Binibining Pilipinas 2011 Review

I know it has been two weeks since the final but I loved Binibining Pilipinas 2011 so much that I had to produce a full review rather than my live one. I loved the production, the energy, the girls, the music! I just wanted to put my views into one post so I could read it in the future and maybe some of you who are interested would read it as well. Anyway here I go, remember all rankings are subjective.

Swimsuit and Evening Gown Review

01. Zephorah Mayon

Zephorah Mayon was a strong candidate however she wasn't one of the most memorable out of the pack. She walked beautifully in both rounds, if not a bit too quickly in the evening gown, however her gown suited her well. I think she was a well rounded candidate but she didn't excel in any area.

Swimsuit: 21st

Evening Gown: 18th

Overall: 24th

02. Elizabeth Clenci

Elizabeth was beautiful but her body is just not working. She's too chubby at the moment to win the points and because of her height she doesn't look as spot on in her evening gown. She needs a bit of toning, once she's got that down she would be a fierce competitor.

Swimsuit: 25th

Evening Gown: 34th

Overall: 28th

03. Carolyn Ty

Carolyn was a sentimental favourite of mine but I was disappointed with her performance up until her evening gown performance. She looked amazing in her gown and I even put her in the Top 10 for evening gown. If she could produce a more well rounded performance she'd be capable of making the Top 15.

Swimsuit: 27th

Evening Gown: 8th

Overall: 13th

04. Gianna Therese Quintos

Gianna has a lovely body and a decent look, which should mean she does well but she needs more confidence, she always seems rather timid when she performs and there's a distinct stiffness in her face whenever she smiles.

Swimsuit: 38th

Evening Gown: 28th

Overall: 39th

05. Jennielyn Natividad

Jennielyn was a dark horse and I put her in the top half in each segment, she was a great performer, that was evident in her swimsuit but I think her styling wasn't great. Her hair did make her more vivacious but it also added years to her look. I saw her styling a different hairstyle during the crowning, maybe that would have helped her advance.

Swimsuit: 12th

Evening Gown: 15th

Overall: 17th

06. Patricia Tumulak

Ok I may be a fan of Patricia but I honestly think she was one of the best on the night. She wasn't the best in either segment but her overall performance made me put her joint No.1. However her walk could do with some improving, she wasn't as sharp as some of the contestants but her beauty and energy pulled her score back up.

Swimsuit: 4th

Evening Gown: 4th

Overall: 1st

07. Angelia Ong

Angelia performed beautifully in both segments, I think if she wanted to improve she needs to provide a more womanly essence because she seemed rather prom queen in her evening gown. However she was indeed beautiful.

Swimsuit: 13th

Evening Gown: 19th

Overall: 16th

08. Kristina Marasigan

I'm a fan of Tina but I couldn't help feeling disappointed with her that night, her performance was strong but then her hair irked me and her hyena smile made her look slightly unattractive. I would like to have seen her with a different hairstyle and maybe a less gummy smile.

Swimsuit: 20th

Evening Gown: 14th

Overall: 21st

09. Bernadette Aguirre

Bernadette is actually very pretty and she does her best in all segments but I think it's her shoulders, they are very square and masculine so whenever she walks she looks slightly like a linebacker. I guess sometimes it's impossible to overcome genes.

Swimsuit: 24th

Evening Gown: 36th

Overall: 33rd

10. Hazelyn Santos

Hazelyn is a nice looking girl but she looks very timid and rather like a deer in the headlights. She did however look beautiful in her evening gown but it was all too little too late.

Swimsuit: 32nd

Evening Gown: 16th

Overall: 34th

11. Diana Arevalo

Something about Diana didn't spark in the finals. She was beautiful but she didn't stand out. She scored lowly for me in her evening gown because she swept by without me noticing her really, however remember I not only scored the girls on Swimsuit and Evening Gown, I also gave them scores on their intro, even though I didn't give it as much weighting as the other two. She did however make my Top 10 of the night.

Swimsuit: 8th

Evening Gown: 27th

Overall: 10th

12. Carla Lacson

Carla Lacson is beautiful, hell everyone is beautiful this year! But she just doesn't stand out, she just doesn't have that it factor because she isn't timid and has a nice smile but amongst the pack she withers away.

Swimsuit: 36th

Evening Gown: 35th

Overall Rank: 38th

13. Queenierich Rehman

I wasn't a huge fan of Queenierich but her swimsuit performance was absolutely seductive and her body beautiful but her evening gown was weak, at least I think so. Her gown didn't work and she looked rather aged.

Swimsuit: 1st

Evening Gown: 38th

Overall: 15th

14. Marish Marquinez

I loved Marish, she is a sentimental favourite, but take this how you will I thought she looked like a beautiful ladyboy! I think she was gorgeous but then something about her styling made her look rather masculine, maybe it was the extreme eye make up and the very edgy bone structure. However I still loved her don't get me wrong.

Swimsuit: 31st

Evening Gown: 11th

Overall: 25th

15. Arabella Hanesh

I love Arabella's confidence and smile, it's always nice to see a girl that looks as if she's enjoying her time but you can't deny she looked like the candidates auntie in her evening gown. The whole styling was just not working.

Swimsuit: 22nd

Evening Gown: 37th

Overall: 30th

16. Sabrinne Al-Tawill

Sabrinne is amazing but then she wasn't the star of the night, something just didn't totally work out and I hated her head flicks, it looked like she was having neck cramps or something. However she is undeniably exotic and beautiful and her intro performance was the best.

Swimsuit: 18th

Evening Gown 10th

Overall: 9th

17. Gerlie Lero

In every competition there is a weakest link and sadly Gerlie was the weakest imo. I think it is her age combined with her over exertion in each segment. She just needs to calm down a bit and be more natural on stage, her face was also rather stiff.

Swimsuit: 34th

Evening Gown: 40th

Overall: 40th

18. Teresa Pamela Ludovice

Something about Teresa doesn't click with me, though I must say she looked stunning in her evening gown. Comparatively her look isn't as outstanding as some of the other girls and she looks more like a candidate from the early 90s.

Swimsuit: 37th

Evening Gown: 17th

Overall: 35th

19. Wendy Lucas

I love Wendy's eyes, her oriental looks make her look racially ambiguous. She gets bashed a lot but I just love her, her body however is not right for pageantry I think because she has wide hips and a long torso.

Swimsuit: 29th

Evening Gown: 12th

Overall: 20th 

20. Jeanette Noguchi

I was a fan of Jeanette until I saw her catwalk. It's great to feed off from the crowd but her walk is almost a joke, I think she's playing on that a bit but it's just doesn't work especially because she is long and lanky. A huge waste of a decent beauty.

Swimsuit: 40th

Evening Gown: 31st

Overall: 37th

21. Kenneth Dimaapi

Kenneth doesn't know how to look sexy and seductive without smiling, that's her major fault. Her swimsuit was also rather weak and her walk needs improving but she is indeed beautiful as long as she smiles.

Swimsuit: 39th

Evening Gown: 26th

Overall: 29th

22. Paula Camille Figueras

Paula was my unexpected surprise of the night, I knew she had potential but I didn't expect to love her so much! I loved her swimsuit, she was fresh, energetic and beautiful - her smile was dazzling and that little side thing she did was so cute and sexy! Fantastic! And I also loved how she acknowledged the guy taking her down the steps in the evening gown, so classy. LOVE!

Swimsuit: 2nd

Evening Gown: 9th

Overall: 5th

23. Luzelle Felipe

Luzelle is beautiful but she really doesn't stick out to me amongst the sea of beautiful girls. She deserves a Top 15 spot but I don't think she should have won any of the crowns. She has potential though and I wouldn't mind seeing her in another year. I don't get why she was Best in Evening Gown though.

Swimsuit: 26th

Evening Gown: 20th

Overall: 23rd

24. Martha McCulley

Martha is gorgeous but I understand why she wasn't picked for a Top 15 spot because she simply didn't look like a frontrunner. she looked too much like a deer in the headlights and her body still needs some toning. When she gets some abs I would like to her compete again.

Swimsuit: 17th

Evening Gown: 22nd

Overall: 18th

25. Isabella Manjon

I love Isabella and she looked gorgeous throughout the night. She was amazing in her evening gown, she looked stunning and elegant! Her body can still do with some improving but it's not as much of a problem as Elizabeth or Martha's. Love you Isabella!

Swimsuit: 6th

Evening Gown: 2nd

Overall: 3rd

26. Shamcey Supsup

Shamcey Supsup is a beautiful candidate, in my opinion she was the most well rounded of all the contestants, she performed well in every segment and looked stunning throughout there was no obvious downfall about her and that's why she deserves to win.

Swimsuit: 5th

Evening Gown: 3rd

Overall: 1st

27. Janine Tugonon

Something about Janine didn't work on the night, she has always been one of my sentimental favourites but her look just didn't work, maybe she was too tanned? I don't know - oh and yes her torso looked abnormally short in the swimsuit segment.

Swimsuit: 35th

Evening Gown: 25th

Overall: 31st

28. Joanna Tuazon

Joanna is actually a good candidate but I think her face is slightly too chubby or something, something about her frame just doesn't look lean enough even though she has a very nice body. Her evening gown wasn't good though, I blame the gown.

Swimsuit: 23rd

Evening Gown: 32nd

Overall: 27th

29. Krystle Ann Grant

Krystle was a girl that I knew was gorgeous but didn't really recognise until I saw her VT. Her swimsuit round further solidified her as one to watch but her evening gown dropped her a lot of points, the styling just didn't work with her fresh look and it all came tumbling down.

Swimsuit: 10th

Evening Gown: 23rd

Overall: 11th

30. Kathleen Subijano

I actually like Kathleen but I didn't like her styling and her eyes looked rather scary to me, or was it just me. Something just didn't click on the night so when she was named as a Top 15 I was rather shocked, though she had always been part of my wildcards.

Swimsuit: 30th

Evening Gown: 29th

Overall: 32nd

31. Samantha Purvor

Samantha Purvor is beautiful but she still doesn't beat the shock when I saw her in the prelim swimsuit presentation where she looked gorgeous. However she performed well throughout the night and would have been a great choice for Top 15, I just love her racial ambiguity.

Swimsuit: 19th

Evening Gown: 13th

Overall: 14th

32. Jenn-Roe Gubat

OMG Jenn's legs! When I saw her walking in the swimsuit round where the camera was at floor level looking up I just died, she looked like a sultry amazoness. Her evening gown however was a huge letdown, one of the worst gowns imo.

Swimsuit: 3rd

Evening Gown: 33rd

Overall: 12th

33. Dianne Necio

I love Dianne but I just didn't connect with her in the competition, she never came across as a leading frontrunner to me. She just didn't have that extra Je ne sais quoi. I love Dianne but I just thought she was second best throughout the night, even though she performed well in each segment.

Swimsuit: 9th

Evening Gown: 7th

Overall: 6th

34. Mary Jean Lastimosa

I wasn't a huge fan of MJ before the finals but she converted me on the night. There's a lot to love about MJ from her name, I love how people say Las-tii-moe-saR!!! to her body to her sultry looks to her confidence to her everything! But she was obviously rather under the weather in her swimsuit, she didn't have the same buzz as she did before but her physique was enough to put her amongst the best. She came back strong in her evening gown, she looked divine. She was definitely a standout on the night.

Swimsuit: 7th

Evening Gown: 1st

Overall: 4th

35. Suzette Hernandez

Before the finals Suzette was one of those girls that faded into the background but on the night she was definitely a pleasant surprise, she was confident, beautiful and sexy. Go Suzette!

Swimsuit: 14th

Evening Gown: 21st

Overall: 19th

36. Camille Alexis Baltazar

Camille was beautiful, she looked a bit of Venus Raj at points I think but her evening gown was awful. Her gown was awful her walk lacked energy and she was overwhelmed by the whole situation. A shame.

Swimsuit: 16th

Evening Gown: 39th

Overall: 26th

37. Sarah Clenci

I loved Sarah's fresh vibe and it's great to see a teen with so much confidence, she is definitely ready to take on an international pageant but then she would do better with a few more years of experience. I love Sarah and I think she should be amongst everyones favourites. I loved her flowy gown.

Swimsuit: 15th

Evening Gown: 5th

Overall: 8th

38. Ladylyn Riva

Ladylyn was a shock, she had that elegance about her that made her stand out, her look isn't as gorgeous as some others but she just had that air about her. However she was still slightly raw in her performance I think.

Swimsuit: 28th

Evening Gown: 24th

Overall: 22nd

39. Glennifer Perido

Glennifer, like Krystle, was another girl I thought was beautiful but had ignored however she just stood out in both segments. She looked amazing in both segments and absolutely fantastic in the evening gown, I want to see Glennifer again and next time as a favourite.

Swimsuit: 11th

Evening Gown: 6th

Overall: 7th

40. Monique Manuel

I think Monique is a good candidate but she just looks very old especially in her evening gown where she looked the age of Margie Moran. The gown didn't help her one bit either and I think the stylists may have tried to make her look queenly elegant rather than fresh elegant.

Swimsuit: 33rd

Evening Gown: 30th

Overall: 36th

So if you missed that...

Swimsuit Segment Top 10

1st. Queenierich Rehman

2nd. Paula Camille Figueras

3rd. Jenn-Roe Gubat

4th. Patricia Tumulak

5th. Shamcey Supsup

6th. Isabella Manjon

7th. Mary Jean Lastimosa

8th. Diana Arevalo

9th. Dianne Necio

10th. Krystle Ann Grant

Evening Gown Top 10

1st. Mary Jean Lastimosa

2nd. Isabella Manjon

3rd. Shamcey Supsup

4th. Patricia Tumulak

5th. Sarah Clenci

6th. Glennifer Perido

7th. Dianne Necio

8th. Carolyn Ty

9th. Paula Camille Figueras

10th. Sabrinne Al-Tawill

So Paula Camille Figueras, Patricia Tumulak, Shamcey Supsup, Isabella Manjon, Mary Jean Lastimosa and Dianne Necio featured in both Top 10s - that's why they were Top 6 of the night!

Overall Ranking Before Top 15

=1st. Patricia Tumulak

=1st. Shamcey Supsup

3rd. Isabella Manjon

4th. Mary Jean Lastimosa

5th. Paula Camille Figueras

6th. Dianne Necio

7th. Glennifer Perido

8th. Sarah Clenci

9th. Sabrinne Al-Tawill

10th. Diana Arevalo

11th. Krystle Ann Grant

12th. Jenn-Roe Gubat

13th. Carolyn Ty

14th. Samantha Purvor

15th. Queenierich Rehman

16th. Angelia Ong

17th. Jennielyn Natividad

18th. Martha McCulley

19th. Suzette Hernandez

20th. Wendy Lucas

21st Kristina Marasigan

22nd. Ladylyn Riva

23rd. Luzelle Felipe

24th. Zephorah Mayon

25th. Marish Marquinez

26th. Camille Alexis Baltazar

27th. Joanna Tuazon

28th Elizabeth Clenci

29th. Kenneth Dimaapi

30th. Arabella Hanesh

31st. Janine Tugonon

32nd. Kathleen Subijano

33rd. Bernadette Aguirre

34th. Hazelyn Santos

35th. Teresa Pamela Ludovice

36th. Monique Manuel

37th. Jeanette Noguchi

38th. Carla Lacson

39th. Gianna Therese Quintos

40th. Gerlie Lero

So if the Top 15 followed my rankings Paula Camille Figueras, Glennifer Perido, Krystle Ann Grant, Carolyn Ty and Samantha Purvor would have got a second look. However I think Wendy Lucas, Kristina Marasigan and Luzelle Felipe were also good choices and Janine Tugonon and Kathleen Subijano earned their place after their good final question segment.

So Final Answer time!

I did my best to write out the questions and answers, without any grammatical corrections, sorry if there are some mistakes.

06. Patricia Tumulak

Question

Ms. Charo Santos Concio

What is the best piece of advice you could give to a teenager growing up today?

A nice question, allows the candidate to develop in different directions whilst linking her own experiences.

Answer

The best teen advice that I would give to the teenager today is just to be yourself, especially here in this world who are trying to be someone else that they're not and not allowing yourself to define who you are but be the best advice. Just being yourself. That's it.

I like this answer, it's well considered and to the point and everything develops from this main point - being yourself. She messed up some of her words and phrasing though and the second line didn't amalgamate into anything but the beginning and the end of the answer was well structured. I would like to have heard a bit more depth, maybe Patricia should have developed into why you should be yourself.

08. Kristina Marasigan

Question

Mr Alex Cabagnot

If there was one incident in the world you would change what would it be?

I don't like this question that much because it normally streamlines candidates into saying I would change nothing, or something that could divide viewers. It's a very difficult question to please.

Answer

If there is one incident in this world that I can change I wouldn't change anything because I know with our experience we learn and we become better persons.

A short and concise answer that was pretty textbook but answered well. I think Tina should have fleshed the answer out a bit because the first phrase wasn't necessary. It's a difficult question to get right but maybe adding your own experience would have worked. I would actually like somebody to  answer this question differently for once but it would take a great orator and intellect to get it right.

11. Diana Arevalo

Question

Mr David Charlton

When you were a child what was your dream for the future and has it changed, if it's changed at all?

A very simple question that I'm not very keen on because it doesn't make the candidate think, it's not a question that requires the candidate to consider things but just blurt out facts and normally it's about wanting to be a beauty queen when in fact saying something different would make a more interesting answer.

Answer

When I was a child I really dreamed of being a beauty queen and right now I am following my dreams and I'm following my hearts desire and I just hope whatever my hearts desire is also god's will for me. Thank you.

Maybe it's just me but when I hear contestants going "I wanted to be a beauty queen since I was a child" I just feel negative towards them. It shows their dedication and maybe the judges like this ass licking but I would like to hear dreams outside or related to pageantry not simply winning a pageant. Maybe she could of said how pageantry will help her in representing her country or in charity. Just simply stating she wants to be a beauty queen seems a bit vain and just not good enough for me, though I liked the hearts desire bit.

13. Queenierich Rehman

Question

His Excellency Hans Danenberg

Aside from the members of your family who's your personal hero and why

This is an obvious question most candidates would have considered an answer for this I think.

Answer

Aside from my family my personal hero is god himself because I know he is always there for me whatever happens and I know he'll always be there for me and always be inside me for whatever reasons it might be.

God answers are ok with me but I'd like a bit more originality. This answer was sweet but underdeveloped as she repeated the same point. All the contestants did well but I'd like to have heard something more original and out of the box.

16. Sabrinne Al-Tawill

Question

Hon. Cristino "Bong" Naguiat Jr.

What do you think Filipinas need nowadays in order to win an international competition?

I like this question because it's not a question you'd expect but still something related. But then I don't like it because it's too pageant related.

Answer

I think Filipinos can really do excel at international competition if they would show their confidence, their support to their country and at the same time the intelligence that we Filipinos have and that we should show it to the other countries how we area and what can we bring to the different countries. Thank you.

The answer itself had a lot of good points such as supporting your own country and intelligence but it was worded rather confusingly and grammatically it wasn't strong. It wasn't well structured and I would have liked to have heard how these traits would allow Filipinos to win pageants because supporting your country is a very vague concept to link with winning pageants.

19. Wendy Lucas

Question

Mr Gilbert Simpao

What is that one experience in your life that moulded your personality or changed your perspective on life?

Quite a generic question really that most candidates should have an answer to.

Answer

Well that's a very nice question. The experience that truly mould me was when I joined the Miss Tourism Intercontinental last May since I was able to be with other candidates internationally and it's where I've seen in diversity there could be unity. Thank you

The answer was near train wreck to me until she said "in diversity there could be unity". That was a very good little point to make at the end even though it may have been rehearsed but she needed to say it with more conviction. I don't like how she talked about another pageant especially being her most important life experience and to be honest she didn't answer the question in that she stated the experience but didn't then say how it changed her perspective on life.

23. Luzelle Felipe

Question

Mr Anthony Charlemagne Yu

If you are to write a letter to the president of the Philippines what would you tell him and why?

Luzelle got one of the best questions of the night I think because it's easy to associate yourself with intellect and also please the crowd because politics usually does.

Answer

If I will write a letter to the government of the Philippines I will write to him to listen to his people because I believe that the people is the government so the government is the people. Thank you so much.

...and Luzelle laps it up. She gave the most crowd pleasing answer of the night simply because she empowered them. It was a very simple answer and very easy to consider but she said it and it worked, it was short and sweet and made her look clever and thoughtful - good job Luzelle (even though it was relatively easy to do a good job).

25. Isabella Manjon

Question

Mr Ernie Lopez

Are fathers capable of carrying out the duties of a mother and vice versa?

Whilst this question is definitely more interesting than life goals because it talks about something current I don't like the fact that this is a yes or no question. Simple starting with "Are" means the answer is normally yes/no.

Answer

For me I believe a man can also do a job of a woman because I believe that god made us all equally and if we are all equal we could also do anything with god's grace. Thank you.

A good answer, well structured and considered however yet again I would have loved to hear something a bit different that would automatically make the candidate stand out, maybe be more specific to a father's role rather than a male.

26. Shamcey Supsup

Question

Mr Hugh Wilson

With what worthy cause do you identify yourself with and why?

A slightly different question which is good but rather dull.

Answer

I think one worthy cause I can identify myself is valuing education cause I believe that education is something that cannot be taken away from you. You can have money, you can have fame but in the end it could be taken from you but education will always be there to help you in your life. Thank you.

Honestly at first I thought this question was about charity and how the candidate is associated with it but I like how Shamcey interpreted it because it definitely answers the question. I think Shamcey answered this very well, it was well structured and well said. However I would like to have heard an answer more specific to the candidate.

27. Janine Tugonon

Question

Ms Margie Moran Floirendo

What is a major major lesson that men can learn from women?

A good question, very wide scope but a bit too similar to past questions and therefore makes people compare her to somebody else (cough cough Dayana Mendoza).

Answer

Thank you, I think the major lesson that men can learn from woman is to love unconditionally. Woman are able to touch the lives and be of service to others. Men can realise that at the end of this journey what matters is that our own happiness but how we are able to serve others is our years of existence will be worthless if we haven't done anything for humanity. Thank you.

I think this is a strong answer despite what others say. She also said it with conviction. Yes there are areas which could be improved but on the whole this is the best answer out of the bunch because it is well considered and her use of language makes it work. What makes a good answer is one that makes you think for a second and that definitely did. I also think it makes sense, unlike others who don't. Her main point is loving unconditionally, she needed to link serving others to loving unconditionally though, but everything else works. Some people say she is overgeneralising men's and women's traits but with a question like this you need to use stereotypes or you could just argue down anything - think about Dayana Mendoza's answer and she used stereotypes as well but everybody though she was clever.

30. Kathleen Subijano

Question

Gen. Eduardo Oban Jr.

What gives you peace of mind?

A short and simple question, I don't like it because it's too fact based - a direct question about the candidate.

Answer

What gives me peace of mind is when I meditate because I've been told that god speaks to you when you meditate and when we pray we speak to god and we listen to him when we meditate and listening to god gives me peace. Thank you

This is a very strong answer because it flows well (well structured) and had an impact. However it doesn't make her stand out because she needed to push the question a bit as it's a very dull question.

32. Jenn-Roe Gubat

Question

Hon. Secretary Edwin Lacierda

In the wake of worldwide conflict and calamities how is winning a beauty title important and relevant.

I like this question, different but related whilst also evoking some murmurs from the crowd - that's what makes a good question I think.

Answer

For me, if I win any of the crown tonight I won't be just the symbol of beauty but love, respect and compassion for others and showing how I value time, god and my family. Thank you

She started off well but then if sort of went off track. I don't see how winning the crown would show how she values time, god and family, these points needed more development. However she did answer it with conviction and obviously using key words such as god and family would score her points.

33. Dianne Necio

Question

Mrs Silvana Fornari

What is your biggest accomplishment to date and what is your biggest goal in the next 12 months?

Yet again too fact based, doesn't really make you think.

Answer

My greatest achievement was winning last year in Binibining Pilipinas as first runner up and my goal is to win in this competition, one of the crowns, and hopefully bring home the crown from the international pageant. Thank you.

If I was to be brutally honest I hated this answer simply because every facet of it was about pageantry whilst at least Diana brought her "heart's desire" into it Dianne just talked about pageantry, pageantry and more pageantry. This would probably work with judges but for me I just don't like it when candidates are obsessed with winning and pageantry, show it in some other means.

34. Mary Jean Lastimosa

Question

Ms Charo Santos Concio

Can you please name at least three things that make you smile and why?

A decent question though I think it shouldn't be three, either don't limit it or say one thing so that the contestant doesn't start going into a list but develops the reason for why that thing makes her smile.

Answer

The three things that made me smile is one the love of my family, they have been always there to support me in everything that I do. Second, the love of the people that I don't even know that are here supporting and cheering for me that even my family is not here they are here. They are making me strong and number three the love of these candidates. Thank you

I didn't like how she flirted with Derek Ramsey anyway a decent answer, well structured and well developed however I would have liked to hear something different and specific to her.

37. Sarah Clenci

Question

Mr Anthony Charlemagne Yu

It is said that nobody is perfect, what trait of yours would you want to change?

Yet again like Tina's question this normally streamlines the candidate into saying no and is difficult to please.

Answer

There is nothing I would want to change about myself because there is a reason the way I am and god has created me the way I am and I am so glad to say that I am here standing today, tonight and being who I am has brought me here. Thank you.

I am, I am, I am... just kidding. It was a decent answer, very good that she linked it back to the present. However this type of question would have lent well to something out of the box and specific to the candidate but Sarah didn't take that chance.

So after the Q&A my rankings were

15th. Kathleen Subijano

she was too far behind to make an impact with her Q&A

14th. Janine Tugonon

same for Janine, a strong candidate but her two previous performances put her in a bad position.

13th. Kristina Marasigan

She looked less and less attractive through the night, sorry but I love you Tina

12th. Wendy Lucas

A bit too timid throughout the night

11th. Queenierich Rehman

She withered after the swimsuit

10th. Jenn-Roe Gubat

Same as Queenierich, she withered after the swimsuit

9th. Diana Arevalo

She seemed to always be second best, she didn't stand out as a front runner - though she looked beautiful.

8th. Luzelle Felipe

Her Q&A pushed her high, above Diana who was ranked at 10th for me before Q&A whilst Luzelle was 23rd.

7th. Sabrinne Al-Tawill

She's gorgeous but needs more training

6th. Dianne Necio

Second best throughout the night. Whilst I was happy that she won a crown I don't think she deserved it - ooh!

5th. Sarah Clenci

She was a strong candidate throughout but may have been overlooked because there were a lot of strong candidates and she wasn't considered a favourite.

4th. Mary Jean Lastimosa

MJ pulled all the stops and deserved a top spot, even a crown but she seemed rather disheartened throughout the night so that's why she only ranks 4th.

3rd. Isabella Manjon

She deserved her title, she was beautiful.

and JOINT 1st!

Shamcey Supup and Patricia Tumulak

For me they were head to head throughout the night so either one of them winning was good for me.

So that ends my review, it was tough typing all that out but this years Binibining deserved a thorough analysis. I hope next year will be just as good.