Tag: Gabrielle Basiano

Binibining Pilipinas 2021 Frontrunners

34 lovely captivating candidates, 4 Binibining Pilipinas crowns at stake.

After the long hiatus of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant brought by the global Coronavirus pandemic, the release of the official candidates’ latest headshots for this year’s pageant saw a vast improvement from the ladies. But there are a a handful of ladies that are currently standing out.

It may be too early to say that these are the ladies to watch out for in this year’s competition, but we firmly believe that we’ve got a good feeling coming off from these ladies…

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2020 Binibining Pilipinas Globe Contenders

There are 40 candidates vying for the Binibining Pilipinas titles at stake this year. But one of the titles that is overlooked is the Miss Globe title which is a shame considering how well the Philippines has done in recent years.

One of the possible reasons why the Albania-based pageant isn’t as popular is perhaps due to the difficulty to guess what they truly want in a winner.

Hannah Arnold – she is said to be a favorite of the pageant owners and we can all see why.  If she is one of the girls that got the nod of the international organizers of the pageant, then we should all keep her in mind for the title. Hannah is tall, pretty and with intensive training on the Q&A session, she is more than adequate to bring home another Miss Globe title for the Philippines.

Carina Cariño – she might not be one of the strongest girls facially, but she is smart and charming, qualities that will definitely be an advantage in any international pageant. This Ilocana pageant hopeful could possibly be one of the darkhorses for the title.

Gabrielle Basiano – she is arguably one of the best fit ladies for the title simply because she reminds us of one of the past MG winners whose name escapes us for the moment. Gabby has that Eurasian good looks that is Pinay enough and Caucasian enough to be noticed in any international pageant.

Karen Laurrie Mendoza – she of course is one of those ladies that can be styled and molded to fit any international competition that she is to be sent in. Karen has that cosmopolitan look to her. Her type of beauty can elevate the Miss Globe pageant with her very modern beauty.

Any of these four ladies are strong enough to represent the Philippines in the Miss Globe pageant. All we need to do is pick the one that has the highest chances of winning us the title.

Best Photos: Official Bb. Pilipinas T-Shirt Portraits

This is how you level up in a pageant!
The Binibining Pilipinas pageant continues to give reasons why they still are the most prestigious pageant in the country.

Looking at how the 40 candidates look so fresh and vibrant in their photos wearing the official Binibining Pilipinas shirt reminds us that well selected and well edited photos are still a MUST in pageants. Pageant organizations should invest on high quality shots of their candidates so that they are always presented in a proper manner.

Truth be told it was difficult to narrow down the list to just 12 as over-all the photos of the candidates well really good. It’s the proverbial ‘walang tapon‘ if we might add.
We would like to mention several ladies who almost made it in our top 12 list like Patricia Babista, Lois Badando, Shaira Rona, Vianca Marcelo, Jash Dimaculangan, Honey Cartasano and Faith Garcia. With that being said, let’s list down the 12 ladies that did best in their official Binibining Pilipinas shirt photos…

1. Samantha Bernardo – she gave the most unique pose and it paid off. She is perhaps the only one to do a 3/4 view from the back which showcased enough of her body and face.
2. Hannah Arnold – simple works and Hannah gave us simple but strong. The focal point is her face and she gave good face in the pic. Had her pose be a little more strong and created more curves, she would have been our top pick. It would have been a stronger image had the body pose been equally strong as her facial expression. Continue reading “Best Photos: Official Bb. Pilipinas T-Shirt Portraits”

2nd Leaderboard for Binibining Pilipinas 2020

Proving itself to be the premier national pageant in the country, the Binibining Pilipinas pageant has rolled out activity one after the other over the past 3 weeks.
From the amazing Talent Show, to the Gateway Museum tour, art and painting workshops, down to the flower crown making at the Farmers’ Garden, the Binibinis continued to impress pageant media and fans alike. In those activities, we’ve observed the ladies that are continually pulling away from the competition.

Who are the ladies that are performing well in the recent Binibining Pilipinas activities this past weeks? Here are the ladies that comprise our 2nd Leaderboard!

  1. Honey Grace Cartasano
  2. Karen Laurrie Mendoza
  3. Hannah Arnold
  4. Vickie Marie Rushton
  5. Gabrielle Basiano
  6. Maureen Montagne
  7. Meiji Cruz
  8. Patrizia Garcia
  9. Samantha Bernardo
  10. Vianca Marcelo
  11. Faith Garcia
  12. Danica Joy Acuña
  13. Alexandra Mae Rosales
  14. Hazel Joy Ortiz
  15. Carina Cariño

By this point, some of the girls are already showing signs of stress on their lovely faces and some are already suffering break outs. So we strongly advice on a skincare routine for the ladies.

We’d like to comment on several girls who is improving consistently. Gabby Basiano is starting to pull ahead and finding herself among the frontrunner category. She is always on point style-wise and her skin is absolutely glowing. Samantha Bernardo’s low key gameplan is taking a bit of getting use to, but you’d know she’s got some tricks up her sleeve. Vickie Rushton and Maureen Montagne are some of the girls who are always glowing in person and in their daily activities. Loving the energy that Alexandra Mae Rosales is exuding, fresh and young but very much one of the underdogs to look out for. Then we have Meiji Cruz who is starting to get more noticed as the days go by. We are also on the low-key lookout on Alexangela “Gila” Salvador and Samantha Panlilio as these two are among the well-spoken ladies.

What do you think of our list? Let us know if there is any of the ladies that you think should be included on the comments below!

Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Talent Show Standouts

The criteria for the Binibining Pilipinas judging still places 50% value to beauty of face. And there was no shortage of beautiful ladies in the BBP 2020 Talent show.
But if we are to narrow down the ladies that stood out during the Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Talent show, it will all boil down to these 4 ladies…

Vickie Marie Rushton
She is the proverbial ‘face that could launch a thousand ships’ but it is her demeanor that endears her to fans. Vickie isn’t the overly aggressive type in pageants but she still does get noticed. And this is very evident after the show where it took almost 30 minutes for the crowd around her to subside. The 5’6″ stunner gamely posed for pics with her fans and loyal supporters with patience, a trait you’d want in a winner.

Gabrielle “Gabby” Basiano
She’s got the face and the height to be noticed among the bevy of 40 candidates this year. Gabby is quite modelesque owing to her 5’10” frame. She is one of the tallest ladies in the batch this year and it would be a shame to let her potential go to waste. Not a fan of her red dress in the show but her white outfit after made her look more stunning. Gabby might be the sleeper hit in this batch. Continue reading “Binibining Pilipinas 2020 Talent Show Standouts”

Binibining Pilipinas 2020: The Early Frontrunners

It has barely been two weeks since the final screening of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant and we already have several names that pageant fans should watch out for.
This is our list of the ladies that pageant fans have to watch out for.

  1. Vickie Marie Rushton
  2. Maureen Montagne
  3. Samantha Bernardo
  4. Hannah Arnold
  5. Honey Grace Cartasano
  6. Karen Laurrie Mendoza
  7. Gabrielle Basiano

But those aren’t only the ladies to watch out for. Granted that the aforementioned ladies are the initial standouts, but there are several other ladies that are noteworthy to mention in the list. Here they are in random order…

  1. Justine Felizarta
  2. Carina Carino
  3. Alexandra Faith Garcia
  4. Alexandra Mae Rosales
  5. Patrizia Garcia
  6. Patricia Babista
  7. Hazel Ortiz
  8. Kimberly Tiquestiques
  9. Lesley Anne Ticaro
  10. Jash Dimaculangan
  11. Lois Anne Badando
  12. Ma. Francesca Taruc


What do you think of our first leaderboard? Do you think we missed a strong lady from our list?

A Gorgeous Batch for Binibining Pilipinas 2020

Just when you thought that the Philippines has run out of gorgeous ladies to join beauty pageants, you are pleasantly surprised that we’ve got more beauties than you realize.

1. Vickie Marie Rushton – we have no confirmation if and when she submitted her application but there’s no smoke if there’s no fire…

2. Samantha Bernardo – her application styling was so out of her usual peg. She looks more fresh and more relaxed this time. She is bound to win a crown this time around, she is so ripe for it.

3. Honey Grace Cartasano – she shocked everyone with her gorgeous transformation! Then she posted her glamshots in red Leo Almodal gown and we were all sold.
Continue reading “A Gorgeous Batch for Binibining Pilipinas 2020”

Sashes&Scripts’ 1st Miss Philippines Earth 2018 Leaderboard!

The Miss Philippines Earth activities has officially kicked off with the resorts wear competition held last April 21st at the Laus Event Center in Pampanga. Early on Cebuana Marla Alforque (gold), Silvia Cortesi (silver) and Gabrielle Camille Basiano (bronze) took on the first medals of the competition.
With those in mind we present to you Sashes&Scripts’ first Miss Philippines Earth 2018 leaderboard. Basing on what we have seen on the resorts wear competition plus assessments on their respective profiles on the MPE website, here are the 10 ladies who we should all watch out for in the pageant.

10. Berjayneth Chee
9. Divine Angela Beranga
8. Halimatu Yushawu
7. Jasmine Marie Taylor
6. Gabrielle Basiano
* Since the elemental titles are now treated with equal importance, we randomize them and are no longer highest to lowest.
Miss Philippines Water – Zahra Bianca Saldua
Miss Philippines Fire – Lea Macapagal
Miss Philippines Air – Marla Alforque
Miss Philippines Eco-Tourism – Jean de Jesus
Miss Philippines Earth – Silvia Celeste Cortesi
Did your favorite among the 43 candidates made out list? Drop us a comment below and tell us who should be the next Miss Philippines Earth and why…