Maricar Balagtas
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Maricar Manalaysay Balagtas (born July 29, 1983), of the Philippines
, is the first Filipino
delegate to win the Miss Globe International
title in 2001 and represented the Philippines in the 2004 Miss Universe
pageant.
A native of Plaridel
, Bulacan
, she graduated from Centro Escolar University
as a Communications major.
Maricar first gained national attention upon competing in the Binibining Pilipinas Pageant three times (2000,2001 and 2004),In her first attempt she was unplaced and on the second attempt she placed 2nd runner up, hence, was sent to represent the country in the Miss Globe International in Istanbul
, Turkey
in the same year and win. In 2004 she joined Bb. Pilipinas again and eventually won Bb. Pilipinas Universe title.
She was chosen to represent the country in the Miss Universe 2004
in Quito
, Ecuador
. She was unplaced in the finals.
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
, is the first Filipino
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
delegate to win the Miss Globe International
Miss Globe International
Miss Globe Organisation is an international beauty pageant group founded in 1925, which owns the rights to various titles, including "Miss Globe", "Miss Globe International", "Miss Globe Beauty Pageant", and "Miss Globe Beauty"...
title in 2001 and represented the Philippines in the 2004 Miss Universe
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....
pageant.
A native of Plaridel
Plaridel, Bulacan
The Battle of Plaridel was fought in 1945 between troops of the Philippine Commonwealth Army units and the local Bulaceño resistance fighters and those the Japanese Imperial forces in the town municipality of Plaridel.-Barangays:...
, Bulacan
Bulacan
Bulacan , officially called the Province of Bulacan or simply Bulacan Province, is a first class province of the Republic of the Philippines located in the Central Luzon Region in the island of Luzon, north of Manila , and part of the Metro...
, she graduated from Centro Escolar University
Centro Escolar University
Centro Escolar University is a private university in the Philippines. It was founded on June 3, 1907 by two women, Librada Avelino and Carmen de Luna, and was originally called Centro Escolar de Señoritas. It became a university in 1933...
as a Communications major.
Maricar first gained national attention upon competing in the Binibining Pilipinas Pageant three times (2000,2001 and 2004),In her first attempt she was unplaced and on the second attempt she placed 2nd runner up, hence, was sent to represent the country in the Miss Globe International in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in the same year and win. In 2004 she joined Bb. Pilipinas again and eventually won Bb. Pilipinas Universe title.
She was chosen to represent the country in the Miss Universe 2004
Miss Universe 2004
Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held in Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito, Ecuador on June 1, 2004. It was won by Jennifer Hawkins of Australia....
in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
. She was unplaced in the finals.