On Sunday, March 30, Bb. Pilipinas announced a new batch of beauty winners. The prestigious pageant was held at the Araneta Coliseum with a hefty number of 40 contestants battling for the crown. The winners will be sent to join international beauty competitions. Last year, the crowns of different international contests were taken home by Filipina beauties including top prizes for Miss World, Miss International and Miss Supranational.
Last night’s Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2014 crown was awarded to Mary Jean “MJ” Lastimosa. The 26 year old beauty hails from a province in Mindanao. MJ joined the pageant three times before taking home the crown.
Miss Universe Queen Gabriela Isler asked the question which reaped Lastimosa’s winning answer. The question was, "What is the greatest advantage of being a woman?"
Lastimosa answered, "The greatest advantage of being a woman is being able to compose herself. Just like here, we're standing in front of thousands of people, not knowing if you're going to cheer for us or boo us. But we try to compose ourselves. We keep the emotions and show the beauty that is in us and tonight, thousands of people are standing here, celebrating the beauty of women."
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