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Mindanao bets nab Bb. Pilipinas 2025 crowns
The Freeman
|June 17, 2025
Jerimi Nuqui (Caloocan), Mia Golosino (Malabon), and Jercy Raine Cruz (Makati City), who automatically gained a spot for being named Binibining Playtime, the people’s choice in the online poll.
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Katrina Anne Johnson of Davao Province won as Binibining Pilipinas International 2025 at the culmination of glitzy rites at the Big Dome. A runner-up from the Binibini batch of 2023, Johnson returned to the pageant to fulfill her and her late mother's dream. She was also named Binibining Dunkin and Best in Evening Gown earlier in the competition, Sunday night in Quezon City.
Binibining Pilipinas International 2024 Myrna Esguerra, who will be representing the country in the forthcoming Miss International pageant in November, crowned the Davaoeña beauty.
Except for the second runner-up, who hails from Metro Manila, all three other Top 4 finalists are all from Mindanao.
This story is from the June 17, 2025 edition of The Freeman.
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