Maris Igpit
Encyclopedia
Anna Maris Igpit is a Philippine beauty queen
, model
, and TV personality. Maris was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-World at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City on March 4, 2006 and represented the Philippines in the Miss World
2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland
.
and grew up in Cebu City
, where she attended St. Theresa's College, Cebu City
for her elementary and secondary education. At the age of 16, she entered the Miss Bohol Sandugo 2003 Beauty Pageant representing Alona Tropical/Dumaluan Beach Resorts and under the tutelage of Ms. Nila Montero. She placed First Runner-Up to Ms. Fatima Liora Rana of Jagna.
In 2005, she again entered and this time, won the Miss Bohol Sandugo Beauty Pageant, representing the town of Panglao. In 2006, she won the Bb. Pilipinas-World title. Maris is considered as the first Boholana to win a national beauty title.
She is in her second year studying for her bachelor’s degree in Tourism and hopes one day to have her own travel agency. As of 2008, she hosts the Istayl Nato program on GMA 7 Cebu.
Other awards and achievements:
Beauty Queen
"Beauty Queen" is the second song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. The lyrics refer to Ferry's girlfriend, Valerie Leon, one-time UK beauty queen, B-movie actress and model working in the Newcastle area, circa 1973.-Musicians:...
, model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, and TV personality. Maris was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-World at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City on March 4, 2006 and represented the Philippines in the Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
.
Biography
Maris was born on the Island of PanglaoPanglao
Panglao may refer to either:*Panglao, Bohol, or*Panglao Island, on which the above municipality is located....
and grew up in Cebu City
Cebu City
The City of Cebu is the capital city of Cebu and is the second largest city in the Philippines, the second most significant metropolitan centre in the Philippines and known as the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards in the country.The city is located on the eastern shore of Cebu and was...
, where she attended St. Theresa's College, Cebu City
St. Theresa's College, Cebu City
St. Theresa's College, Cebu City, Philippines, is a Catholic institution of learning founded by the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on June 1, 1933 upon the invitation of Monsignor Gabriel Reyes, then Archbishop of Cebu....
for her elementary and secondary education. At the age of 16, she entered the Miss Bohol Sandugo 2003 Beauty Pageant representing Alona Tropical/Dumaluan Beach Resorts and under the tutelage of Ms. Nila Montero. She placed First Runner-Up to Ms. Fatima Liora Rana of Jagna.
In 2005, she again entered and this time, won the Miss Bohol Sandugo Beauty Pageant, representing the town of Panglao. In 2006, she won the Bb. Pilipinas-World title. Maris is considered as the first Boholana to win a national beauty title.
She is in her second year studying for her bachelor’s degree in Tourism and hopes one day to have her own travel agency. As of 2008, she hosts the Istayl Nato program on GMA 7 Cebu.
Other awards and achievements:
- Miss City of Talisay 2004
- Miss Bohol Sandugo 2005
- Miss Mandaue City 2005
- Miss Kawasan
- Poland’s 5 Prettiest
- Top 20 in Best in Swimwear, Miss World 2006
External links
- http://www.bohol.ph/article133.html?sid=889d2399ce26c6194c14fb765ee0c3cf