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Binibining Pilipinas 2016

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Date
  
April 17, 2016

Entrants
  
40

Broadcaster
  
ABS-CBN

Placements
  
15

Binibining Pilipinas 2016

Presenters
  
Coronation Night Xian Lim KC Concepcion Co-presenters Bianca Guidotti Kris Tiffany Janson Laura Lehman Road to the Crown: Primer Robi Domingo Co-presenters Christi McGarry Janicel Lubina Rogelie Catacutan

Venue
  
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City

Binibining Pilipinas 2016, the 53rd edition of Binibining Pilipinas, was held on April 17, 2016 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. Pia Wurtzbach (Miss Universe 2015) crowned Maxine Medina as Miss Universe Philippines 2016, Janicel Lubina (Miss International 2015 Top 10 finalist) crowned Kylie Verzosa as Binibining Pilipinas International 2016, Christi McGarry (Miss Intercontinental 2015 1st runner-up) crowned Jennifer Hammond as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2016, Rogelie Catacutan (Miss Supranational 2015 Top 20 semifinalist) crowned Joanna Eden as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2016, Parul Shah (Miss Grand International 2015 3rd runner-up) crowned Nicole Cordoves as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2016, and Ann Lorraine Colis (Miss Globe 2015) crowned Nichole Manalo as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2016 as their successors at the end of the event.

Contents

Top 6 National Costumes

Binibining Pilipinas 2016 National Costume Competition was held on April 6 at the Kia Theater. The top 6 were named and the winner was announced during the Coronation Night, April 17 via online voting.

Official Contestants

40 contestants competed for six titles.

Judges

Binibining Pilipinas 2016 candidates were evaluated by a board of judges:

  • Paolo Roxas – youth representative and university student
  • Lauren Dyogi – ABS-CBN Head of Television Production
  • Cory Vidanes – business executive and ABS-CBN's Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast
  • Cherry Soriano – news anchor and former Philippine Ambassador to Qatar
  • Betsy Westendorp de Brias – artist
  • Amb. Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev – diplomat and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines
  • Ian Veneracion – actor, licensed pilot and Philippine representative in the International Paragliding Competition
  • Amb. Jan Top Christensen – diplomat, assigned to re-open the Danish embassy in Manila
  • Amb. Roland Van Remoortele – career diplomat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium and Ambassador to the Philippines
  • Olivia Jordan Thomas – actress, model and Miss Universe 2015 2nd runner-up
  • Sec. Adrian Cristobal Jr. – graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Ateneo de Manila and Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry

    • Sec. Adrian Cristobal Jr. was the chairman of the board of judges. SGV & Co. was the official tabulator.

    Disqualified contestants

  • Kim Ross de los Santos (former candidate no. 20) was ultimately disqualified from the pageant because of an unreleased daring test fashion shoot she did in the past which was released in the public media. de los Santos was replaced by Geisha Naganuma of Marilao, Bulacan.
  • Janelle Olafson (former candidate no. 1) was disqualified from the pageant due to her allegedly lewd promotional campaign for a breast cancer awareness campaign in New York City, United States. She was replaced by Gail Doraine Ventic of Angeles City, Pampanga.

    • References

    Binibining Pilipinas 2016 Wikipedia
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