Gabrielle Basiano | |
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 Basiano in 2021 | |
| Born | Gabrielle Camille Celada Basiano (1997-12-17)17 December 1997 (age 28) Borongan,Eastern Samar, Philippines |
| Education | Tourism (BS) |
| Alma mater | Asian Development Foundation College |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2022 |
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Gabrielle Camille Celada Basiano (born 17 December 1997), also known asGabby Basiano (Tagalog:[ˈgabɪbaˈʃano]), is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crownedBinibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2022. She represented the Philippines at Miss Intercontinental 2022 inSharm El Sheikh,Egypt and placed at the Top 20.[1][2]
Gabrielle Camille Celada Basiano was born inBorongan, Eastern Samar to Manuelito and Mary Basiano. She studied BS Tourism at the Asian Development Foundation College inTacloban.[1][3] Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2022 Chelsea Fernandez ofTacloban was her schoolmate.[4]
She considersMiss Universe 2018Catriona Gray as one of her role models in pageantry and addressingmental health issues as her advocacy.[1]
On 19 May 2018, Basiano competed atMiss Earth Philippines 2018 and representedTacloban.[5] During the course of the preliminary events, she won the following awards:
During the coronation night, Basiano was called to be part of the Top 18 semifinalists while the Filipino-Italian candidateCeleste Cortesi won the crown.[6]
On 27 July 2019, Basiano won the Miss Friendship International 2019 first runner-up title in the global pageant held inChengdu, China in a tie with Lorena Rodrigues of Brazil.[7][8] She competed against 48 candidates from all over the world, one month after she was crowned as the Philippines' first Ambassador of Tourism.[7] Emilia Dobreva of Serbia won the title for that year.[1][7][8]
Representing Borongan, Basiano won Best in Long Gown and became the first runner-up for theBinibining Pilipinas 2021, which was held atQuezon City on 11 July 2021.[1][9] Her gown dubbed as "Perla" was designed by Ken Batino and Jevin Salaysay and earned her the Best in Long Gown award.[10] Explaining her choice of the dress, Basiano said:
"I choose to wear a hooded gown dedicated to the current situation our world is facing right now. As the world is covered with uncertainties and challenges, the hood symbolizes the hope of unmasking all our worries, and going forward, towards a pandemic-free world."[9]
Returning again for theBinibining Pilipinas 2022 representing Borongan, Basiano won Best in Swimsuit, Best in Evening Gown, and was crowned asBinibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2022.[2]Nicole Borromeo ofCebu was named asBinibining Pilipinas International 2022, Chelsea Fernandez ofTacloban as Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2022, and Roberta Tamondong ofSan Pablo, Laguna asBinibining Pilipinas Grand International 2022.[11]
During the question-and-answer portion of the pageant, she was asked by guest panelist Sen.Risa Hontiveros with the following question: "Pageants are a celebration of beauty and goodwill. However, there’s also a lot of toxicity online and offline that fails to empower us, women. If you win as our Binibini, how will you deal with fake news and other negative comments criticizing your looks, intelligence, and the way you live your life?"[12] Basiano answered, saying:
"Good evening, everyone. I have been receiving a lot of opinions from other people and I am not complaining about it because people are entitled of their own opinion. As for me, I will always remind women that we are strong, independent, and courageous because these are the traits that are very critical to the complicated roles that us women play into society. Thank you."[12]
Hours after the coronation, rumors sparked that there was a crown mix-up between Basiano andNicole Borromeo because of the delayed announcement of Borromeo as winner of Binibining Pilipinas International 2022.[13][14] Both beauty queens explained in the end that there was no such thing as a mix-up that happened during the coronation.[13]
Basiano represented the Philippines as Miss Intercontinental 2022 inSharm El Sheikh,Egypt at 14 October 2022, and placed among the Top 20 semi-finalists. However, she did not make it to Top 5.[1]
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| Preceded by | Miss Intercontinental Philippines 2022 | Succeeded by Iona Gibbs (Bataan) |
| Preceded by Maria Andrea Abesamis (Pasig) | Binibining Pilipinas (1st Runner-Up) 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Inaugural | Miss Friendship International (1st Runner-up) 2019 | Succeeded by Khempraphaluk Jaroenjit |
| Preceded by Inaugural | Miss Friendship Philippines 2019 | Succeeded by Micah Songco |