Binibining Pilipinas 2017

Binibining Pilipinas 2017 was the 54th edition of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on April 30, 2017.

At the end of the event, Rachel Peters was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2017 by Maxine Medina, Mariel de Leon was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2017 by Kylie Verzosa, Katarina Rodriguez was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2017 by Jennifer Ruth Hammond, Chanel Olive Thomas was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2017 by Joanna Louise Eden, Elizabeth Clenci was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017 by Nicole Cordoves, and Nelda Ibe was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2017 by Nichole Marie Manalo. Charmaine Elima was named first runner-up and Kristel Guelos was named second runner-up.

Competition

Format

There were several changes in this edition's format; there were twenty-five semi-finalists chosen for the first cut instead of fifteen. The closed-door interviews and other preliminary activities determined the twenty-five semi-finalists. These semi-finalists then competed in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions. Afterwards, they were narrowed down to fifteen, which included the winner of the People's Choice Award via text votes. The fifteen semi-finalists then competed at the question and answer contest, where the six winners and the two runners-up were determined.

Judges

• Paulo Avelino – Actor, model
• Mitzi Borromeo – News anchor and correspondent, CNN Philippines
• H.E. Rodrigo Amaral Souza – Ambassador of Brazil to the Philippines
• Phil Reed – Chief Operations Officer, BPI Holdings Inc.
• Ted Failon – Radio and TV News anchor, ABS-CBN
• Nandy Villar – ABS-CBN Marketing Head
• Gretchen Ho – TV host, former professional volleyball player
• H.E. Franz Jessen – Ambassador of the European Union to the Philippines
• Eric Alberto – EVP and Chief Revenue Officer, PLDT-Smart, President and Chief Executive Officer of ePLDT

Results

Placements

• The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.
• The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.
• The contestant did not place.

§ – Fan vote winner

Special Awards

National Costume Category

• The contestant won the Best in National Costume award.

Contestants

Forty contestants competed for six titles.

Notes

Post-pageant Notes

• Rachel Peters competed at Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, Nevada and finished in the top 10. Mariel de Leon competed at Miss International 2017 in Tokyo, Japan and was unplaced.
• Chanel Olive Thomas competed at Miss Supranational 2017 in Poland and finished in the top 10. Thomas also won the Miss Friendship award.
• Elizabeth Clenci competed at Miss Grand International 2017 in Phú Quốc, Vietnam and finished as second runner-up. Nelda Ibe competed at Miss Globe 2017 in Tirana, Albania and finished as first runner-up.
• Katarina Rodriguez competed at Miss Intercontinental 2017 in Hurghada, Egypt and finished as the first runner-up. She also won the Miss Media Popularity award and was first runner-up in the best in national costume award. After Miss Intercontinental, Rodriguez won Miss World Philippines 2018. She then competed at Miss World 2018 in Sanya, China and was unplaced.
• Jehza Huelar competed at Binibining Pilipinas 2018 and won Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2018. Huelar competed at Miss Supranational 2018 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland and finished in the top 10 .
• After Binibining Pilipinas, Dindi Pajares competed at Miss World Philippines 2021 and was appointed Miss Supranational Philippines 2021 by a vote of her fellow contestants due to the postponement of the finals night. Pajares then competed at Miss Supranational 2021 where she reached the top 12.

References

External links

• Binibining Pilipinas Official website