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Binibining Pilipinas (‘Binibini’ is a Filipino word which means “woman,” “miss” or “young lady”) is a beauty contest held annually in the Philippines. Binibining Pilipinas is an entirely different pageant from Miss Philippines or Miss Philippines Earth, a rival contest of Binibining Pilipinas, which promotes environmental awareness and sends its winner to the international Miss Earth beauty pageant. Winners of the event will compete in the international beauty pageant, such as Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International. In the past, the organization has established skills training and educational workshops for the indigents. BPCI has participated in a relief operation in Central Luzon during the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991. Binibining Pilipinas past and then titleholders visited the ash-laden town of Porac, the Tent City in Pampanga, and other refugee camps, to distribute food, medicines and other basic needs to the affected residents that included ethnic tribes that lived on the volcano slopes. The annual pageant is the main source of funds. BPCI has been an official national franchise holder of the Miss Universe Organization since 1964. Stella Araneta is a former Miss Colombia, who became a Miss Universe semi-finalist and the winner of the first Miss International beauty pageant in 1960. The organization has produced two Miss Universe winners (Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Maria Margarita Moran in 1973) and three Miss International winners (Aurora Pijuan in 1970 …
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