By NEIL RAMOS
March 24, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) has replaced the recently disqualified candidates in this year's Binibining Pilipinas pageant.
A report on abscbnnews.com confirmed the entry of one Joan Tuazon in stead of candidate Bianca Paz, who was removed from the list of contestants last week allegedly due to a past modeling assignment that supposedly had her posing for some racy calendar photos.
"Maligayang maligaya ako na natupad pa rin ang pangarap ko na mapasali sa prestihiyosong Binibining Pilipinas," Tuazon said.
"Nagpapasalamat pa rin po ako sa Lord na dininig niya 'yung dasal ko."
Three other replacements came ahead of Tuazon: These are candidates Girlie Lero, Bernadette Aguirre and Monique Manuel who each replaced disqualified candidates Roxanne Cabañero, Grendel Alvarado and Jen Olivar, respectively.
Cabañero was removed from the original list of 40 candidates after alleged nude photos of her circulated on various social networking sites last month. Though the 24-year-old vehemently denied that she is the woman in the picture, she eventually acceded to the demand of pageant organizers to withdraw from the competition.
Alvarado and Olivar, on the other hand, were disqualified for having participated in a photo shoot for a breast awareness campaign that had them allegedly posing in the buff.
Lero is overjoyed with the task at hand. "Masayang-masaya ako na nakabalik ako ulit," said she in a separate interview.
Aguirre likewise related how glad her parents were gladdened by the turn of events. "My father was really proud of me," she said.
Manuel was ecstatic with her selection. "Masayang-masaya ako, as in sumisigaw talaga ako," she said in describing how she felt upon learning of the assignment.
Replacing disqualified candidates is nothing new to the BPCI.
In 2010, the organization dethroned Maria Venus Raj for what it called “inconsistencies” in her official records and actual details regarding her citizenship. She was temporarily replaced by second runner-up Helen Nicolette Henson prior to her eventual reinstatement.
Raj went on to place fourth in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. She now co-hosts ABS-CBN's "Umagang Kay Ganda."
Other candidates that were also disqualified by the BPCI in the past due to issues concerning their citizenship were Anjanette Abayari, Tisha Silang, and Janelle Bautista.
Abayari was replaced by Alou Gonzales and Silang was replaced by Jewel Mae Lobaton.
Bautista’s replacement, Miriam Quiambao, was proclaimed first runner-up in that year’s Miss Universe tilt. Like Abayari and Silang, she eventually carved a career in show business.
The Binibining Pilipinas 2011 beauty pageant coronation night will be held on April 2.
A report on abscbnnews.com confirmed the entry of one Joan Tuazon in stead of candidate Bianca Paz, who was removed from the list of contestants last week allegedly due to a past modeling assignment that supposedly had her posing for some racy calendar photos.
"Maligayang maligaya ako na natupad pa rin ang pangarap ko na mapasali sa prestihiyosong Binibining Pilipinas," Tuazon said.
"Nagpapasalamat pa rin po ako sa Lord na dininig niya 'yung dasal ko."
Three other replacements came ahead of Tuazon: These are candidates Girlie Lero, Bernadette Aguirre and Monique Manuel who each replaced disqualified candidates Roxanne Cabañero, Grendel Alvarado and Jen Olivar, respectively.
Cabañero was removed from the original list of 40 candidates after alleged nude photos of her circulated on various social networking sites last month. Though the 24-year-old vehemently denied that she is the woman in the picture, she eventually acceded to the demand of pageant organizers to withdraw from the competition.
Alvarado and Olivar, on the other hand, were disqualified for having participated in a photo shoot for a breast awareness campaign that had them allegedly posing in the buff.
Lero is overjoyed with the task at hand. "Masayang-masaya ako na nakabalik ako ulit," said she in a separate interview.
Aguirre likewise related how glad her parents were gladdened by the turn of events. "My father was really proud of me," she said.
Manuel was ecstatic with her selection. "Masayang-masaya ako, as in sumisigaw talaga ako," she said in describing how she felt upon learning of the assignment.
Replacing disqualified candidates is nothing new to the BPCI.
In 2010, the organization dethroned Maria Venus Raj for what it called “inconsistencies” in her official records and actual details regarding her citizenship. She was temporarily replaced by second runner-up Helen Nicolette Henson prior to her eventual reinstatement.
Raj went on to place fourth in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. She now co-hosts ABS-CBN's "Umagang Kay Ganda."
Other candidates that were also disqualified by the BPCI in the past due to issues concerning their citizenship were Anjanette Abayari, Tisha Silang, and Janelle Bautista.
Abayari was replaced by Alou Gonzales and Silang was replaced by Jewel Mae Lobaton.
Bautista’s replacement, Miriam Quiambao, was proclaimed first runner-up in that year’s Miss Universe tilt. Like Abayari and Silang, she eventually carved a career in show business.
The Binibining Pilipinas 2011 beauty pageant coronation night will be held on April 2.
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