MJ Lastimosa Denies Allegation of Being Handpicked for Miss Universe

Miss Universe Philippines 2014 winner MJ Lastimosa denied and downplayed some speculations that she was handpicked by someone influential from Miss Universe organization to represent the Philippines even before she joined the Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant for the third time.

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The 27-year-old MJ Lastimosa finally bagged the coveted Binibining Pilipinas-Universe title after she tried first in 2011 and even joined the pageant in the following year but only during the 2014 edition wherein she emerged as winner.

During an interview with ANC’s Headstart on Monday, December 29, 2014, MJ Lastimosa noted that during the year 2013, she was doing nothing aside from traveling, meaning there was no pageant at all. She did not even think of joining the pageant once again in the year 2014.

MJ Lastimosa also stated that during the year 2014, the pageant organizers changed the age limit of participants, it was during that time when some of her friends and pageant enthusiast started calling her to join.

The Miss Universe Philippines 2014 winner noted that some of her friends told her that of all the candidates she has the biggest passion and chance to win the title but clarified that she does not know if she was handpicked by someone who is really influential in the beauty pageant industry.

The North Cotabato native is confident enough that she can represent the country in the international competition and will try to end the 41-year-drought of the Philippines in the Miss Universe. She is determined to bring the third Miss Universe crown to the country because of her persistence that really encouraged a lot of women in the Philippines.

MJ Lastimosa will represent the Philippines in the world’s most prestigious beauty pageant, the Miss Universe which will be held in Miami, Florida this coming January 25, 2015.

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