Will any of these 40 women be the next Pia Wurtzbach and bring the fourth Miss Universe crown for the country?
The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) recently released the official portraits of the 40 candidates of the Binibining Pilipinas 2016.
The candidates will vie for five crowns in the said pageant: Miss Universe Philippines, Bb. Pilipinas International, Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental, Bb. Pilipinas Supranational, and Bb. Pilipinas Tourism.
Beauty pageant aficionados are hoping that this year’s batch will repeat the performance of the 2015 queens—with Wurtzbach posting the biggest win for ending the country’s 42-year Miss Universe crown drought.
This year’s edition features eight “repeaters,” most notable of whom is Kyle Verzosa who got a spot in last year’s Top 15.
The girls who competed in previous editions of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant aside from Verzosa were Leonalyn dela Cruz, Nichole Marie Manalo, Mariella Castillo, Jeslyn Santos, Paula Rich Bartolome, Angelique Celine de Leon, and Sissel Ria Rabajante.
The Binibining Pilipinas 2016 coronation night will be held in April. AJH
Binibini 1 JANELLE OLAFSONBinibini 2 ALEXANDRA FAITH GARCIABinibini 3 ANGELA LAUREN D. FERNANDOBinibini 4 KIMBERLE MAE LICAO PENCHONBinibini 5 RIANA AGATHA L. PANGINDIANBinibini 6 CANDY N. DEL CASTILLOBinibini 7 ANGELIQUE CELINE L. DE LEONBinibini 8 KAREN IBASCOBinibini 9 ROSHIELA NAVARRO TOBIASBinibini 10 JESLYN SANTOSBinibini 11 NICOLE CORDOVESBinibini 12 EDJELYN JOY CAY GAMBOABinibini 13 JOANNA DEAPERA EDENBinibini 14 PAULA RICH BARTOLOMEBinibini 15 KRISTINE ANGELI Q. ESTOQUEBinibini 16 VINA PRULLA OPENIANOBinibini 17 PRISCILLA KIMBERLEY DELA CRUZBinibini 18 SHEENA B. DALOBinibini 19 MARIA LINA N. PRONGOSOBinibini 20 KIM ROSS DELOS SANTOSBinibini 21 JESSICA L. GONZALESBinibini 22 APRIEL SMITHBinibini 23 ANGELA GENE R. VALDESBinibini 24 NIZA SABRINA SOPHIA E. LIMJAPBinibini 25 ANJELLICA LOPEZBinibini 26 JENNIFER HAMMONDBinibini 27 DINDI JOY L. PAJARESBinibini 28 NICHOLE MARIE MANALOBinibini 29 MARIA MIKA MAXINE MEDINABinibini 30 CRESCENT ANNE SAMACOBinibini 31 KYLIE VERZOSABinibini 32 JENNYLINE CARLA F. MALPAYABinibini 33 LEONALYN DELA CRUZBinibini 34 SARAH CHRISTINE BONABinibini 35 MARIELLA CASTILLOBinibini 36 MARIA GIGANTEBinibini 37 JEHZA MAE S. HUELARBinibini 38 ANGELICA R. ALITABinibini 39 SISSEL RIA RABAJANTEBinibini 40 CHRISTIANNE RAMOS
