Bb. Pilipinas 2013 winners

The complete list of winners in Bb. Pilipinas 2013:

Bb. Pilipinas Universe – Arielle Arida
Bb. Pilipinas International – Bea Rose Santiago
Bb. Pilipinas Tourism – Joanna Cindy Miranda
Bb. Pilipinas Supranational – Mutya Johanna Datul
1st runner up – Pia Wurtzbach

Bb. Pilipinas 2013 winners

blowing kisses

There’s nothing like watching the country’s fairest women compete for the annual Bb. Pilipinas pageant. And there’s nothing like watching it live because you really get to feel the energy and excitement of the crowd who are rooting for their fave candidates.

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Bb. Pilipinas 2013

My favorite portion is of course the Q & A. Surprisingly, some of the contestants failed to express themselves and still came out winners or otherwise blew it. Former Miss Universe Gloria Diaz gave a thought-provoking query: “Do you think you can be a good Catholic even if you believe in the RH bill?” And Ms. Beautiful replied: “Believing in the RH bill is good for us educated people. It’s really important for kids right now.”

To the question: “in this digital age where everything remains public on sites like Facebook, what do you think should remain private?”… one could just have chosen to be straightforward and blurt out “your sex life…” but another contestant chose to be incomprehensible by saying “your personality, your true intentions should be private.”

LOL kayo ha!

Beauty contests are really more fun in the Philippines….

Bb. Pilipinas 2013

with Amer

(Eating dinner pre-pageant with my beauty expert-kumpare Amer Lucman)

Ariella Arida : Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2013

A truly Filipina beauty. This is 23-year old Ariella Arida of Alaminos, Laguna who was declared Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2013 in last night’s pageant (which we covered) at Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was truly celebratory because Bb. Pilipinas is turning 50 golden years in 2013 and this year’s batch were all lovely!

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Ariella or Ara for short is a chemistry graduate from the University of the Philippines-Los Banos. During her teeange years, she was the lead majorette for her town’s drum & lyre band and also played volleyball. She stands five feet 7 1/2 inches tall.

In our fearless forecast of pageant result, we did say she would be on the Top 8. Even if she was already on stage in her crown and scepter, we caught Arielle breaking down several times. She probably couldn’t believe she would be adjudged the fairest of them all. Congratulations!

Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2013 in a tender moment with her mom…

arielle arida with mom

Arielle was the first to be called in the crucial Question and Answer portion and we think she made a good impression with her answer.Asked by judge, the PNP Chief Dir. Gen. Allan Purisima about the “life lesson that women can teach men,” she answered “sensitivity.” To paraphrase: men are more logical and straightforward, women think with their heart and that’s why women can teach men to be more sensitive.

We wish Ms. Arida good luck in Miss Universe 2013! :)

Bb. Pilipinas 2013 candidates : our Top 8 bets

(All photos courtesy of Bb. Pilipinas)

Bb. Pilipinas is celebrating its 50th year this year with a grand pageant night on Sunday, April 14 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum and telecast live over ABS-CBN. For a country that adores their beauty queens, we haven’t performed so badly, especially since we placed consecutively in the Miss Universe pageant for the last three years – Venus Raj as 4th runner-up in 2010, Shamcey Supsup as 3rd runner-up in 2011 and Janine Tugonon who almost made it, becoming 1st runner-up in 2012.Yet if you think about it, the Miss Universe title has been elusive for the longest time. It has been a good 40 years since Margie Moran-Floirendo bagged the crown in 1972 … will any of the 2013 candidates bring pride and glory to the Philippines this time around?

This year’s pageant is definitely competitive because out of 50 candidates, only three major titles are at stake: Miss Universe-Philippines 2013, Binibining Pilipinas-International 2013, and Binibining Pilipinas-Tourism 2013.

Taking into consideration their physique, facial features and personality, here’s our fearless forecast of the eight candidates who will make a splash in this year’s Bb. Pilipinas. Please feel free to get back to this list when the winner announcements are made : :)

Compare past Bb. Pilipinas title holders and you will just know Candidate No. 1 Ria Rabajante, an Assumption College graduate, has got “The Look.” We think she needs to keep the momentum and shine in order to be a shoo-in for the Top 5.

Ria Rabajante

Born in Germany, Pia Wurtzbach is an aspiring actress and member of Star Magic. This early, she’s heavily favored to win Bb. Pilipinas International, at least.

Pia Wurtzbach

We think that Candidate No. 31 Ma. Angelica de Leon still needs to shed off a few pounds but she will place, if only because she’s the offspring of two heavyweight showbiz personalities, Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong

Angelica De Leon

The rest of the Bb. Pilipinas bets who we think will make it to the finals:

Therese Marie Fenger – Miss Casino Filipino 2012 1st runner-up

Theresa Marie Fenger

Bea Rose Santiago

Bea Rose Santiago

Anna Fernandina Buquid

Anna Buquid

Charmaine Elima

Charmaine Elima

Arielle Arida

Arielle Arida