Swimsuit & Evening Gown

 BPCI conducts 2026 preliminaries

By Earl D.C. Bracamonte

The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) and Nustar presented the Top 36 delegates in two preliminary competitions – Swimsuit and Evening Gown – at the Novotel Manila Ballroom.

 

The highest scored delegates will advance to the semifinal round, together with the top voted delegate from the online poll, who will automatically advance to the first cut.

Four crowns – Binibining Pilipinas International and Binibinibg Pilipinas Globe, as well as two runners-up positions – are up for grabs.

Outgoing queens Katrina Ann Johnson (International) and Annabelle McDonnell (Globe), together with runners-up Dalia Varde Khattab and Kathleen Enid Espenido, will crown their respective successors.

The organizers bestowed upon Miss Universe '69 Gloria Aspillera Diaz the Hall of Fame crown, as the first Filipina to have won the prestigious title.

The preliminary selection committee was comprised of Marjorie Go, Badette Cunanan, Maria Anna Perez, Pia Roxas Ojeda, Binibining Pilipinas 1973 1st runner-up Fortune Ledesma, Victoria Araneta-Fores, Binibining Pilipinas 1971 Vida Doria, Dr. Ralph delas Alas, Alex Barcelo, Eric Amigo, and Miss International 2013 Bea Rose Santiago. 

To be hosted by Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2016 Nicole Cordoves, and Miss Universe Philippines 2014 MJ Lastimosa, the 2026 Binibining Pilipinas grand coronation night will unfold at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on July 18. Stay tuned!