Mary Jean Lastimosa

Filipino-Arab beauty queen titleholder, engineer, actress, host, and television presenter

  • Binibining Pilipinas 2011
  • (2nd Runner-Up)
  • Binibining Pilipinas 2012
  • (Top 12)
  • (Miss Philippine Airlines)
  • (Miss Avon Philippines)
  • Binibining Pilipinas 2014
  • (Winner – Miss Universe Philippines 2014)
  • (Best in Swimsuit)
  • Miss Universe 2014
  • (Top 10)

Mary Jean "MJ" Ramirez Lastimosa[2] (Tagalog pronunciation: [lɐsˈtɪmɔsɐ]) is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2014.[3] She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant and finished as a top 10 semifinalist.[4][5][6]

Early life and education

Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa was born to a Saudi father and a Filipino mother.[7] She finished her Computer Engineering degree with honors at the University of Mindanao in Davao City.[8][9]

Pageantry

She participated in various local pageants, winning Davao’s Loveliest in 2005, Mutya ng University of Mindanao in 2006, Miss Regional and Miss National PRISAA in 2007, and again Mutya ng Davao and Reyna ng Aliwan in 2008 prior to her Binibining Pilipinas stints.[10]

Binibining Pilipinas 2011

In 2011, Lastimosa was second runner-up at Binibining Pilipinas 2011. Shamcey Supsup won the pageant.[11][12]

Binibining Pilipinas 2012

In 2012, Lastimosa reached the top 12 at Binibining Pilipinas 2012, and also won the Miss Philippine Airlines and Miss Avon Philippines awards.[13][14] Janine Tugonon won the said pageant.[15]

Binibining Pilipinas 2014

Lastimosa entered Binibining Pilipinas 2014 and won the title of Miss Universe Philippines 2014, gaining the right to represent the Philippines at Miss Universe 2014.[3][16]

During the question and answer portion of the pageant, she was asked by Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler: "March is the women’s month. For you, what is the greatest advantage of being a woman?" She replied:[17]

The greatest advantage of being a woman is being able to compose herself. Just like here, we're standing in front of thousands of people, not knowing if you're going to cheer for us or boo us. But we try to compose ourselves. We keep the emotions and show the beauty that is in us and tonight, thousands of people are standing here, celebrating the beauty of women."[17]

At the end of the event, she was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2014 along with the Best in Swimsuit award.[16][18]

On March 15, 2015, Lastimosa crowned Pia Wurtzbach as her successor at Binibining Pilipinas 2015, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.[19][20]

Miss Universe 2014

Lastimosa competed in Miss Universe 2014 in Doral, Florida, United States, where she finished in the top 10, continuing the placement streak of the Philippines in Miss Universe.[21][22] Paulina Vega of Colombia won the said pageant.[5][23]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Network
2012 Be Careful With My Heart Katherine ABS-CBN
2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya: Takure Herself
All of Me Salvacion
Luv U Mary Jane Patrimonio
2016 Game ng Bayan Herself/host
2018 Bagani Gandara
2019 Damsago Jenny GMA Network
2021 Eat Bulaga! Herself/host
2022 Agimat ng Agila Rosebud/Garote
2023 Open 24/7 Brenda
E.A.T Herself/co-host TV5

Film

Year Title Role Production
2017 Unexpectedly Yours Liz Star Cinema
2018 Fantastica Prinsesa Star Cinema and Viva Films
2022 Yorme: The Isko Domagoso Story Diana Ditan Moreno Viva Films

References

  1. ^ Acar, Aedarianne (July 19, 2015). "TRIVIA: Celebrity Height Charts". GMA Network. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ Pacia, Sara (January 26, 2015). "#InquirerSeven Fast facts about Miss Universe-Philippines MJ Lastimosa". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Chuck (March 31, 2014). "Mary Jean Lastimosa crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2014". The Philippine Star. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  4. ^ "Mary Jean Lastimosa". Miss Universe. Miss Universe. Archived from the original on November 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Chalasani, Radhika (January 25, 2015). "Miss Colombia-crowned Miss Universe". CBS News. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  6. ^ "Miss Philippines MJ Lastimosa, kuntento sa naging achievement sa Miss Universe pageant". UNTV (Philippines). January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
  7. ^ Magsanoc, Kai (December 23, 2014). "10 things you don't know about Miss Universe-Philippines 2014 MJ Lastimosa". Yahoo Lifestyle. Retrieved December 27, 2021.[dead link]
  8. ^ "Fast facts about Mary Jean Lastimosa". ABS-CBN News. March 31, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  9. ^ "Mary Jean Lastimosa • Courage becomes her". Philstar. June 29, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Valdez, Euden (January 24, 2015). "Get to know the PH's beautiful bet to Miss Universe". The Manila Times. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  11. ^ "Bb. Pilipinas 2011 winners bared". INQUIRER.net. April 11, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  12. ^ Santiago, Erwin (April 11, 2011). "Shamcey Supsup wins Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2011". PEP.ph. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  13. ^ Santiago, Erwin (April 16, 2012). "Binibining Pilipinas 2012 crowns new titleholders". PEP.ph. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  14. ^ "LIVE BLOG: Bb Pilipinas 2012". Rappler. April 15, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  15. ^ Santiago, Erwin (April 16, 2012). "Binibining Pilipinas 2012 crowns new titleholders". PEP.ph. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "FULL LIST: Winners at the Bb Pilipinas 2014 coronation night". Rappler. March 31, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "Bb. Pilipinas 2014 candidates in Q&A portion". ABS-CBN News. March 31, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  18. ^ "Binibining Pilipinas 2014 Winners: The Complete Results List". The Summit Express. March 31, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  19. ^ "Wurtzbach finally bags crown, to vie for Miss Universe". ABS-CBN News. March 16, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  20. ^ Mendoza, Arvin (March 15, 2015). "Pia Wurtzbach crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2015". Inquirer Lifestyle. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  21. ^ "Miss PH MJ Lastimosa fails to make it to top 5 of Miss Universe". Rappler. January 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  22. ^ "MJ Lastimosa fails to enter Miss Universe Top 5". ABS-CBN News. January 26, 2015. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  23. ^ Urdaneta, Diego (January 26, 2015). "Colombia's Paulina Vega wins Miss Universe title". Business Insider. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

External links

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe
Philippines
2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Helen Nicolette Henson
(San Fernando, Pampanga)
 Binibining Pilipinas
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2011 		Succeeded by
Annalie Forbes
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