2018 BB. PILIPINAS FRONTRUNNERS

Who are the frontrunners of this year’s Bb. Pilipinas?

Catriona Gray leads the pack, no doubt but pageant pundits says Catriona needs to work on her figure and shed those extra pounds on her waistline.  Otherwise, she remains a strong contender for the top plum.  Her Miss World experience is definitely a plus factor.  

Another top favorite is Aya Abesamis. who happens to be the daughter of former Bb. Pililipinas Universe 1984 Desiree Verdadero (3rd runner up Miss Universe 1984).  Aya is a model and commands a strong stage presence; this early, people are saying that she is a big threat to Catriona Gray for the Bb. Pilipinas Universe title.  She’s surrounded with an army of advisers including her mom,  her aunts and her mom’s friends who were all former Bb. Pilipinas title holders.  

Other favorites are Eva Pataginjug, Ena Velasco, Vickie Marie Rushton, Michel Gumabao, Muriel Orais, Jehsa Muehlar, Karen Gallman  and Anjame Magbintang.

It is interesting to note that this year we see a lot of candidates with authentic Filipino surnames such as Patalinjug, Buot, Cajandig, Magbintang, Gumabao but of course there’s always foreign sounding names like Gray, Murphy, Ralston, Sturm, Kapeundl and Spanish surnames.

There are six titles at stake namely: Bb. Pilipinas Universe, Bb. Pilipinas International, Bb. Pilipinas Grand International, Bb. Pilipinas Supranational and Bb. Pilipinas Globe.

 

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