Pinay Beauty Queen Academy Season 2:

PBQA is inspired by Americas Next Top Model. If there's a reality TV show for aspiring models, why not one for aspiring beauty queens especially that the Philippines is a pageant- crazy nation.

Because of the maiden season’s impressive viewership and positive feedback last year, the show producers gave the green light for a second season

With show mainstays Ali Forbes, Ms Grand International 3rd Runner-up 2013 as host, model/ actress Wilma Doesn’t as Academy Training Supervisor & comedienne/ actress Joy Viado as Academy Mistress, reality TV show for beauty aspirants will be joined by a powerhouse cast of Beauty Queen mentors, namely;

Shamcey Supsup-Ms Universe 3rd runner-up 2011

Bea Santiago- Ms International 2013

Priscilla Meirelles- Miss Earth 2004

Nina Ricci Alagao- Bb Pilipinas Universe 2000

An impressive line- up of Trainers will be guesting in the show and train the girls in pasarela, projection, hair and make-up, fitness and health, social graces and etiquette, styling, speech and communication

After workshops and trainings, the girls will undergo different challenges where winners will be chosen and contestants will be eliminated.

Only 20 girls will remain in the run- up to the grand finals PINAY BEAUTY QUEEN-GRAND INTL. which will be a taped as a live beauty pageant to be held at Resort World Manila- Pageant.

The winner will be the country's representative to the Miss Grand International pageant to be held in Bangkok,Thailand on October this year.

The tapes -as-live pageant will be aired as the final episode.

* there will be regional, provincial & NCR screenings this May.  

* airing is June 21, Saturday & Sunday, 5:30pm to 6:00pm, GMA News TV

* PBQA Season One Winner is Joana Romero of Naga City (2014 Bb Pilipinas Top 15)

* Producer- Illustria Films & Entertainment Inc

* Executive Producer- John de la Vega