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unusual facts about Binibining Pilipinas


Araneta family

The Araneta Group also holds major stakes in Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant (Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated or BPCI), Taco Bell Philippines and Dairy Queen Philippines.


Caroline Subijano

Caroline "Cara" Villarosa Subijano is a Filipina newscaster and former beauty queen and who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas-World 1994.

Gretchen Malalad

Gretchen Malalad (born 1980) is a Filipina 2005 Southeast Asian Games karate gold medalist and a former beauty pageant contestant in Binibining Pilipinas 2002 where she emerged Ms. Talent and Ms. Red Bull Supreme.

Miss World Philippines

The pageant was conceived on January 25, 2011 when the franchise that was previously held by Binibining Pilipinas was awarded by Julia Morley, Chair and CEO of Miss World Limited, to Cory Quirino, a Filipino tri-media personality.


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Annalie Forbes

Annalie or Ali for short was 1st runner-up at the Binibining Pilipinas 2012 pageant with co-winners, Miss Universe Philippines Janine Mari Tugonon, Binibining Pilipinas International Nicole Cassandra Schmitz, Binibining Pilipinas Tourism Katrina Jayne Dimaranan, and Miss Supranational Philippines Elaine Kay Moll.

Chat Silayan

She won the 1980 Binibining Pilipinas Universe crown and became the third runner-up at Miss Universe 1980.

Dianne Necio

She was proclaimed first runner up in the 2010 Binibining Pilipinas pageant, won by eventual Miss Universe fourth runner up Venus Raj, but had to resign and give up part of her prize package to rejoin the pageant in 2011.