Video to Watch: The Binibining Pilipinas Major Title Winners

Shamcey Supsup was crowned the 2011 Binibining Pilipinas Universe title, while second-timer Dianne Necio was named Binibining Pilipinas International and Isabella Manjon bagged the Binibining Pilipinas Tourism crown. Watch the Bb. Pilipinas Coronation Highlights 2011 below.



Other winners are First Runner Up Janine Tugonon and Second Runner Up Mary Jean Lastimosa.

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Bb. Pilipinas 2011 candidate Monique Manuel is leading in the People's Choice Voting

Bb. Pilipinas candidate #40 Monique Manuel currently leads so far in the ongoing People's Choice voting for the Face of Binibining Pilipinas 2011.



Here's the current Top 10 in the pageant's People's Choice voting, as of April 6 2011

1. #40. Monique Teruelle Manuel, 22, Bataan - 25.32%
2. #10. Hazelyn Santos, 22, Ilocos Sur - 7.37%
3. #35. Suzette Hernandez, 25, Batangas - 6.96%
4. #6. Patricia Marie Tumulak, 22, Quezon City - 6.25%
5. #8. Ma. Kristina May Marasigan aka Tina Marasigan, 22, Batangas - 5.49%
6. #7. Angelia Gabrena Ong aka Gabby Ong, 20, Iloilo City - 5.15%
7. #23. Luzelle Felipe, 18, Hagonoy, Bulacan - 4.21%
8. #31. Samantha Purvor, 23, Quezon City - 3.37%
9. #38. Ladylyn Riva, 23, Nabas, Aklan - 3.24%
10. #27. Janine Tugonon, 21, Balanga City, Bataan - 2.93%

You still have 4 days to vote for your favorite Binibining Pilipinas 2011 candidate. Just text BINIBINI and send it to 231 for Smart and TalkNText or 2331 for Globe, TM and Sun Cellular users.

Photo courtesy of BPCI, Niccolo Cosme and OPMB Worldwide

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Filipina Danica Flores Magpantay wins Ford Supermodel of the World 2011

Runners Up: Lithuania (left) and Poland (right)

Our very own Danica Flores Magpantay represented the Philippines in the Ford Models - Supermodel of the World 2011 competition. And she won, becoming the first ever Filipina to win the contest last Saturday, January 22, 2011, in New York City.


Danica became the first ever Filipina and second Asian beauty to win the prestigious pageant which was conceptualized in 1981. The first Asian country to bag the title was South Korea in 2008.

The 2011 edition was held last Saturday, January 22, in New York City where Danica bested more than 70 contestants from all over the world who vied for the title including Lithuania, Poland, Brazil and Estonia who ended as runner ups.

Aside from the title, Danica won a $250,000 modeling contract with Ford Models.

She is the daughter of Supermodel of the World Philippines 1990 winner Milagros “Lala” Flores.

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Great Britain's Ryan Terry Wins Mr. International 2010

Ryan Terry from Great Britain just won the recently concluded Mr. International 2010. He also won the Best Body special award.


OFFICIAL RESULTS:

MISTER INTERNATIONAL 2010:
Great Britain, Ryan Terry

1st Runner Up:
Brazil, Caio Lucius Ribeiro

2nd Runner Up:
Spain, Luis Alberto Maicas

3rd Runner Up:
Indonesia, Thomas Sebastian

4th Runner Up:
Greece, Leonides Sulai

TOP 10:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Adis Topalovic
Chile, Gustavo Garcia
France, Jordan Haag
Namibia, Barnabas Weyulu
Turkey, Efecan Dianzenza

TOP 15:

Austria, Juergen Aschauer
Belgium, Tuur Roels
Bolivia, Marco Antonio Rogriguez
Philippines, Raphael Carlos
Venezuela, Francisco Sanchez

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Best Body – Great Britain, Ryan Terry
Best in National Costume – Indonesia, Thomas Sebastian
Mister Photogenic – Sri Lanka, Singapullige Yasitha Dilshan Perer
Mister Congeniality – Honduras, Maynor Sandoval

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Vietnam Wins Best in Swimsuit at the Miss Earth 2010

Miss Vietnam Luu Thii Diem Huong bested all the other delegates of the ongoing Miss Earth 2010 pageant to bag the Best in Swimsuit award. She won a cash prize of US$ 5,000.00 and jewelry from PNJ.


Joining her on the top 5 of the swimsuit competition are: Mariangela Bonanni of Venezuela, Jennifer Pazmino of Ecuador, Iman Kerigo of Norway and Carmen Justova of Czech Republic.

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Miss USA Wins Miss World 2010

Miss USA Alexandria Mills wins Miss World title at the recently concluded 60th Miss World pageant.



Official Results:

MISS WORLD 2010:
UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills

1st Runner-up:
Botswana, Emma Wareus

2nd Runner-up:
Venezuela, Adriana Vasini

3rd Runner-up:
Ireland, Emma Britt

4th Runner-up:
China, Xang Tiao

5th Runner-up:
Norway, Mariann Birkedal

6th Runner-up:
Italy, Giada Pezzaioli

TOP 25 SEMI-FINALISTS:

BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett
CANADA, Denise Garrido
COLOMBIA, Laura Palacio
FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira
GERMANY, Susanna Kobylinski
KENYA, Natasha Metto
MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar
NAMIBIA, Odile Gertze
NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg
NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore
PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta
RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
SOUTH AFRICA, Nicole Flint
ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri

Continental Queens of Beauty:

Queen of Americas: United States
Queen of Europe: Ireland
Queen of Africa: Botswana
Queen of Asia & Oceania: China
Queen of Caribbean: Puerto Rico

FAST-TRACK WINNERS

Beach Beauty: PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta
Top Model: NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
Talent: IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron
Sports: NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore
Beauty with a Purpose: KENYA, Natasha Metto

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Miss Philippines Biggest Mistake

Here's a video courtesy of Abcnews on the the biggest mistake question for Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj on the recently concluded Miss Universe Pageant. "Smart people do have a hard time answering the biggest mistake question, because no one want to admit they make mistakes". Watch the video below.







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Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete Wins Miss Universe 2010

Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrette Rosete has been crowned Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas. The runners up are:

1st Runner Up: Jamaica, Yendi Phillipps
2nd Runner Up: Australia, Jesinta Campbell
3rd Runner Up: Ukraine, Anna Poslavska
4th Runner Up: Philippines, Maria Venus Raj




Special Awards:
Miss Photogenic – Thailand, Fonthip Watcharatrakul
Best National Costume – Thailand, Fonthip Watcharatrakul
Miss Congeniality – Australia, Jesinta Campbell

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Miss Universe 2010 Update: Maria Venus Raj Makes it to Top 5

After the swimsuit and the evening gown competiotion Ms. Philippines Maria Venus Raj makes it in the top 5 candidates of the Miss Universe pageant.


Joining Miss Philippines are Mexico’s Jimena Navarrete, Ukraine’s Anna Poslavska, Australia’s Jesinta Campbell and Jamaica’s Yendi Phillips.


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Miss Universe 2010 Update: Maria Venus Raj Makes it to Top 10

After the swimsuit competition, Maria Venus Raj joins the top 10 candidates of the Miss Universe pageant.


Also on the top 10 are are Ireland’s Rozanna Purcell, Albania’s Angelina Martini, Jamaica’s Yendi Phillips, Mexico’s Jimena Navarrete, Ukraine’s Anna Poslavska, Puerto Rico’s Mariana Paolo Vicente, South Africa’s Nicole Flint, Guatemala’s Jessica Scheel and Australia’s Jesinta Campbell.

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Miss Universe 2010 Update: Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj Makes it to Top 15

Ms. Philippines Maria Venus Raj makes it to top 15 on the 2010 Miss Universe pageant ongoing at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas hosted by Natalie Morales and Bret Michaels.



The other candidates in the top 15 are (in no particular order) Puerto Rico, Ukraine, Mexico, Belgium, Ireland, South Africa, France, Australia, Jamaica, Russia, Albania, Colombia, Guatemala and Czech Republic.

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Greece Wins Miss Teen World 2010

Anastasia Sidiropoulou from Athens, Greece wins the title of Miss Teen World 2010 in Houston, Texas on August 13, 2010.



Miss Greece bested 23 other contestants to win Miss Teen World 2010 which was held on August 9 – 14, 2010 at Hilton Hotel, in Houston Texas, USA. Channing Smendziuk from Canada was first runner-up.

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83 Contestants of Miss Universe 2010

Below are the complete list of candidates in the Miss Universe 2010 Pageant. Don’t miss the via satellite airing of “Miss Universe 2010” on August 24 (Tues), 9:30 AM, at ABS-CBN with a primetime telecast the same day on Studio 23 at 9:30 PM and on Velvet (SkyCable ch 53) at 6:30 PM.


Albania Anxhela Martini
Angola Jurema Ferraz
Argentina Yesica Natalia Di Vincenzo*
Aruba Priscilla Nicole Wai-Yien Lee
Australia Jesinta Campbell
Bahamas Braneka Bassett*
Belgium Cilou Annys*
Bolivia Claudia Arce Lemaitre*
Botswana Tirelo Ramasedi
Brazil Debora Moura Lyra*
British Virgin Islands Josefina Nunez
Canada Elena Semikina*
China Wen Tang
Colombia Natalia Navarro Galvis
Costa Rica Marva Wright Ureña
Croatia Lana Obad
Curacao Safira de Wit
Cyprus Demetra Olimpiou
Czech Republic Jitka Valkova
Denmark Ena Sandra Causevic
Dominican Republic Eva Carolina Arias Viñas
Ecuador Lady Fernanda Mina Lastra
Egypt Donia Hammed
El Salvador Sonia Cruz
Finland Viivi Pumpanen
France Malika Ménard*
Georgia Nanuka "Nana" Gogichaishvili
Germany Kristiana Rohder
Ghana Krystle Awurama Simpson
Great Britain Tara Vaitiere Hoyos-Martinez
Greece Anna Prelevic
Guam Vanessa Laguana Siguenza Torres
Guatemala Jessica Maria Scheel Loyola*
Guyana Tamika Henry
Haiti Sarodj Bertin Durocher*
Honduras Kenia Melissa Martínez Sambulá
Hungary Timea Babinyecz
India Ushoshi Sengupta
Indonesia Qory Sandioriva
Ireland Rozanna Purcell
Israel Bat-El Jobi
Italy Jessica Cecchini
Jamaica Yendi Amira Phillips*
Japan Maiko Itai
Kazakhstan Assel Kuchukova
Korea Kim Joo-ri
Kosovo Keshtjella Pepshi
Lebanon Rahaf Abdallah*
Malaysia Nadine Ann Thomas
Mauritius Dalysha Doorga*
Mexico Jimena Navarrete Rosette
Netherlands Desiree van den Berg*
New Zealand Ria van Dyke
Nicaragua Scharllette Allen Moses
Nigeria Ngozi Odaloni
Norway Melinda Victoria Elvenes
Panama Anyoli Amorette Ábrego Sanjur*
Paraguay Johanna Maria Belén Benítez Olmedo
Peru Giuliana Zevallos Roncagliolo*
Philippines Maria Venus Bayonito Raj
Poland Maria Nowakowska*
Puerto Rico Mariana Paola Vicente Morales
Romania Oana Paveluc
Russia Irina Igorevna Antonenko
Serbia Lidija Kocic
Singapore Tania Lim Kim Suan*
Slovak Republic Anna Amenova
Slovenia Marika Savsek
South Africa Nicole Flint*
Spain Adriana Reverón Moreno*
Sri Lanka Ishanka Dilrukshi Madurasinghe
Sweden Michaela Savic
Switzerland Linda Fah
Tanzania Hellen Dausen
Thailand Fontip Watcharatrakul
Trinidad & Tobago LaToya Woods
Turkey Gizem Memic*
Ukraine Anna Poslavs’ka
Uruguay Stephany Ortega
U.S.A. Rima Fakih
U.S. Virgin Islands Janeisha John*
Venezuela Marelisa Gibson Villegas
Zambia Alice Rowlands Musukwa


* Cross-references to some of the other pageants

Argentina Italia nel Mondo 2006 (semi-finalist)
Bahamas World 2010
Belgium World 2010
Bolivia Earth 2010
Brazil Top Model of the World 2008 (winner)
Canada Coffee 2008, International 2008 & Bikini International 2010
France World 2010
Guatemala Earth 2007
Haiti Intercontinental 2005
Jamaica World 2007 (semi-finalist & Top 3 Beach Beauty)
Korea World 2009 (semi-finalist)
Lebanon World 2010
Mauritius World 2010
Netherlands World 2010
Panama Miss Model of the World 2009 (Top 30)
Peru Earth 2008
Poland International 2010
Singapore Tourism Pageant 2007 & Beauty of the World 2009
South Africa World 2010
Spain Earth 2008 (Top 8)
Turkey World 2010
U.S. Virgin Islands America 2008

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Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj in National Costume

Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj in her National Costume at the Miss Universe 2010 National Costume Presentation Show held at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Watch the video below.





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Miss Philippines Wins Chicken Wings Eating Contest in Miss Universe

Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj recently won the chicken wing eating contest at the Miss Universe 2010. The Event was held at Diablos Cantina in Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, August 15, 2010. Wow! she can eat that much? in that little tummy? View more photo's below.

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Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj Video Interview

Here is the video interview of our very own Maria Venus Raj on the 2010 Miss Universe casual interview. Watch the video below.




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Miss Universe 2010 Evening Gown Portraits

The 2010 Miss Universe has released the evening gown portraits of its 83 contestants. Above is Miss Albania 'Angela Martini'. View some more of them below.


Miss Ireland – Rozanna Purcell


Miss Jamaica – Yendi Phillipps


Miss Mexico – Jimena Navarrete


Miss Russia – Irina Antonenko


Miss Philippines - Maria Venus Raj


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Ma. Venus Raj Evening Gown Portrait for the 2010 Miss Universe

Maria Venus Raj wears an orange evening gown for the Miss Universe 2010 pageant. And below is a video interview by Balitang America on Ms. Raj.





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Miss Philippines 'Maria Venus Raj' Swimsuit Photo's on the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant

Check out our very own Maria Venus Raj on the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant together with Miss Thailand and Miss Albania. The 2010 Miss Universe Pageant will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010.









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