Binibining Pilipinas 2014 will be held on March 30th at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City-Philippines. Miss Universe 2013 3rd runner-up Ariella Arida, Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago, Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 Top 10 finalist Joanna Cindy Miranda and Miss Supranational 2013 Mutya Johanna Datul will crown their successors at the end of the event. Aside from four titles, Binibining Pilipinas – Intercontinental title will also be awarded in this year pageant. And this is our prediction:
#1 Binibining Pilipinas Universe: Diana B. Arevalo
25 year old Calapan, Oriental Mindoro native Diana Arevalo was a former welcome ambassador in a major hotel in Macau. A survivor and a hard worker, Diana is proud of having established herself in another country, and has gained more respect for struggles of Filipino workers abroad.
#2 Binibining Pilipinas International: Kimverlyn Suiza
Marikina-native Kimverlyn Suiza is 25 years old, and formerly worked as a Segment Producer at a top-rating noon time show on local television. Kimverlyn is fiercely independent and is a fighter. The eldest child, she took on the responsibility of taking care of her grandmother and brother. She also survived a brush with death when she had dengue in 2005. Since then she realized she has to do things she loves and live life to the fullest.
#3 Binibining Pilipinas Tourism: Kris Tiffany Janson
24 year old Cebuana Kris Tiffany Janson is a Finance Analyst at a packaging company in Manila. Despite her serious job role, she is very fun-loving, free-spirited and adventurous. On her free time, she likes skim boarding, island hopping, travelling and trying out different cuisine. Her main inspiration for joining the Bb Pilipinas Pageant is her father, who died due to a heart attack. Her father wanted to see her join a prestigious beauty pageant. Despite being away from her family and being away from her comfort zone, she strives to do her best in the competition.
#4 Binibining Pilipinas Supranational: Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
Former ABS-CBN Star Magic artist Pia Wurtzbach, 24, is from Cagayan de Oro. She took up Culinary Studies at Café Ysabel and worked in England for several months before coming back to Manila. As an actress and model, Pia was her family’s breadwinner, and she considers getting through taking care of her family as one of the best things that happened to her. “I was 11 when I stepped up to become a breadwinner through modeling and acting. Now I’m glad that they’re settled and finally okay. This experienced helped me mature a lot, and I don’t regret it,” Pia says.
#5 Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental: Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti
Statuesque at 5’10”, Mary Anne Bianca Guidotti or Marianne, is from Taguig. She is 24 years old. She graduated with a degree in European Studies major in International Relations from the Ateneo de Manila University. She currently works as a Technical Assistant of the Executive Director at the Community and Family Services International.
Marianne is a pageant newbie who was encouraged by friends and family to try her luck in Binibining Pilipinas. “I’ve had a lot of people telling me to join because of my height. I’ve thought about it many times, but I kept on putting it off first. But I realized that I’d be bettering myself not just in the pageant, but life in general. I realized I want this, I want to win one of the crowns,” she says. She is trilingual; she fluently speaks Portuguese, English, and Filipino. She loves learning about different foreign cultures. She is also a humanitarian, and a cat lover.
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