Binibining Pilipinas 2016
Maxine Medina
Date	April 17, 2016
Presenters	Xian Lim KC Concepcion Bianca Guidotti Kris Tiffany Janson Laura Lehmann
Venue	Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster	ABS-CBN
Entrants	40
Placements	15
Winner	Maxine Medina Quezon City
Congeniality	Vina Openiano, Santa Rosa, Laguna
Best National Costume	Angela Fernando, Lubao, Pampanga
Photogenic	Kylie Verzosa, Baguio
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Binibining Pilipinas 2016 was the 53rd edition of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on April 17, 2016.^[1]

At the end of the event, Pia Wurtzbach crowned Maxine Medina as Miss Universe Philippines 2016, Janicel Lubina crowned Kylie Verzosa as Binibining Pilipinas International 2016, Christi McGarry crowned Jennifer Ruth Hammond as Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2016, Rogelie Catacutan crowned Joanna Louise Eden as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2016, Parul Shah crowned Nicole Cordoves as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2016, and Ann Colis crowned Nichole Manalo as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2016. Angelica Alita was named first runner-up and Jehza Mae Huelar was named second runner-Up.^[2][3][4]

Color keys

•   The contestant won an international pageant.
•   The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.
•   The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.

•   The contestant won the best in national costume award.

Binibining Pilipinas 2016 candidates were evaluated by a board of judges:

• Paolo Roxas – youth representative and university student^[6]
• Lauren Dyogi – ABS-CBN Head of Television Production
• Cory Vidanes – business executive and ABS-CBN's Chief Operating Officer for Broadcast
• Cherry Soriano – news anchor and former Philippine Ambassador to Qatar
• Betsy Westendorp de Brias – artist
• Amb. Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev – diplomat and the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Philippines
• Ian Veneracion^[7] – actor, licensed pilot and Philippine representative in the International Paragliding Competition
• Amb. Jan Top Christensen – diplomat, assigned to re-open the Danish embassy in Manila
• Amb. Roland Van Remoortele – career diplomat, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium and Ambassador to the Philippines
• Olivia Jordan – actress, model and Miss USA 2015^[8]
• Sec. Adrian Cristobal Jr. – graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Ateneo de Manila and Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry

40 contestants competed for the six titles.^[9]

• Maxine Medina competed at Miss Universe 2016 in Manila, Philippines where she finished as a top six finalist. Kylie Verzosa competed at Miss International 2016 in Tokyo, Japan, and won.^[10][11]
• Joanna Eden competed at Miss Supranational 2016 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland where she finished as a top 25 semifinalist.^[12]
• Nicole Cordoves competed at Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she finished as first runner-up. After Miss Grand International, Cordoves hosted Miss Grand International 2017, and became a co-host of Binibining Pilipinas since 2018.^[13][14][15]
• Nichole Manalo competed at Miss Globe 2016 where she finished as third runner-up. Initially, Manalo was one of the top 10 finalists but a week after the pageant, together with Natasha Joubert of South Africa, they were announced as third and fourth runner-ups respectively. This was because the emcees of the pageant weren't able to read the envelopes in time.^[16]
• Jehza Huelar competed again at Binibining Pilipinas 2017 and Binibining Pilipinas 2018. Huelar finished as a top 15 semifinalist at Binibining Pilipinas 2017 and won Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2018. Huelar competed at Miss Supranational 2018 in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland where she finished as a top 10 finalist.^[17][18][19]
• Karen Ibasco won Miss Philippines Earth 2017. Ibasco became the Philippines' fourth winner at Miss Earth 2017 that same year.^[20][21]
• Dindi Pajares competed again at Binibining Pilipinas 2017 and was unplaced. After Binibining Pilipinas, Pajares competed at Miss World Philippines 2021 where she was appointed as Miss Supranational Philippines 2021. She was voted by her fellow contestants as Miss Supranational Philippines 2021 due to the postponement of the finals night. Pajares then competed at Miss Supranational 2021 where she finished as a top 12 semifinalist.^[17][22][23]

• Binibining Pilipinas Official website