Newly-crowned Bb. Pilipinas Globe Jasmin Bungay/ARMIN P. ADINA
Newly-crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe Jasmin Bungay is one fortunate woman. Not among the many early favorites by observers, and never even on the prime of prediction lists launched by pageant portals, she defied the percentages and has now grow to be a nationwide titleholder.
An insider additionally shared that in a go to to one of many pageant’s sponsors this 12 months, she had gained not only one, however two luxurious luggage value tons of of 1000’s of pesos. She snagged her first purse in a raffle, and later scored one other one when she topped the occasion’s question-and-answer contest.
She additionally broke the supposed “curse” on candidates upon being requested by 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz her laborious pageant questions and nonetheless gained, a destiny a lot completely different from these suffered by the others earlier than her.
Through the last spherical of the competitors on the Good Araneta Coliseum on the Araneta Metropolis in Quezon Metropolis on July 7, the primary Filipino Miss Universe titleholder posed her this query: “If you got half-hour to speak to the general public, what would you wish to discuss?”
She responded: “I want to discuss concerning the passing of the SOGIESC (sexual orientation, gender identification and expression, and intercourse traits) Invoice. As a result of in [this] celebration, corresponding to pageants, this group has contributed a lot. And on this regard, we may give again to them by supporting this trigger, as a result of as a person, it’s our duty that we make sure that everyone seems to be handled equally regardless of their SOGIESC.”
Bungay left her job at a logistics agency in Dubai within the United Arab Emirates, and got here again to the Philippines in February to affix the nationwide pageant. She additionally did a little bit of modeling as a aspect hustle within the Center East. “So I’m at present unemployed, as a result of I actually needed to concentrate on Binibining Pilipinas,” she informed INQUIRER.internet after her coronation.
“Even after I was considering if I’d be part of, I didn’t actually anticipate that it was going to be the sixtieth 12 months. So after I noticed that it was sixtieth, diamond 12 months, I used to be similar to, ‘Oh, it was an ideal time for me to affix Bb. Pilipinas, as a result of I used to be considering about it for a really very long time.’ And this 12 months, I lastly determined to affix it and it’s the sixtieth 12 months,” Bungay shared.
However earlier than turning into an abroad Filipino employee, she was ready to make use of the Bachelor of Secondary Schooling diploma (main in Arithmetic) that she earned in Angeles, Pampanga. She turned an educator, and taught for a 12 months.
Other than pushing for equal and equitable therapy of individuals no matter their SOGIESC, Bungay mentioned she can also be a staunch advocate of OFW welfare. And she is going to use her title to push for these causes, she declared.
The brand new queen will characterize the Philippines within the 2024 version of The Miss Globe pageant in Albania later this 12 months, and attempt to exceed her predecessor Anna Lakrini’s second runner-up end in final 12 months’s competitors.
Bb. Pilipinas queens Ann Colis and Maureen Montagne have been topped The Miss Globe in 2015 and 2021, respectively. Maricar Balagtas gained in an earlier iteration of the worldwide competitors in 2001.
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