Ariella Arida won Bb. Pilipinas 2013 pageant (Miss Universe Philippines 2013) at Gold coronation night
Ariella Arida won Bb. Pilipinas 2013 pageant (Miss Universe Philippines 2013) at the Gold coronation night
Ariella Arida, 24-year-old Bb. Pilipinas contestant #41 from Laguna, won and crowned in this year's Bb. Pilipinas pageant and will be the country’s representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Ariella Arida was named Miss Universe Philippines 2013 during the Binibining Pilipinas Gold coronation night on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Arida also won the Best in Swimsuit Award. She enjoys sports including volleyball, swimming, and running, having finished a 21K recently.
Ariella Arida describes herself as just an average person but for the next 365 days, she’ll be anything but as she is now Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2013. She graduated at the University of the Philippines with a degree of BS Chemistry.
Meanwhile, Bea Santiago was declared Bb. Pilipinas-International; Cindy Miranda, Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism; Mutya Datul, Bb. Pilipinas-Supranational; and actress and model Pia Wurtzbach, 1st runnerup.
Other winners:
– Ms. Friendship—Lourenz Grace Remetillo
– Ms. Talent—Ana Carmela Aquino
– Best in National Costume—Ma. Teresita Alaine Baccay
– Reader’s choice—Ellore Noelle Punzalan
– Bb. Petron—Joanna Cindy Miranda
– Ms. Photogenic—Mutya Johanna Datul
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