MIMILANIE LAUREL
MARQUEZ, Winner, Bb. Pilipinas-International 1979
Miss International 1979
Born b. 16 July 1964), daughter of director Artemio
Marquez and Marilou Laurel. Studied at the Holy Angel College and later was
discovered by couturier Renee Salud. 3rd place, Maid of Cotton. At age 17, won
Bb. Pilipinas-International. Named as the country’s 3rd Miss
International. Her court included: Anna Maria Rapagna (U.S., 2nd) , Elisabeth Schmidt (Austria, 3rd) , Kate
Elizabeth Nyberg (Finland, 4th) , Hideko Haba (Japan, 5th) . Winner, Kumamoto
Festival Award, Best National Costume. Won Face of New York 1986. 1st Runner-up,
Supermodel of the World and Clairol Award winner. Voted as the Most Beautiful
Miss International by Global Beauties, an internet group of beauty aficionados.
Semi-finalist, Mrs. World 2005.
CATHERINE JANE
DOUCETTE DESTURA BRUMMITT,Bb. Pilipinas-International 1984
Catherine grew up in Balibago and went to Wagner High and
Holy Family Academy. was named Bb. Pilipinas-International in 1984 but at 23,
failed to compete in the Miss International pageant due to the pageant's age
limit of 22. She was replaced by Miss Maja Philippines, Maria Bella Nachor.
Catherine competed in the Maja International pageant placing as one of the
semifinalists. She joined showbiz and became aTV actress, where she joined
the cast of the sitcom “Chicks to
Chicks”. Now a flight stewardess in US Air.
MARIA LOURDES
DIZON ENRIQUEZ, Bb. Pilipinas-International 1987
Daughter of Marcelino Enriquez and Monica Dizon y Hizon,
whose mother was Miss Pampanga 1933, Corazon Hizon. As Miss San Fernando, she
placed third in the Mutya ning Kapampangan 1987. Later joined the national
pageant and copped one of the major crowns at stake. Went to Japan for the
international pageant, won by Puerto Rico’s Laurie Tamara Simpson.
MARIANNE BIANCA
GARCIA GUIDOTTI, Bb. Pilipinas-International 2014
Marianne Bianca Garcia Guidotti's maternal grandfather
was born and raised in Mabalacat, Jose T. Garcia, Jr. son of Dr. Jose Garcia, former town mayor.
Bianca was raised in Manila, The Netherlands, and Brazil because her Lolo,
Uncle Peping was in the Foreign Service. Born September 5, 1989, Guidotti graduated from the
Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in European Studies while majoring in
International Relations. She speaks four languages fluently: English, Filipino,
Spanish, and Portuguese. . She lived in Brazil for six years while her
grandmother was a diplomat for the Department of Foreign Affairs, and when her
mother, Gela, married a Brazilian
citizen, Osmar Guidotti. Prior to her beauty pageant commitments, she was
working as a technical assistant at a non-governmental organization, CSFI
(Community and Family Relations International), which is engaged in the
humanitarian response to the widespread devastation, as well as loss of life
and livelihood.
MARIA ANGELICA
ANDOLONG DE LEON, Bb. Pilipinas-International 2017.
Mariel de Leon won one of the Bb. Pilipinas crowns on her
second try. Her parents are actors Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong. Her
grandparents were well-known stars of the 1950s; father Gil de Leon was a noted
actor-director while her mother, Lilia Dizon was Pampanga-born, the daughter of Kapampangan Regina Dizon with American Abe Strauss.
PLUS! A BB.
PILIPINAS-INTERNATIONAL ANGELES CITY RESIDENT..
MELODY ADELAIDE
MANUEL GERSBACH, Bb. Pilipinas-International 2009
Top 15
Semifinalist, Miss International 2009
Melody was born on 18 November 1985 in Daraga, Albay to
Wolfgang Gersbach, a German national and Marina Manuel. She, however, was
raised in Angeles City, where her parents operated a German restaurant business
in Clark. She went to school at the Chevalier School until 1995. She finished Management from the Univeristy
of Asia and the Pacific. At age 23, she was crowned Bb. Pilipinas International
and represented the country in the Miss International tilt in Macau that same
year, placing among the semifinalists. On 21 August 2010, while en route to a meeting
for Miss Bicolandia 2010 in Naga City, the car she was riding was hit by a
passenger bus. The head-on collision resulted in her death and two others.
After her wake at Heritage Park in Taguig, her remains were brought to Angeles
City where she grew up. Her final memorial mass was held there. Melody was
interred at the Holy Mary Memorial Park in Angeles City.
SOURCES:
Melanie Marquez: veeztars.com, c/o Tony Paat
Catherine Brummit: c/o Tony Paat
Lourdes Enriquez: Mr. & Ms. Magazine, 1987
Bianca Guidotti: missosology forum, http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=269600&start=630
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