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Bb Pilipinas 2024 winners spent ‘6 to 7 digits’ for pageant journey
By Cynthia Montojo
“I contemplated for years, yet my actions were anchored on joining Binibini pageant… I had to convince my parents that it was perfect time for me to join this year…this decision also meant that my financial support to the family would be paused in the interim,” winning Binibini crown was long time coming for Pampanga representative Jasmin Bungay former secondary school teacher.
It was childhood dream of hers and so, when she was crowned Bb. Pilipinas Globe 2024, her long journey to the crown was dream come true.
But the road to crown was not an easy one… several years of planning, and saving, for her Binibini journey. Unknown to many, joining national pageant is very costly endeavor. You need funds to have your national costume, two evening gowns one for prelims, and one for the finals, and several required apparel made for competition.
Newly-crowned queens estimated their total expenses reached to six even seven digits. Apart from national costume and evening gowns, candidates need to have ready dresses to wear to activities and events throughout entire duration of pre-pageant calendar.
Jasmine had to think long and hard because she had to leave lucrative job in the Middle East. And which also meant no income for her, and no support extended to her family for time being. But she also knew she couldn’t dilly-dally because her biological clock was ticking – and if she postponed her candidacy for another year – she would be quite old fore national pageant, and more so for international finals should she win national title.
She dabbled in teaching profession for a short while but realized it was not for her.
“I see Binibining Pilipinas as community and family… I saw how they take care of candidates, most especially their queens,” she continued.
During rehearsals, candidates, including herself, were giddy looking at all past queens. And when she won title, it dawned on her that she can now call past queens, like Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, as her Binibini sisters.
“But it was Venus Raj’s journey I identified with most…she came from humble beginnings and made name for herself,” she said.
Binibining Pilipnas – Universe 2010 Ma. Venus Raj was the first, in long line of queens, that broke country’s semifinal drought at Miss Universe pageant. Her Top 5 placement in 2010 Miss Universe edition started country’s longest semifinal streak, to date.
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