One of the most popular candidate in the country’s most prestigious beauty pageant, the Binibining Pilipinas 2016 was disqualified from the competition supposedly over a racy test photo. Contestant No. 20 of Bb. Pilipinas, Kim Ross Delos Santos was disqualified from the competition as confirmed by the Bb. Pilipinas organizers.
The disqualification of Kim Ross Delos Santos was first raised on social media by Mercator Models president Jonnas Gaffud, the head of Aces and Queen camp which mentored the reigning Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. BPCI corporate communications officer Roxanne Talosig confirmed that Delos Santos was indeed disqualified.
According to Jonas Gaffud, his talent was deprived of due process when was disqualified from the competition. Major pageant enthusiasts and experts put Kim Ross Delos Santos as the possible winner in this year’s edition of the Bb. Pilipinas.
Jonas Gaffud revealed to the media that the alleged photo under scrutiny “did not come out in any publication and was supposed to be a high end fashion shoot by The Doc Marlon (Pecjo) who makes artwork.”
The Aces and Queens mentor also accused the lawyers of the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI), the organization behind the prestigious beauty pageant, of not checking what the photo was about.
The 26-year-old Delos Santos, seen by beauty queen afficionados as a strong contender for a Binibini crown, is a professional model. She won the title Elite Model Look in 2005 and placed second runner-up in Miss Aliwan Festival 2009.
