Who Will be Bb Pilipinas Universe 2015? A Repeater or a Crossover?

Before I answer my own question, let me define the key buzzwords here. Repeater  is defined as a pageant returnee who joins again with the hope of an improvement from her previous attempt. A Crossover is someone who has a previous pageant experience from a rival or similar pageant. For this lesson in Pageantry 101, we give you five of these girls who, because of their experiences in pageantry  are considered as frontrunners  of Bb Pilipinas 2015.

These photos were taken during the Hair & Make Up Seminar sponsored by David’s Salon

Will the next Miss Philippines- Universe come from this group of beauties? Who of these girls got your attention? 

Is she the sweet & sultry senorita from Zamboanga City named Nancy Leonard who originally  finished as Miss Philippines Water 2013 (equivalent of 2nd RU) but later advanced one notch higher after the original 1st RU resigned? 

 # 29 Nancy Leonard

Is she the elegant and delicate looking Kimverlyn Suiza, a crossover from Miss Philippines Earth 2013 and original 1st RU from that batch. She was one of my faves in last year's Bb Pilipinas Pageant but didn't advance to the semifinals.

 

 # 8 Kimverlyn Suiza

Patricia Ejercitado is making her third and final attempt for a Bb Pilipinas crown. It was an uneventful first try in 2010 but made it to the semifinals in 2012. Will the third attempt bear fruit this time?

 

 # 30 Patricia Ejercitado

Pia Wurztbach, the biggest risk- taker of them all , is touted to take home one of the major crowns this year but who knows? She was 1st RU in 2013 and her sophomoric attempt last year was a shocking exclusion from the Top Seven

 # 10 Pia Wurtzbach

But majority of the pageant experts and fans are placing their bets on Janicel Lubina to take it all this pageant night set on March 15. She was Miss Bikini Philippines in 2012 and 1st RU to the great Megan Young in Miss World Philippines 2013. She is a rarity in pageants with her exotic Pinay beauty, stratospheric height and commanding stage presence. 

Her only drawback? Her seeming lack of communication skills but for this blogger, that can be remedied.

# 11 Janicel Lubina

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Best in National Costume for Bb Pilipinas 2015 is:

Last week, just before February gave way to March, pageant fans of the country’s longest- running beauty pageant trooped to the Smart Araneta Coliseum for the  Binibining Pilipinas 2015 Fashion Show.

The fashion show came in two parts: It opened with all 34 candidates sashaying onstage in their JAG jeans. The most- eagerly awaited however would have to be the National Costume Competition with the girls donning creative and dazzling creations from Filipino designers.

After some lengthy deliberations, the Panel of Judges selected the following as the Five Finalists for the Best in National Costume:

#25 Rogelie Catacutan

 #10 Pia Wurtzbach

#34 Teresita Marquez

#27 Ina Dominica Guerrero

#29 Nancy Lee Leonard

 Final Five for Best in National Costume

Who will be Best in National Costume? Who will be the Bb Pilipinas Queeens for 2015? Let’s find out on March 15 at the SMART Araneta Coliseum. The pageant will be telecast over ABS CBN Channel 2

Photo Credits: Bb Pilipinas

The Girl to Beat in Bb Pilipinas 2015

The 34 official candidates of the  2015  Bb Pilipinas Pageant were formally introduced to media, sponsors, past and previous titleholders and pageant bloggers at Sofitel Philippine Plaza a few days ago. 

This year’s batch is an interesting mix of first- timers and repeaters, of mestizas and dusky Pinay beauties.

HEAVY FAVORITE
The runaway favorite and a frontrunner for the Miss Philippines- Universe crown is the tall morena beauty from Palawan. The 19 year old Janicel Lubina was clearly the media favorite and got the loudest buzz from those who were there during the press presentation.

Adding more drama in Lubina’s quest for the top plum of Bb Pilipinas is her sob story of hardship & difficulties being the daughter of a poor family.

But for sheer beauty, commanding stage presence and the wow factor, Janicel is definitely this year’s “It Girl”

 

OTHER FAVORITES:
The others who stood out are the following:

#19 Christi Lynn McGarry

#28 Hannah Ruth Sison

#29 Nancy Lee Leonard

# 4 Renee Soraya Hassani

# 34 Teresita Ssen Marquez

# 24  Anna Lorraine Colis

Photo credit: Bruce Casanova