IN PHOTOS: Binibining Pilipinas 2016 candidates

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 OLAFSON
Binibini 1 JANELLE OLAFSON
Binibini 2 ALEXANDRA FAITH GARCIA
Binibini 3 ANGELA LAUREN D. FERNANDO
Binibini 4 KIMBERLE MAE LICAO PENCHON
Binibini 5 RIANA AGATHA L. PANGINDIAN
Binibini 6 CANDY N. DEL CASTILLO
Binibini 7 ANGELIQUE CELINE L. DE LEON
Binibini 8 KAREN IBASCO
Binibini 9 ROSHIELA NAVARRO TOBIAS
Binibini 10 JESLYN SANTOS
Binibini 11 NICOLE CORDOVES
Binibini 12 EDJELYN JOY CAY GAMBOA
Binibini 13 JOANNA DEAPERA EDEN
Binibini 14 PAULA RICH BARTOLOME
Binibini 15 KRISTINE ANGELI Q. ESTOQUE
Binibini 16 VINA PRULLA OPENIANO
Binibini 17 PRISCILLA KIMBERLEY DELA CRUZ
Binibini 18 SHEENA B. DALO
Binibini 19 MARIA LINA N. PRONGOSO
Binibini 20 KIM ROSS DELOS SANTOS
Binibini 21 JESSICA L. GONZALES
Binibini 22 APRIEL SMITH
Binibini 23 ANGELA GENE R. VALDES
Binibini 24 NIZA SABRINA SOPHIA E. LIMJAP
Binibini 25 ANJELLICA LOPEZ
Binibini 26 JENNIFER HAMMOND
Binibini 27 DINDI JOY L. PAJARES
Binibini 28 NICHOLE MARIE MANALO
Binibini 29 MARIA MIKA MAXINE MEDINA
Binibini 30 CRESCENT ANNE SAMACO
Binibini 31 KYLIE VERZOSA
Binibini 32 JENNYLINE CARLA F. MALPAYA
Binibini 33 LEONALYN DELA CRUZ
Binibini 34 SARAH CHRISTINE BONA
Binibini 35 MARIELLA CASTILLO
Binibini 36 MARIA GIGANTE
Binibini 37 JEHZA MAE S. HUELAR
Binibini 38 ANGELICA R. ALITA
Binibini 39 SISSEL RIA RABAJANTE
Binibini 40 CHRISTIANNE RAMOS

 

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