Jean 1987 births Living people Binibining Pilipinas winners Filipino people of Saudi Arabian descent Miss Universe 2014 contestants People from Cotabato