KNOW YOUR BB. PILIPINAS 2012 CANDIDATES (#19 to #24)

Candidate no. 19 is Roxane Joy Ete Jesalva. Roxane is 18 years old, born in Irosin, Sorsogon and hails from Burabod, Sorsogon City. She stands at 5 feet and 8 inches tall. Roxane is a sophomore student and scholar at The Lewis College of Sorsogon taking up Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Roxane has a lot of beauty pageant titles under her belt namely Miss Sorsogon Festival 2010, Mutya ng Magayon 2011 and Miss Bicolandia 2011.

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Candidate no. 20 is Roxanne Buenaventura Tadique. Roxanne is 25 years old and hails from Quezon City. She stands at 5 feet and 7 1/2 inches tall. A Certified Public Accountant who graduated at De La Salle University and will be graduating at Ateneo De Manila University where she took up Law. Roxanne joined Bb. Pilipinas in 2008 and bag the special award as Manila Bulletin's Reader's Choice Award.

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Candidate no. 21 is Giselle Angelica Clemente Munoz. Giselle is 25 years old, was born on December 7, 1986 and hails from Paranaque City. She stands at 5 feet and 7 3/4 inches, she took up her Pre-Law at Ateneo De Manila University and is now studying Law at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City. Giselle is a food and travel blogger running the website named "The Hot Shoe by Allen & Gis“. This is her first time to join the Bb. Pilipinas pageant and will try her luck to win one of the titles at the coronation night on April 15 in Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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Candidate no. 22 is Meiji Aculana Cruz. Meiji is 18 years old and hails from Valenzuela City. Meiji was born on October 30, 1993 in Valenzuela City, the eldest in the brood of four of Joelito Cruz and the former Mylene Aculana, an OFW in Hong Kong. She is currently enrolled at the Lyceum of the Philippines University-Intramuros pursuing a degree in Mass Communications (major in Broadcasting).

Meiji is a multi-titled beauty queen in her native Valenzuela City. The 5’8" beauty is the reigning Bb. Valenzuela, finally winning the crown after placing second the year before.

Measuring 34-24-35, Meiji is exploring her options in Bb. Pilipinas 2012. Not a few pageant fans have noticed her soulful eyes and sweet smile that make her a cross between 2007 Bb. Pilipinas titleholders Ana Teresa Licaros and Maggie Wilson.

Armed with optimism and courage, she believes her positive attitude and brave heart will help her in good stead as she faces the challenges towards winning the Bb. Pilipinas crown.

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Candidate no. 23 is Goldy Olvido Baroa. Goldy is 23 years old, was born in Bacolod, Negros Occidental and now lives in Calamba City, Laguna. She stands at 5 feet and 8 inches tall with a vital stats of 33-23-36. Goldy is a former Miss Philippines Earth 2007 candidate and won the Best in Swimsuit award. She also has won several beauty pageant titles namely, Bb. Lasalyano 2008, Mutya ng PRISAA 2008 Provincial Competition and Bb. Laguna 2011.

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Candidate no. 24 is Fer Mary Palgan Baliquig. Fer is 20 years old, stands at 5 feet and 8 inches tall and hails from Bohol province. She is a third year Nursing student at Holy Name University in Tagbilaran City, Bohol. Fer has won the Miss Tagbilaran City 2010 title and was first runner-up at Miss Bohol Sandugo 2010.

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KNOW YOUR BB. PILIPINAS 2012 CANDIDATES (#13 to #18)

Candidate no. 13 is Katrina Jayne Rivera Dimaranan. Katrina is 18 years old and was born in San Juan City , Metro Manila. She stands at 5 feet and 9 inches tall. Katrina is a talented singer (could be one of the winner for the Best in Talent as she wowed the audience during the Bb. Pilipinas Talent Competition held at Ali Mall in Cubao, Quezon City) and she is a former Miss Philippines USA and will try her luck to win one of the Bb. Pilipinas titles this year.

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Candidate no. 14 is Gina Joy Gasmen Howell. Gina is 20 years old and was born in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan but lives in Angeles City, Pampanga. She stands at 5 feet and 9 inches tall and a graduate of the Angeles University Foundation with a degree in Computer Science. Gina's interests are playing volleyball and the piano. She played the piano during the Talent Competition of the Bb. Pilipinas at the Ali Mall in Cubao, Quezon City. Gina also joined pageants in her school and her hometown. She was 2nd runner-up at the Mr. and Ms. University 2007 of the Angeles University Foundation, 3rd runner-up at Mutya Ning Angeles 2011 and first runner-up at Bb. Pamantasan which was held at UP Diliman.

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Candidate no. 15 is Elaine Kay Tancio Moll. Elaine is 20 years old and was born on September 20, 1991 in Buhi, Camarines Sur, she's representing the province of Northern Samar at this year's Bb. Pilipinas. Elaine is the tallest candidate at this year's pageant with her height of 5 feet and 10 inches and her vital stats are 32-26-36. Elaine was one of the semifinalists at the first ever Miss World Philippines which was held last year. Elaine studied college at the National University in Manila and she played basketball for the NU Bulldogs Women's team at the UAAP Season 74.

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Candidate no. 16 is Liezl Cano Alcantara. The long haired Liezl is 19 years old and was born and raised in Basco, Batanes. She stands at 5 feet and 9 inches tall. Liezl is studying college at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Marikina. She was Miss Rizal 2011, in between her studies she does some modeling for some designers and doing intern work at Intercontinental Hotel groups and loves playing volleyball.

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Candidate no. 17 is Anna Czarina Regalado Buenviaje. Yna as she is called by her family and friends is 19 years old and was born on July 22, 1992 in Malinao, Albay. She stands at 5 feet and 8 1/2 inches tall and a Mass Communications student at Bicol University. Yna was the first runner-up of Diane Necio (Bb. Pilipinas-International 2011) at Mutya ng Tabak 2009 and won Miss Photogenic at Mutya ng Ibalong 2009.

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Candidate no. 18 is Janine Mari Raymundo Tugonon. Janine is 22 years old and was born and raised in Balanga City, Bataan. She stands at 5 feet and 8 inches tall and weighs 121 lbs. Janine graduated Cum Laude at the University of Sto. Tomas with a degree in Pharmacy. She was Miss Pharmacy 2010 and won the Miss Ideal Thomasian Personality on the same year. Janine is also the first runner-up at last year's Bb. Pilipinas. Will she be lucky this time to win one of the titles at Bb. Pilipinas? Lets find out on April 15 for the coronation night to be held at Smart Araneta Coliseum.

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KNOW YOUR BB. PILIPINAS 2012 CANDIDATES (#7 to #12)

Candidate no. 7 is Patricia Lae Santos Ejercitado. Pat as she is called by her family and friends is 23 years old, stands at 5 feet and 7 ½ inches tall. Her vital stats are 34-22 ¾-34, she lives in Cainta, Rizal with her family. Her mother who hails from Sta. Barbara, Pangasinan married at a young age to her father who hails from Sta. Magdalena, Sorsogon in Bicol region. Pat graduated with a degree in Interior Design at the University of Sto. Tomas and has passed the interior design licensure exam last year and she’s now a certified Licensed Interior Designer. Aside from being a licensed interior designer, she is also into painting which she considers herself as one who falls in love with canvasses. Although stereotypically artists are considered introvert, she is more of a fun loving and outgoing little Michelangelo. She enjoy going out of town, seeing the beaches and the different parts of the Philippines from which she get her inspiration for her artworks. Before joining the Bb. Pilipinas in 2010 she was a typical boyish girl and was having a hard time walking in high heels, maintaining her balance and at the same time keeping her posture as poised as it should be. But then she realize it was fun and she is now back enjoying the time of her life.

Given the second chance to prove herself at this year’s Bb. Pilipinas and pursue her childhood dream of becoming a beauty queen, she has prepared for this year’s competition with more confidence and determination to win one of the titles. She think that what makes her standout in this competition is her natural skin color which she take good care of as it is one of her best assets, her exotic look and her winning spirit. God, family, friends and those people who believe in her are her sources of inspiration to win in this competition.

To all her supporters, she want to thank all of you for believing in her and inspiring her to work even harder for this years Bb. Pilipinas. She appreciate all the effort of giving her suggestions and words of encouragement. She said, "Let's all pray and hope that GOD will reward us the coveted crown. Let us enjoy this celebration of Filipina beauty and not lose its essence by maintaining peace and friendship in supporting your own bets. God bless us all."

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Candidate no. 8 is Nicole Maturan Schmitz. Nicole was born in Sydney, New South Wales on June 28, 1988 to German retired chef Udo Schmitz and Filipina salesperson Leilani Maturan. Now 23, Nicole first competed for Bb. Pilipinas in 2007 and was fortunate enough to make it as a top ten finalist. She also joined several pageants in Cebu (where her mother originally came from) and Australia, and has a string of beauty titles to her name: Miss Mandaue 2006, Miss Teen Philippines 1st runner-up 2006 and Miss Philippines Australia 2008.

Nicole graduated with two degrees to her name – Psychology and Law. She wants to be a media lawyer in the future even as she also hopes to be able to work as a clinical psychologist for children.

It took the 5' 7 3/4" Nicole five years to take a second crack at the coveted Bb. Pilipinas crown. Having learned her lessons from her first try, Nicole, whose tale-of-the-tape reads 34-23-34, has come back prepared to face the challenge to be crowned as the next Bb. Pilipinas queen.

Photo credits: CriticalBeauty.com ; Information source: Malaya.com.ph

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Candidate no. 9 is Mary Jean Lastimosa. MJ as she is called by her family and friends is 24 years old and from Davao City. She stands at 5 feet and 8 inches tall, a graduate of the University of Mindanao with a degree in Computer Engineering. MJ has an Arab/ Filipino blood. Her family were leaving abroad except her sister. MJ has been joining beauty pageants since her teen years and has won some of them. Here are the list of pageants she has joined, Mutya ng Tulunan 2003, Lakambini ng University of Mindanao 2004, Mutya ng North Cotabato 2004, 1st runner up, Davao's Loveliest 2005, 1st runner up, Mutya ng University of Mindanao 2006, Miss Regional PRISAA 2007, Miss National PRISAA 2007, 2nd runner up, Mutya ng Davao 2008, Reyna ng Aliwan 2008, BB. Pilipinas 2011, 2nd runner up.

MJ's hobbies/talent are internet surfing, working out, reading and dance sports.

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Candidate no. 10 is Jillean Camille Manibog Orbina. Jill as she is fondly called by her family and friends is 20 years old and an AB Mass Communications student at Philippine Women's University. She stands at 5 feet and 8 inches tall, representing the province of Isabela. She was 2nd runner-up at Mutya ng Taguig 2011.

Jill's father is half Mexican and her mom has a Japanese blood. She's been living independently and had some experiences on runway projects and photo shoots. Jill loves to sing which is evident at the Talent Competition where she sang "Torete".

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Candidate no. 11 is Marie Virginia Cecile Molo Peter. Marie as she is called by her friends and family is 21 years old and stands at 5 feet and 8 1/2 inches tall. Marie is of Filipino, Norwegian and German descent. Her mother is pure Filipina originally from Tangalan, Aklan. Whereas her father is half Norwegian and half German. She was born in Kalibo, Aklan where she was enrolled in Aklan Learning Center for Kindergarten and Prep. School before they moved to Norway at the age of 7.

She have lived in Fredrikstad, Norway for 14 years before she moved to Munich, Germany in 2010 for a one year study. And now back in the Philippines competing for one of the Bb. Pilipinas 2012 crowns. She is representing the province of Aklan and asking for the support of her fellow Aklanons.

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Candidate no. 12 is Ayelee Marie Bajal Dasalla. Ayelee is a 21 years old registered nurse and was born on December 25, 1990 in Mariveles, Bataan. She graduated at St. Paul College in Manila with a degree in Nursing. Ayelee stands at 5 feet and 8 1/2 inches tall with a vital stats of 34-23-35. Ayelee is the first runner-up at Miss Bataan 2011.

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KNOW YOUR BB. PILIPINAS 2012 CANDIDATES (#1 to #6)

Candidate no. 1 is Karen Boyonas Gallman was born on September 27, 1992 in Ubay, Bohol to retired World War II German soldier Gavin William Gallman and Bohol native Editha Boyonas and was raised in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Karen is only 19 years old and stands at 5 feet and 6 inches tall, her vital statistics are 34-24-34. She is taking up a degree in Business Arts major in Management at the Griffith University in Brisbane, Queensland. She took a leave on her studies to pursue her dream of joining the Bb. Pilipinas pageant and hoping to win and represent the Philippines at a prestigious international tilt. Karen speaks fluent Filipino and Cebuano and considers herself 100% Filipino having assimilated traditional Filipino values even while growing up Down Under and undoubtedly proud of her Filipino heritage. Pageant enthusiasts is comparing her to Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico because of their striking facial similarity. Though Karen is flattered for such comparison she hopes to be recognized for being herself and not somebody else.

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Candidate no. 2 is Romelin Roxane Bacosmo de Castro. She is 20 years old and hails from Taguig City. She stands at 5' 6 1/2" tall.

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Candidate no. 3 is Nicole Fallore Marable. She is only 17 years old and the youngest candidate at Bb. Pilipinas 2012. She stands at 5 feet and 6 inches tall and hails from Quezon City.

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Candidate no. 4 is Jaine Santiano Hidalgo. She is 25 years old and a licensed nurse. She stands at 5 feet and 6 inches tall. Hails from Milaor, Camarines Sur and she is representing Naga City at this year's Bb. Pilipinas. She won as Miss Kaogma 2010 and was one of the candidate of Miss Philippines Earth 2011 representing the municipality of Milaor, Camarines Sur.

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Candidate no. 5 is Rose Ann Uy Aguilar. She is 24 years old and hails from Bacoor, Cavite. Rhoane as she is fondly called by her family and friends stand at 5 feet and 6 inches tall. She is a semi-finalist during the Bb. Pilipinas 2010 pageant, 2nd runner-up at Miss Bikini Philippines 2010 and placed 2nd runner-up at the Miss ASEAN TV Charming 2011.

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Candidate no. 6 is Maria Alicia Elena Viray Ariosa. Allen as she is fondly called by her family and friends is 24 years old and hails from Pagadian City in Mindanao. She stands at 5 feet and 5 inches tall, 118 lbs. and her vital stats are 36-25-36. Allen is one of the Top 10 finalists at Miss Philippines Earth 2011.

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Re-evaluation of the 30 Bb. Pilipinas 2012 Candidates based on Headshots

By Jetset Alejandro

Now that the official photos of the candidates are out, let us see how the girls fared this time. I will evaluate the girls as they come with their numbers:

#1 Karen Gallman

1. Karen Gallman – I was surprised to see this girl experimenting on another hairdo. She looks chic, pretty and cute. She presented herself in the picture with a smile that of the Mona Lisa. Did she achieve it? Well, the girl does not evoke an enigmatic smile. This girl however has style. She simply looks great.

2. Romelyn Roxanne De Castro- a respectable picture but was not able to get the totality of the personality of Romelyn. 

#3 Nicole Marable

3. Nicole Marable is beautiful, girlish and winsome. You can tell by her face that she is a young girl still blossoming. Give her 2 or 3 years and she will fully blossom into a very fine young lady.

4. Jaine Hidalgo – I don’t know if I have the same feeling like the others. But I like Jaine’s other pictures. She is full of sexiness and glamour. But in her headshot, something is missing. She was not able to bring out that sensuality. She failed to be the girl that enamored by a thousand men. 

5. Rose Ann Aguilar – she used to be my favorite. She’s pretty but lacks the sparkle to stand out. 

6. Maria Alicia Elena Ariosa – a well-taken portrait. She gives out a very good smile. She gives out a beautiful aura but she fails to make a difference.

#7 Patricia Lae Ejercitado

7. Patricia Lae Ejercitado – oh, oh. This girl amazes me. Her screening pictures just showed that she can look great. She however gave a dampened presentation of herself during the talent presentation.. But her headshot tells us something differently. She’s a chameleon and whether we like it or not, those changes allow her to make adjustments to what suits her best. She looks ravishing in this picture. She’s striking. She’s phenomenal. She’s enigmatic. She’s simply stunning.

#8 Nicole Schmitz

8. Nicole Schmitz – it is the smile that worries me. But someone pointed out that this is the same Melanie Marquez trademark smile. If it did well for Melanie, then why complain. This girl (or her handlers) seems to read forums and blogs since her styling and make-up is a lot notches higher than her previous presentation. Although she’s pretty well done here, it seems like she lost some spark and luster in this headshot.

9. MJ Lastimosa – oh oh…What happened? The girl does not evoke the victory. She is simply fading in this picture. Her pictures in the Talent Competition show she is the front-runner. But this headshot does not do her justice. She slid two notches lower. Her smile seems to be wanting. Her eyes does not show the confidence that she is in the lead.

10. Jillean Camille Orbino – I don’t know what to say. There is something in her face that attracts you. But I just don’t get it. The bun above does shoe her elongated face. I have seen other pictures of this girl that showed she can be sophisticated but it just don’t fit right now. I suggest a different styling for this girl. It might make the difference.

#11 Marie Peter

11. Marie Virgenia Cecile Peter – I am a convert of this girl. In her previous outings, I just felt she just doesn’t have the it. But when her official headshot came out, she came out so resplendently beautiful. I have been clamoring for a better styling for this girl and she came out just real real good. A shoo-in for the Binibining Pilipinas-International title.

#12 Ayelee Dasalla

12. Ayelee Dasalla – Wow, what a refreshing face. Good repartee. I have not seen that much pictures of her since the talent competition. She just wasn’t good looking during that event but she redeemed herself in this refreshing photograph of her. 

13. Katrina Jayne Dimaranan – one of the much maligned candidates for being a dead-ringer of another maligned candidate during the 2011 edition. Katrina’s headshot by any standard is respectable. She projects well with the camera. She had an acceptable face. But I think she will not go that far.

14. Gina Joy Howell – Oh oh oh . I thought this girl will step up. I have seen previous pics of this girl in her photoshoots, Miss Angeles City etc. And she gloriously had a very good projection. But in this series, she projects a very virginal look. There is timidity in that face. She seemed recluse. When everyone is upping their ante, this girl seems to have lowered her competitive stance to 2 notches lower. After Marie Peter upped her ante for the a possible slot for the Binibining Pilipinas title, Gina Joy maybe relegated to the Tourism title.

15. Elaine Kay Moll –I thought this girl has stepped up her competitive stance. In the talent competition presentation, she was just wonderful. Her patina in this headshot seemed to have deemed. She is not sparkling. What happened to her? 

16. Leizl Alcantara – another girl with a pretty face. But I just not seem to get her. I mean I cannot feel her. A photo can say a lot of words but Leizl’s photo is just simply beautiful and it is just like that. 

17. Anna Czarina Buenviage – there is something haunting in this girl’s picture. She may not be the most beautiful in the bunch but she simply has a mystifying facial demeanor. Watch out for this girl. She may just be one of those that may spoil your pageant appetite.

18. Janine Tugonon – this girl was repackaged when she jumped into the other camp. She used to be the sweet sugary girl in 2011 but she was transformed into someone who is sophisticated. Were they successful? Well, I am so sorry. In this headshot, Janine despite her beautiful smile just lost the spark and the blissful mirth that she had previously in 2011. I really don’t know but this is how I feel for her in this picture.

#19 Roxane Joy Jesalva

19. Roxanne Joy Jesalva – this is a very decent picture. This is the best outcome for this girl so far who had irritated me for continuously sporting that tossed up hair from the screening till the talent competition. My question was that can’t they have another hairdo to match her attractive face? Although in this picture she still sports that hair, they have found the right make-up to doll-up a pretty face. However, she should try other hairstyles as she could get boring to no end. If she persist in that hairstyle, I would suspect she is covering and harboring another head… LOL (Laughs out Loud).

#20 Roxanne Tadique

20. Roxanne Tadigue – I love Roxanne’s headshot. It is pretty respectable. She projects poignantly and her eyes just speak. This is what photogenic is all about. 

21. Giselle Angelica Munoz – Pretty decent repartee. She projects like Karen Agustin. Let us see how she will be able to make the resemblance a positive thing for her. 

22. Meiji Cruz- in an attempt to probably not look Ana Teresa Licaros, she changed her hairstyle. She however was not successful in her attempt. 

23. Goldy Baroa – this girl turns me off whenever she uses her colored contact lenses. The outcome for this endeavor is much much better than her previous pictures. However, I can still discern that she used contact lenses in this output. 

24. Fer Mary Baliquig – this girl has not been getting a round of good pictures. This headshot is a lot better than her previous pictures seen during the screening till talent day. She had better styling this time, however, it seems like the picture is pretty darkened in the face area. Photoshop problems?

25. Chloe Zanardi – They changed her packaging. In this headshot picture, she seemed to be young junior going into her prom night. 

26. Angelee De los Reyes- there seemed to be something off with the facial contours of this girl. Is it the nose? 

#27 Golda Soller

27. Golda Soller – whenever I look at Golda’s headshot, why do I have this feeling that she might just come from behind and win it all..

28. Marie Irisha Arcenas – she’s a vamp in this picture. She pretty looks like Divina Valencia.

29. Analie Forbes- she is not stepping up. She is just there. There were no changes in her projection from screening till this outing.

#30 Sherlyn Gonzales

30. Sherlyn Gonzales – she is real real good looking in this picture. Wow, she emerged from a cocoon and developed into a beautiful butterfly. 

My choices for the headshots:

1. Karen Gallman

2. Nicole Marable

3. Patricia Lae Ejercitado

4. Nicole Schmitz

5. Marie Peter

6. Ayalee Dasalla

7. Roxanne Joy Jesalva

8. Roxanne Tadique

9. Golda Soller

10. Sherlyn Gonzales

Photo Credits: Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc.

PHILIPPINE SECTION: HOT PICKS FOR BB. PILIPINAS 2012

HOT PICKS FOR WEEK # 1

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HOT PICKS WEEK # 2

After the talent competition, Janine Tugonon blazes in front. MJ Lastimosa chooses another hairstyle and suits her. Karen Gallman slides a bit but she is still hanging there. Nicole Schmitz tones down her styling and she came out shining through. Patricia Lae Ejercitado seemed to be just there. Jesalva still maintains the same styling and presentation. Ali Forbes is still around the corner. Candidate Number 10, Jillean Orbina took 2 strides this time and people took a second look at her. Elaine Kay Moll changed her make-up and hairstyling and she did exceptionally well while Gina Joy Howell was equally resplendent in her new found look.

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HOT PICKS WEEK # 3

Janine Tugonon slips through our pageant expert's choice. Her skin tanning is not effective as she is not a real morena beauty. What does she intend to showcase with that? She looks fake and her body contours do not give her the edge over the other candidates. MJ Lastimosa made it to no. 1 for the first time on our hot picks then followed by Gallman and Ejercitado moves two notches higher in third place after two consecutive fifth places in the previous two hot picks. Schmitz maintains her fourth ranking. It seems that this girl is just biding her time. Can she be waiting for the Press Presentation to present her hidden goods? It is the first time that Elaine Kay Moll enters the Top 5 in 5th place. With Janine Tugonon, who in previous week is in no. 1 spot slips to 6th place. Then the rest of the Top 10 with Jesalva in 7th place, Howell in 8th place, Martinez in 9th place and rounding out the Top 10, Marable in 10th place.

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HOT PICKS WEEK # 4

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HOT PICKS WEEK # 5

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HOT PICKS WEEK # 6

1. Nicole Schmitz 2. Mary Jean Lastimosa 3. Patricia Lae Ejercitado 4. Janine Tugonon 5. Roxane Joy Jesalva 6. Liezl Alcantara 7. Karen Gallman 8. Annalie Forbes 9. Gina Joy Howell 10. Rose Ann Aguilar 11. Elaine Kay Moll 12. Golda Soller