Bb. Pilipinas 2013: our Top 10 finalists

Previously, I wrote about the Top 8 candidates who will make it to Bb. Pilipinas 2013. Since then, one of the bets we featured, Therese Fenger has withdrawn (reportedly due to a sexy FHM pictorial). So we’re revising our Top 8 list and making it to a Top 10. I am sure the rest of the country’s (gay) population are just excited as you and me about watching tomorrow’s pageant.

Who’s gonna make it to the Magic 10? Here’s our list:

1. Cassandra Naidas – her mom’s a Korean :)

(Photo courtesy of Bb. Pilipinas)
Cassandra Naidas

2. Amanda Noelle Navasero
3. Hannah Ruth Sison
4. Anna Fernandina Buquid
5. Ma. Angelica De Leon

6. Charmaine Elima
7. Arielle Arida
8. Ria Rabajante
9. Bea Rose Santiago
10. Pia Wurtzbach

Bea Rose Santiago & Pia Wurtzbach for Bb. Pilipinas 2013

We’re watching Bb. Pilipinas 2013 live tomorrow, and this is supposed to be a big event since the pageant is celebrating 50 golden years! Before this, I had the chance to view the candidates up close when they visited our company, Casino Filipino, which is a major sponsor. This year’s batch is lovely indeed, and we could just ogle at the girls’ uber-slim, whistle-bait figures.

This blog is betting on at least two ladies to become top placers of Bb. Pilipinas 2013: Bea Rose Santiago (schooled in Canada but representing Masbate City) and Pia Wurtzbach of Cagayan de Oro.

Up close, Bea Rose exudes the disposition of a beauty queen and reminds one of a title holder of yore, Chiqui Brosas.For me, she has the “it” factor and could have the edge over the other finalists in the Question and Answer portion. According to her Bb. Pilipinas bio, she loves to travel and was once in 12 cities in 2 countries, in just two months. She’s 22 years old and stands five feet 10 inches.

Bea Rose Santiago

Pia Wurtzbach is no stranger to showbusiness, being known by her screen name Pia Romero in ABS-CBN. She’s 23 years old and stands five feet nine inches.

Pia Wurzbach @CF

Good luck girls! :)

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