Sandra Inez Seifert, a contestant in the 2009 Binibining Pilipinas pageant Saturday, grew up partly in Bacolod City. “I introduce myself as coming from Bacolod and Negros Occidental because I grew up there, too,” she said in a telephone interview yesterday.
Seifert was born in Taipei, Taiwan, to Zenaida Revilla and is a registered nurse who had also participated in the Elite Model Look 1998 pageant.
Negros Occidental Gov. Isidro Zayco yesterday said Seifert, whose mother is a friend of former Candoni Mayor Liberty Manzano, called him up to let him know that that she had joined the pageant.
She speaks fluent Ilonggo, Zayco said.
There are 24 contestants vying for this year’s Binibining Pilipinas.
The annual Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant is a project of Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc., a non-stock, non-profit organization. The pageant was envisioned as a prestigious fund-raising activity for projects that would benefit orphans, indigent families and other less fortunate members of Philippine society.
The coronation night is set on Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum.
The winners who will be crowned Binibining Pilipinas International, Binibining Pilipinas Universe, and Binibining Pilipinas World will serve as the official Philippine representative to the three different international pageants.
Past beauty queens produced by the pageant are Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969; Margie Moran, Miss Universe 1973; Aurora Pijuan, Miss International 1970; Melanie Marquez, Miss International 1979; Ruffa Gutierrez, Miss World 2nd Princess 1993; Miriam Quiambao, Miss Universe 1st Runner-up 1999; and Precious Lara Quigaman, Miss International 2005.
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Too bad Sandra was disqualified. :(
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