BINIBINING PILIPINAS 1960s WINNERS

1961 - Miss Philippines (for Miss International) = Pilar Arciaga
1st runner-up/Miss Luzon = Concepcion Tan
2nd runner-up/Miss Visayas = Zenaida Ututalum
3rd runner-up/Miss Mindanao = Gloria Borromeo


THE 4 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Pilar Arciaga
02. Concepcion Tan
03. Zenaida Ututalum
04. Gloria Borromeo


(1962 - Philippine delegate for Miss Universe = Josephine BROWN Estrada, hand-picked by the mayor of Manila at a Coronation Ball)


1962 - Miss Philippines (for Miss International) = Cynthia Lucero Ugalde
1st runner-up/Miss Luzon = Lalaine Betia Bennett
2nd runner-up/Miss Visayas = Adelia Canda
3rd runner-up/Miss Mindanao = Juliet Pardo Picar


THE 7 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Adelia Canda
02. Cynthia Lucero Ugalde
03. Josephine Sancho
04. Juliet Pardo Picar
05. Lalaine Betia Bennett
06. Sylvia Gamboa Gumabao
07. Yolanda Sipin


1963 - Miss Philippines (for Miss Universe) = Lalaine Betia Bennett
1st runner-up = Vida Hernandez
2nd runner-up = Chiqui Somes
3rd runner-up = Lirio Arkoncel
4th runner-up = Virginia Vitangcol Sicat


1963 - Miss Philippines (for Miss International) = Monina Medenilla Yllana
1st runner-up/Miss Luzon = Leonor Lopez Testa
2nd runner-up/Miss Visayas = Sonia Orendain
3rd runner-up/Miss Mindanao = Violeta Alisoso


THE 28 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Amelia Reyes
02. Beatriz Altea
03. Bella Esperanza
04. Corazon Manganas
05. Dorothy Azarcon
06. Edwina Salcedo
07. Encarnacion Layug
08. Erlinda Mendoza
09. Evelyn Jose
10. Gina Alonzo
11. Leonor Lopez Testa
12. Liberty Boayes
13. Lourdes Montes
14. Lucy Nola
15. Maria Carolina Alba
16. Maria Victoria Valeriano
17. Marie Leola Mariano
18. Maryrose Santos
19. Monina Medenilla Yllana
20. Nympha Pagtalunan
21. Sonia Orendain
22. Sylvia Gamboa Gumabao
23. Sylvia Gonzales
24. Teresita Madamba
25. Terry Somes
26. Vida Hernandez
27. Violeta Alisoso
28. Youlivia Meneses
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(1964: The year the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. was established headed by former Miss International, Mrs. Stella Marquez-Araneta of Colombia and now the Philippines. The very first Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines for Miss Universe) was crowned.)

1964 - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe = Maria Myrna Sese Panlilio, 21, Pampanga
1st runner-up/Bb. Waling-waling = Milagros "Laly" Cataag, 20
2nd runner-up/Bb. Ilang-ilang = Elvira Gonzales, 18 (mother of Charlene Gonzales, Bb. Pilipinas-Universe '94)
3rd runner-up = ???
4th runner-up = ???


THE 15 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Aida Gaerlan
02. Carmelita Larrabaster
03. Chiqui Somes
04. Edna Rossana Keyes
05. Elizabeth Gutierrez
06. Elvira Gonzales
07. Josefina Zaldua
08. Lilia Alvarez
09. Marilou Alberto
10. Marita Dimayuga
11. Milagros Cataag
12. Milagros Sumayao
13. Maria Myrna Sese Panlilio
14. Sonia Orendain
15. Thelma Shaw


1964 - Miss Philippines (for Miss International) = Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz
1st runner-up/Miss Luzon = Edna Rossana Keyes
2nd runner-up/Miss Visayas = Alice Rosal Barr
3rd runner-up/Miss Mindanao = Erlinda Mendoza


THE 31 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Alice Rosal Barr {Miss Ever Girl award}
02. Charito Catanghal
03. Edna Rossana Keyes
04. Erlinda Mendoza
05. Gemma Teresa Guerrero Cruz
06. Lolita Janda
07. Merlinda Fernando
08. Natividad de Dios
09. Olivia Aguinaldo
10. Ruby Chan Regala
11. Winnie Galleon
12. Charito Ventanilla
13. Prime Sarmiento
14. Estrella Vizconde
15. Evelyn Matias
16. Mary Rose Santos
17. Mellie Lacbay
18. Annabelle Guerrero
19. Chiqui Somes
20. Marlene Fernandez
21. Imelda Ilanan
22. Evangeline Deputado
23. Marilou Alberto
24. Marion Douglas
25. Elvira Gonzales
26. Jackie Nielsen
27. Nina Duque
28. Carmen Deveza
29. Sylvia Baldwin
30. Teresita Tecson
31. Cecille Espiritu


1965 - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe = Louise VAIL Aurelio
1st runner-up = Isabel Barnett Santos
2nd runner-up = Sheba Mulok
3rd runner-up = June Frances Roco
4th runner-up = Elvira Gonzalez


THE 21 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Cecile Aquino
02. Grace Leonor
03. Minaluz Rios
04. Wilhelmina Perez
05. Wilhelmina Dulla
06. Elvira Gonzalez
07. Thelma Marcelino
08. Fe Teves
09. Irene Deen
10. Cynthia Borbon
11. Sheba Mulok
12. June-Frances Roco
13. Edwina Romero
14. Louise VAIL Aurelio
15. Fely Tabar
16. Helen dela Fuente Samson
17. Isabel Barnett Santos
18. Nenita Tanchoco (Tantacho)
19. Corazon de Jesus
20. Ruby Natividad Lim
21. Lourdes Ruaya


(1965 Miss Philippines for Miss International was not held. Ms. Isabel Barnett Santos was appointed to compete at Miss International 1965.)

1966 - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe = Maria Clarinda Garces Soriano
1st runner-up = Elizabeth Luciano Winsett
2nd runner-up = Lillian Elizabeth Carriedo
3rd runner-up = Mary Lou Miranda Navarro
4th runner-up = Josine Loinas Pardo de Tavera


THE 25 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Carolina Espineli
02. Doris Clemente
03. Elizabeth Luciano Winsett
04. Erlinda Espiritu
05. Evangeline Alcid
06. Evelyn Duran
07. Josefina Abad
08. Josephine Miranda
09. Josine Loinas Pardo de Tavera
10. Lillian Elizabeth Carriedo
11. Lillian Yap
12. Luz Torres
13. Marcelina Natividad
14. Maria Angela Padilla
15. Maria Aurora Escasa
16. Maria Carolina Alba
17. Maria Clarinda Garces Soriano
18. Maria Teresa Flores
19. Mary Lou Miranda Navarro
20. Miraflor Cruz
21. Moni Locsin
22. Raquel Alkuino
23. Sally delos Reyes
24. Venus Carmen Pujol
25. Vivian Lee Austria


1966 - No Miss Philippines-International and Miss International Pageants held this year.

1967 - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe = Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil
1st runner-up = Maria Luisa Cordova
2nd runner-up = Maria Rica "Lotis" Baluyot Key
3rd runner-up = Maria Mercedes Reyes Uy
4th runner-up = Erlinda dela Cruz Stuart


THE 10 REMAINING SEMI-FINALISTS:
01. Annie Manapat
02. Cynthia Bilbao
03. Diana Atizado
04. Flor Legarda
05. Grace Orbase
06. Lydia Patanao
07. Marie Mediatrix Magtibay
08. Susan Lopez
09. Teresita Planas
10. Zenaida Bondoc


THE 34 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Aleth Alcid
02. Alice Dizon
03. Annie Manapat
04. Azucena Alcantara
05. Cecilia Legaspi
06. Celia Cardozo
07. Cleopatra Liban
08. Cynthia Bilbao
09. Cynthia Calzada
10. Diana Atizado
11. Erlinda dela Cruz Stuart
12. Flor Legarda
13. Glenda Francisco
14. Grace Bautista
15. Grace Orgase
16. Leticia Smith
17. Ligaya Anaman
18. Linda Cumabig
19. Lydia Patanao
20. Maria Lourdes Naval
21. Maria Luisa Cordova
22. Maria Mercedes Reyes Uy
23. Maria Paz Amurao
24. Maria Rica Baluyot Key
25. Marie Mediatrix Magtibay
26. Merle Vicencio
27. Nancy Jose
28. Pilar Delilah Veloso Pilapil
29. Resurrecion Vianzon
30. Rosemarie Casafranca
31. Susan Lopez
32. Teresita Planas
33. Virgie Henson
34. Zenaida Bondoc
35. Susan Dizon
36. Violeta Lopez
37. Maria Lourdes Bautista
38. Alice Raval
39. Maita Gomez


1967 - Miss Philippines-International = Margarita Lebumfacil Romualdez (niece of Imelda Romualdez-Marcos, former First Lady of the Philippines)
1st runner-up = Teresita Lastrilla
2nd runner-up = June Frances Roco
3rd runner-up = Evangeline de Leon
4th runner-up = Patsy Sevilla


THE 10 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Anabelle Taylor
02. Donna Abad de Guzman
03. Evangeline de Leon
04. Evelyn Rama
05. Imelda Guevarra
06. June Frances Roco
07. Margarita Lebumfacil Romualdez
08. Marie Mediatrix Magtibay
09. Patsy Sevilla
10. Teresita Lastrilla


1968 - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe = Rosario "Charina" Rosello Zaragoza
1st runner-up = Maria Elena Samson
2nd runner-up = Benigna Rustia
3rd runner-up = Tina Artillaga
4th runner-up = Georgitta Pimentel


THE 10 REMAINING SEMI-FINALISTS:
01. Amparo Yuviengco
02. Elsie Jamila
03. Emma Mumar
04. Felicidad Ilagan
05. Grace Leonor
06. Maria Teresa Resurrecion
07. Nelly Fanlo
08. Pilar Agcaoili
09. Victoria Reyes
10. Yasmin Kiram


SPECIAL AWARDEE:
* Miss Popularity - Maria Elena Samson


THE 40 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Purita Zantua
02. Lessie Gonzalez
03. Elsie Jamila
04. Marilyn Dorillo
05. Nelly Fanlo
06. Mary Angeline Andrada
07. Maria Elena Samson
08. Felicidad Ilagan
09. Ester Henson
10. Lulubelle Flores
11. Maria Teresa Guerra
12. Perlita Paredes
13. Regina Macapili
14. Yasmin Kiram
15. Maria Teresa Resurrecion
16. Rosario "Charina" Rosello Zaragoza
17. Evelyn Luis
18. Amparo Yuviengco
19. Marilou Arana (nya)
20. Elisa Fabella
21. Vivienne de Guzman
22. Celina Aceias
23. Bella Gumad
24. Theoprolia Clarin
25. Emma Mumar
26. Corazon Chaves
27. Merle Galan
28. Lillia Narcisco
29. Victoria Reyes
30. Benigna Rustia
31. Grace Leonor
32. Julia Delgado
33. Pilar Agcaoili
34. Susan Baecher
35. Gliceria Paterno
36. Maria Frances Galang
37. Necefrosa Labata
38. Pilar Torrijos
39. Cristina Artillaga
40. Georgitta Pimentel


(1968: Miss Philippines-International - There are 2 data taken from 2 different sources for the runners-up of the 1968 Miss Philippines-International Pageant)

1968 - Miss Philippines-International = Nenita "Nini" Tuazon Ramos
1st runner-up = Fortune Farro Aleta
2nd runner-up = Benigna Rustia
3rd runner-up = Bernadette Bayle
4th runner-up = Maria Elena Samson
(Data taken from the files of Donald West)


1968 - Miss Philippines-International = Nenita "Nini" Tuazon Ramos
1st runner-up = Fortune Farro Aleta
2nd runner-up = Benigna Ramos
3rd runner-up = Bernadette Bayle
4th runner-up = Maria Elena Samson
(Data taken from the files of Orlan Yumang)


THE 11 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Benigna Rustia
02. Bernadette Bayle
03. Evangeline Disputado
04. Evangeline Javier
05. Fortune Farro Aleta
06. Maria Elena Samson
07. Nenita Tuazon Ramos
08. Olivia Cabato
09. Rosalind Espino
10. Violeta Domingo
11. Zenaida Villegas


1969 - Binibining Pilipinas-Universe = Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz
Binibining Pilipinas-International = Margaret Rose "Binky" Orbe Montinola
1st runner-up = Nelia delos Reyes Sancho (later became Queen of the Pacific '71)
2nd runner-up = Cynthia Commans Quirino
3rd runner-up = Maricar Azaola
4th runner-up = Carmina Cuervo Gutierrez (aunt of Ruffa Gutierrez, 2nd runner-up Miss World '93)


THE 9 REMAINING SEMI-FINALISTS:
01. Arlene de Asis Balmadrid
02. Carmina Diaz
03. Cynthia Fuentes
04. Eleonor Duterte
05. Maria Fe Atadero
06. Mary Grace Inigo (nyi)
07. Matilde Orozco
08. Mercedes Gaston
09. Teresita Pernia


SPECIAL AWARDEE:
* Miss Photogenic - Mercedes Gaston
* Miss Friendship - Luzviminda Iris Constable
* Miss Talent - Carmina Cuervo Gutierrez


THE 36 OFFICIAL CANDIDATES:
01. Luzviminda Iris Constable
02. Jo Ann Garganera
03. Alma Leila de Guia
04. Teresita Pernia
05. Antonette Abion
06. Mara Paz Amurao
07. Maria Fe Atadero
08. Maricar Azaola
09. Arlene de Asis Balmadrid
10. Carmina Diaz
11. Carmina Cuervo Gutierrez
12. Eleonor Duterte
13. Mae Belen Echiverri
14. Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz
15. Cynthia Fuentes
16. Mercedes Gaston
17. Olivia Guevarra
18. Teresita Lukban
19. Lynda Ledesma
20. Margaret Rose "Binky" Orbe Montinola
21. Myrna Palermo
22. Rosalia Cruz Perez
23. Maria Norma Quibranza
24. Cynthia Commans Quirino
25. Emma Caloza Rigonan
26. Nelia delos Reyes Sancho
27. Nora Valencia
28. Mary Grace Inigo (nyi)
29. Matilde Orozco
30. Angelita Reformina
31. Elenita Naval
32. Evelyn Abundo
33. Feraida Carpizo
34. Lolita Lorenzana
35. Marilou Barretto
36. Ophelia Mangubat


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Thanks to Orlan Michael Yumang & Donald West