QUEZON CITY, Philippines—The Binibining Pilipinas pageant has finally crowned its new set of queens after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the organizers to postpone the contest last year.
The longest-running national beauty pageant in the country mounted a three-hour program at the Smart Araneta Coliseum at the Araneta City in Quezon City on July 11, more than two years since it last staged a competition in June 2019, with 34 of the original 40 delegates remaining to fight for four crowns.
When the dust settled, Hannah Arnoldcfrom Masbate inherited the Bb. Pilipinas International crown from lawyer Bea Patricia Magtanong, who finished in the Top 8 of the 2019 Miss International p…
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