The Binibining Pilipinas pageant has finally crowned its new set of queens after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the organizers to postpone the contest last year.
The longest-running national beauty pageant in the country mounted a three-hour program at the Smart Araneta Coliseum at the Araneta City in Quezon City on July 11, more than two years since it last staged a competition in June 2019, with 34 of the original 40 delegates remaining to fight for four crowns.
When the dust settled, Hannah Arnoldcfrom Masbate inherited the Bb. Pilipinas International crown from lawyer Bea Patricia Magtanong, who finished in the Top 8 of the 2019 Miss International pageant in Japan.
Arnold will now represent the Philippines in the 60th edition of one of the most enduring global tilts, the Miss International pageant, which was also postponed last year, and is now set to be staged in Yokohama after the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
The Bb. Pilipinas Grand International title went to Samantha Panlilio from Cavite, who now has the insurmountable task of surpassing Samantha Bernardo’s impressive second-place finish in the 2020 Miss Grand International pageant held in Thailand earlier this year.
The Bangkok-based global tilt is set to stage its 2021 edition later this year.
They are:
Masbate’s Hannah Arnold won the Binibining Pilipinas International title
Cavite’s Samantha Panlilio got the Binibining Grand International crown
Cagayan de Oro’s Cinderella Obenita bagged Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental
Batangas’ Maureen Montagne won Binibining Pilipinas Globe
Eastern Samar’s Gabrielle Basiano is the 1st runner-up
Valenzuela’s Meiji Cruz is the 2nd runner-up
Completing the Top 13 were:
Manila’s Patrizia Garcia
Iloilo’s Karen Mendoza
Oriental Mindoro’s Graciella Lehmann
Angeles, Pampanga’s Francesca Taruc
Albay’s Jashmin Dimaculangan
Quezon Province’s Patricia Babista
Rizal’s Honey Cartasano
For the special awards, the following are the winners:
Batangas’ Maureen Montagne won as Miss Creamsilk
Valenzuela’s Meiji Cruz won Best in Swimsuit
Eastern Samar’s Gabrielle Basiano bagged Best in Long Gown
Pampanga’s Francesca Taruc is Binibining Araneta City, the pageant's first
Other special awards given were:
Nueva Ecija’s Ma. Ruth Erika Quin won the Best in National Costume
Davao’s Leslie Anne Ticaro bagged Most Friendly
Bocaue’s Bianca Marcelo won Best in Talent
Manila’s Patricia Garcia got the Face of Binibini award
Angeles, Pampanga’s Francesca Taruc won Miss Alagang Silka
Masbate’s Hannah Arnold bagged Jag Denim Queen
Olongapo’s Alexandra Garcia won Miss World Balance
Batangas’ Maureen Montagne got the Miss Ever Bilena award
Iloilo’s Karen Mendoza won Miss Pizza Hut
Batangas’ Mica Rosal bagged Manila Bulletin Reader’s Choice Award
This year’s panel of judges included:
Fashion designer Rajo Laurel
Broadcaster Pinky Webb
Maria Garcia, Novotel GM
Dioceldo Sy, Ever Bilena CEO
Enrique Gil, actor
Kylie Verzosa, Miss International 2016
Liza Soberano, actress
Benito Bengzon Jr., Tourism undersecretary and spokesperson
