Portrait Gallery

 BPCI mounts Binibini photo exhibit

By Key Kaluh

The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) mounted the 2024 Binibini Photo Exhibit. Opened at Gateway Mall 1 activity area, the exhibit will do the rounds in other malls of Araneta City until coronation night.

Beautifully captured by lensmen Raymond Saldaña and Owen Reyes, the 7-foot portraits showed the forty official candidates in their head shots, with inset photos of their respective National Costumes. The ladies were styled by Patrick Henry Mergano, with outfits from Manny Halasan and Allan Laserna.

The exhibit also featured the winning national costumes from 2013 through 2023. These were:

- Maria Teresita Baccay (2013)

- Kris Tiffany Janson (2014)

- Winwyn Marquez (2015)

- Angela Lauren Fernando (2016)

- Chanel Olive Thomas (2017)

- Catriona Gray (2018)

- Emma Mary Tiglao (2019)

- no pageant in 2020

- Mary Ruth Erika Quin (2021)

- Graciella Lehman (2022)

- Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano (2023)

With entertainment numbers from Martin Nievera, Gary Valenciano, and SB19, the 60th Binibining Pilipinas pageant will unfold on Sunday, July 7, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

The grand coronation night will be hosted by Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, Miss World 1993 2nd Princess Ruffa Gutierrez, Miss International 2016 Kylie Versoza, Miss Universe Philippines 2014 Mary Jean Lastimosa, and Miss Grand International 2016 1st runner-up Nicole Cordoves.