Binibining Pilipinas 2005

Binibining Pilipinas 2005
Date	19th March of 2005
Presenters	Paolo Bediones, Richard Gomez and Raymond Guttierez
Venue	Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines
Broadcaster	GMA Network
Entrants	23

Binibining Pilipinas 2005 was the 41st edition of the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant. It took place on March 19, 2005 at the Araneta Coliseum, with a delayed broadcast by GMA Network.

A total of 23 Candidates competed, though there were 25 that was originally presented. The two ladies that dropped out were Gwennaelle Ruais and Angelique Gustanski.

The event was hosted by Richard Gomez for the only time and Paolo Bediones for the eighth time, with Raymond Guttierez as the color commentator. The reigning queens from 2004 did a dance number (a traditional stint) as an interlude, while singers Nyoy Volante and Jerome John Hughes serenaded the ladies during the evening gown competition.

At the pageant's climax, Gionna Cabrera was proclaimed as the Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, and crowned by 2004 titleholder Maricar Balagtas. Carlene Aguilar was crowned by Bb. Pilipinas-World 2004 Karla Bautista as the Philippine representative to Miss World, while Precious Lara Quigaman was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-International 2005 by previous year's winner, Margaret "Ma-An" Bayot.

In terms of performance (for the first decade of the 21st century) in the international arena, the 2005 winners has been the most successful. Gionna Cabrera, though unplaced in Miss Universe 2005, managed to win two awards, Miss Photogenic (the first of a three-peat for the country) and the Thai Airways Silk Award. Carlene Aguilar managed to be a semi-finalist at Miss World 2005, continuing the country's streak since 2002.

Precious Lara Quigaman, however, was the most successful. She managed to beat 51 candidates and capture the title of Miss International 2005, the first time since 1979. With her win she equaled Venezuela with the most wins at that particular pageant, though Venezuela has retained that title again after winning for the 5th time in 2006. Also, unlike in other national pageants such as Miss USA, Quigaman was able to keep her national title despite winning the international one.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Binibining Pilipinas-UNIVERSE	Gionna Cabrera
Binibining Pilipinas-WORLD	Carlene Aguilar
Binibining Pilipinas-INTERNATIONAL	Precious Lara Quigaman
1st Runner-Up / Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism	Wendy Valdez
2nd runner-up	Melanie Ediza
The 11 Finalists (in order of announcement)	#03 Ricamarie Taylor #15 Melanie Ediza #08 Carlene Aguilar #22 Precious Lara Quigaman #17 Gionna Cabrera #18 Kristine Santiago #16 Joanne Padilla #19 Mariflor Perez #07 Joanna Rafbel Serrano #01 Wendy Valdez #12 Marie May Rosalien Paloma

Special awards

Major awards

Special Award	Contestant
Best in Swimsuit	Gionna Cabrera
Best in Long Gown	Gionna Cabrera
Miss Photogenic	Gionna Cabrera
Miss Friendship	Micaela Padilla
Miss Talent	Lois Montes
Miss Talent runners - up	Wendy Valdez Carlene Aguilar

Minor awards/Sponsor Awards

Sponsor Award	Contestant
Miss Philippine Airlines (PAL)	Carlene Aguilar
Binibining Avon	Carlene Aguilar
Smart Texter's Choice	Ricamarie Taylor
Manila Bulletin Reader's Choice	Ricamarie Taylor

The Candidates

No.	Contestant	Age
1	Wendy Valdez	22
2	Ameurfina Koc	24
3	Ricamarie Ann Taylor	20
4	April Jean Mañago	23
5	Allaine Christi Asuncion	23
6	Joanna Rumohr	18
7	Joanna Rafbel Serrano	23
8	Carlene Ang Aguilar	22
9	Mary Jane Dela Cruz	18
10	Monifer Samonte	22
11	Katherine Aban	23
12	Marie May Rosalien Paloma	23
14	Aulorence Alipoon	21
15	Melanie Ediza	22
16	Joanne Padilla	23
17	Gionna Jimenez Cabrera	22
18	Kristine Santiago	19
19	Mari-Flor Perez	23
20	Stephanie Florence Magali	21
21	Ma. Micaela Isabel Padilla	21
22	Precious Lara San Agustin Quigaman	22
23	Lois Montes	25
24	Maricris Franco	24

External links

• Official Pageant Website
• Candidates Picture
• 2005 Coverage
• Pageant Review Article from opmb
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