Shamcey Supsup

Shamcey Supsup
Represent Philippine at Miss Universe 2011

Profile
Birth name                  Shamcey Gurrea Supsup
Birth date                    May 16, 1986
Birth place                  General Santos City, Philippines
Education                   University of the Philippines Diliman
Height                        5 ft 7.25 in (1.71 m)
Hair color                   Black
Eye color                   Brown
Title(s)                       Binibining Pilipinas 2011
Major competition(s)  Miss Universe 2011

Biography
Shamcey Gurrea Supsup is a Filipino beauty titleholder who will represent the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Supsup graduated as a Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines-Diliman with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture. She also topped the June 2010 Architecture Licensure Examination in July 2010. She was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-Universe on April 10, 2011 through the 2011 Binibining Pilipinas pageant and took over the crown from the 2010 winner and Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up Venus Raj.    Read More

Venus Raj

Venus Raj
Profile
Birth name                   Maria Venus Bayonito Raj
Birth date                     July 7, 1988
Birth place                   Doha, Qatar
Height                          5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Measurements             35-22-35
Hair color                    Black
Eye color                     Brown
Title(s)                         Miss Philippines Eco Tourism 2008
                                   Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010
Major competition(s)    Miss Philippines Earth 2008
                                   Miss Universe 2010 (Fourth Runner-Up)

Biography
Maria Venus Bayonito Raj  is a Filipina beauty queen. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas(Miss Philippines)-Universe on March 6, 2010 during the pageant's Grand Coronation Night at the Araneta Coliseum. She represented the Philippines in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and placed fourth runner-up to Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

Maria Venus Raj was born to an Indian father and a Filipina mother. Raj was taken by her mother to Bato, Camarines Sur in Bicol Region, Philippines as an infant and was registered by an aunt as a Philippine-born child to Roman Catholic parents.  Raj grew up with her mother, a former tenant farmer and dressmaker who brought Maria Venus Raj up as a child.

Raj lived in a nipa hut made of wood, bamboo and anahaw leaves with no electricity in the middle of a sprawling rice field in the rural Bato town for more than twenty years. She allegedly used rice paddy dikes for her early training where she eventually developed her distinct catwalk.

The youngest among five children, Maria Venus Raj started joining local beauty pageants. She also joined oratorical contests at San Vicente High School where her English teacher served as her coach. With her victories in major contests, Venus Raj had started to buy land on installment basis for her mother as a means of improving their livelihood.

Raj obtained her Diploma in Communications Arts, major in Journalism, at Bicol University in Albay, with Latin honors (Cum Laude).  She graduated through the scholarship that she received from the Francis Papica Foundation. Back in the Philippines, she works as an Information Assistant for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Region V. In addition to this, she also works as a part-time fashion model in her native Bicol and Manila.

Miss Philippines-Earth 2008
Following her victory as Miss Bicolandia ref name="dreamfighter"/> Raj represented Legazpi City and competed in the Miss Philippines-Earth 2008, and was named as Miss Philippines Earth Eco Tourism 2008, and fourth runner-up to eventual Miss Earth 2008 winner Karla Henry on May 11, 2008 at the Crowne Plaza Galleria, Manila.

Binibining Pilipinas-Universe
After joining Miss Philippines-Earth in 2008, Raj took a break from beauty contests and worked as an Information Assistant at the regional office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. In 2010, Raj screened for the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant and made it to the official list of candidates. On March 6, 2010, she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe during the pageant's Grand Coronation Night at the Araneta Coliseum. She won the right to represent the Philippines in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She also won the special awards Best in Long Gown, Best in Philippine Terno, and was a co-winner for Miss Friendship - a rare feat for a major title winner.

Career
Prior and post-Miss Universe, Raj guested on multiple networks as guests. On January 14, 2011, Raj signed up an exclusive contract with ABS-CBN, including the airing rights of the Binibining Pilipinas for at least five years.

Pamela Bianca Manalo

Pamela Bianca Manalo
Profile
Birth name                      Pamela Bianca Ramos Manalo
Birth date                        December 28, 1986
Birth place                      Manila, Philippines
Occupation                     Actress
Height                            1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Title(s)                            Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2009


Biography
Bianca Manalo  is a Filipina actress and the 2009 Binibining Pilipinas 2009 – Universe winner.
Pamela Bianca is the sister of Katherine Anne Manalo, Miss World 2002 Top 10 finalist and the niece of Nini Ramos, Miss International 1968 Top 15 semi-finalist. She represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2009.

She played the role of Juanita Banana, doing her first leading role in Juanita Banana on ABS-CBN.

Television shows
Year Title Role Network
2011 Wansapanataym: Cacai Kikay Adolescent Cacai ABS-CBN
2011–Present Happy, Yipee, Yehey Herself/Co-Host
2011 Entertainment Live Host
2010–2011 Juanita Banana Juanita Villa
2010-present ASAP Herself/Performer/Host
2010 Magkaribal Gigi Fernando
2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya: "Cross-Stitch" Mildred
2010 Your Song Presents: "Beautiful Girl" Sophia
2010 Twist and Shout Judge
2010 Showtime Judge/Guest Co-Host

Movies
Year Title Role Company
2011 The Adventures of Pureza Daniella Fabella dela Bamba Star Cinema

Jennifer Barrientos

Jennifer Barrientos
Profile
Birth name                  Jennifer Tarol Barrientos
Birth date
Birth place                  San Mateo, Philippine
Height                        5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color                   Black
Eye color                    Brown
Title(s)                        Bb Pilipinas-Universe 2008
Major competition(s)   Binibining Pilipinas (Winner)


Biography
Jennifer Tarol Barrientos was born in San Mateo, Rizal. She was the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe titleholder for 2008. She was the official representative of the Philippines to the Miss Universe pageant which took place in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. She did not place in the top fifteen semifinalists. Prior to joining the national pageant, Barrientos lost a barangay-level pageant in Quezon City.

She was a graduate of BS Tourism at the University of Santo Tomas in Manila

Anna Theresa Licaros

Anna Theresa Licaros
Profile
Birth name                         Anna Theresa Licaros
Nicknamed                        Tere
Birth date                          August 10, 1984
Birth place                         Mandaluyong City, Philippine
Height                               5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color                          Black
Eye color                           Black
Title(s)                               Bb Pilipinas-Universe 2007
Major competition(s)         Binibining Pilipinas (winner)
                                         Miss Universe 2007 (Photogenic)


Biography
Anna Theresa Licaros is the Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2007 titleholder.
Licaros was raised in Cainta, Rizal but traces her roots to Cuenca, Batangas. She is the eldest in a brood that includes three brothers.

A consistent honor student, Licaros graduated with honors from elementary school in Assumption Antipolo, and valedictorian in high school at the same school. In 2005, she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Communication at the University of the Philippines Diliman, garnering a General Weighted Average (GWA) of 1.161.

In 2009, she graduated salutatorian from the University of the Philippines College of Law. She took the 2009 Philippine Bar Examinations in September and on March 26, 2010 was one of 1451 examinees who passed out of 5,903 examinees. The national passing rate for the 2009 Philippine Bar Exams was 25%.

Beauty queen
Licaros was spotted by a talent agent during registration week in law school and was prodded to go to a talent agent for a VTR. During the VTR, the agent broached the idea of her joining the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant. She signed up for the contest and eventually captured the title of Binibining Pilipinas-Universe on March 3, 2007. She was the official representative of the Philippines to the Miss Universe 2007 pageant held in Mexico City, Mexico.
Standing at 5 feet 9 inches, Licaros bagged a number of special awards during pageant night, and her impressive answer to the final question (where she was asked to choose between lovelife or the crown, and she chose the crown), enabled her to win one of the pageant's three titles.

In the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, she won the Miss Photogenic special award via a worldwide internet voting poll. She is the seventh delegate from the Philippines to have won the special award. However, she did not place in the top fifteen semifinalists.

TV career
In August 2007, she joined the on the GMA Network's reality show Celebrity Duets: Philippine Edition. She admitted being a fan of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and jazz music, and stated that she would like to perform a rock number on TV. Licaros became one of the hosts in QTV 11's Fit and Fab.
Anna is now a mainstay of GMA 7's sitcom, Show Me Da Manny in 2010, this was her 2nd GMA show after Celebrity Duets in 2007.


 TV Shows
* Celebrity Duets (GMA)
* Fit And Fab (QTV)
* Quickfire with Chef Rosebud Benitez (QTV)
* Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) - guest judge
* Show Me Da Manny (GMA)

Lia Andrea Ramos

Lia Andrea Ramos 
Profile
Birth name                    Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos
Birth date                     January 11, 1981
Birth place                    Davao City, Philippine
Height                          5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Hair color                     Black
Eye color                      Black
Title(s)                          Bb Pilipinas-Universe 2006
Major competition(s)    Binibining Pilipinas (winner)
                                    Miss Universe 2006 (Photogenic)

Biography
Lia Andrea Aquino Ramos  was the representative of the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant held in Los Angeles, California. Lia was also voted as Miss Photogenic that same year. She is a political science graduate of the competitive University of the Philippines-Diliman, a public university in the Philippines.

Currently, Lia is working as a model. She has been spotted in several commercials by Kohl's.

Gionna Cabrera

Gionna Cabrera
Profile
Birth name                      Gionna Jimenez Cabrera
Birth date                       August 28, 1982
Birth place                      Philippines
Height                            5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color                       Black
Eye color                        Black
Title(s)                            Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2005
                                      Miss Photogenic at Miss Universe 2005

Biography
Gionna Jimenez Cabrera  is a professional model and beauty pageant winner from the Philippines. She is the daughter of Rod E. Cabrera,  and Nida Jimenez and presently lives in Pasig City, Metro Manila.

Cabrera was raised in the metropolis and studied in private schools, Miriam College and St. Paul College. Her parents have traveled extensively with their five children of whom Gionna is the eldest. She has been traveling since four, and has been to China, Singapore, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada and the United States.

Cabrera started modelling at the 16 when a French designer, Pascal Banet, discovered her.

Cabrera, then 22, won the 2005 Bb. Pilipinas–Universe (Miss Philippines) title and at the same time taking three other awards: Best in Swimsuit, Best in Long Gown, and Miss Photogenic.

Cabrera competed in the Miss Universe 2005 Beauty Pageant in Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005 and she was chosen as Miss Photogenic by an internet vote.