What was once a closed-door process, the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc . (BPIC) finally allows the media to cover its preliminary screening on January 22 at the Araneta Center. This is the first time that this off-cam process, attended by hundreds of beauty title hopefuls from all over the country, has been shared to the media.
“All the applicants are presented to the press. We never did that before. We did only showing of the 24 candidates that we produce every year,” BPIC Chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta told “The Buzz” on its January 23 report.
“The provinces make a lot of effort, and they spend a lot of money to bring these girls… to be able to face us. Why not give them a chance to be known by the rest of the people of the Philippines,” she continued.
The screening was attended by a distinguished panel composed of beauty experts as well as several beauty queens including Miss Universe-4th Runner Up Venus Raj and 2005 Miss International titlist Precious Lara Quigaman.
This is Quigaman’s return to the BPCI fold after a previous misunderstanding between her and the organization. Allegedly, Quigaman was banned from attending the Binibining Pilipinas coronation night in March of 2009. She had also purportedly received cold treatment from founder Marquez-Araneta for having established another beauty pageant, Turismo Pilipina, in 2008 along with fellow beauty queens Karen Loren Ostrea and Denille Lou Valmonte.
But with its past and present allies in full force, everything seems ripe for the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, which is now on its 47th year, to make vaunted changes - beginning, of course, with the BPCI signing a five-year deal with ABS-CBN to air the pageant, which was previously done by GMA for years.
“It’s like nothing has happened,” Marquez-Araneta said about having Quigaman participate at the screening this year. “I Invited them and they came. I am very happy to have these winner back with us,” she related, sharing a laugh with Quigaman.
“We have really missed Binibining Pilipinas. We have missed helping out, training the girls. This is a great start,” Quigaman says.
Among this year’s aspiring candidates was former “Deal Or No Deal 26K” girl, Chloe McCully, who shared, “I was part of ‘Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal’ for three seasons. And then after that I continued my studies and then started my training for Binibining Pilipinas.”
Another aspirant was Sharon Cuneta’s niece, Reina Cuneta, who said, “I’m very honored to be here. It’s the most prestigious pageant the country, as we all know…”
The Binibining Pilipinas pageant airs this April only on ABS-CBN.
“All the applicants are presented to the press. We never did that before. We did only showing of the 24 candidates that we produce every year,” BPIC Chairperson Stella Marquez-Araneta told “The Buzz” on its January 23 report.
“The provinces make a lot of effort, and they spend a lot of money to bring these girls… to be able to face us. Why not give them a chance to be known by the rest of the people of the Philippines,” she continued.
The screening was attended by a distinguished panel composed of beauty experts as well as several beauty queens including Miss Universe-4th Runner Up Venus Raj and 2005 Miss International titlist Precious Lara Quigaman.
This is Quigaman’s return to the BPCI fold after a previous misunderstanding between her and the organization. Allegedly, Quigaman was banned from attending the Binibining Pilipinas coronation night in March of 2009. She had also purportedly received cold treatment from founder Marquez-Araneta for having established another beauty pageant, Turismo Pilipina, in 2008 along with fellow beauty queens Karen Loren Ostrea and Denille Lou Valmonte.
But with its past and present allies in full force, everything seems ripe for the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, which is now on its 47th year, to make vaunted changes - beginning, of course, with the BPCI signing a five-year deal with ABS-CBN to air the pageant, which was previously done by GMA for years.
“It’s like nothing has happened,” Marquez-Araneta said about having Quigaman participate at the screening this year. “I Invited them and they came. I am very happy to have these winner back with us,” she related, sharing a laugh with Quigaman.
“We have really missed Binibining Pilipinas. We have missed helping out, training the girls. This is a great start,” Quigaman says.
Among this year’s aspiring candidates was former “Deal Or No Deal 26K” girl, Chloe McCully, who shared, “I was part of ‘Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal’ for three seasons. And then after that I continued my studies and then started my training for Binibining Pilipinas.”
Another aspirant was Sharon Cuneta’s niece, Reina Cuneta, who said, “I’m very honored to be here. It’s the most prestigious pageant the country, as we all know…”
The Binibining Pilipinas pageant airs this April only on ABS-CBN.
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