Bea Santiago

Bea Santiago
	Beauty pageant titleholder
	Bea Santiago during a parade
Born	Bea Rose Monterde Santiago; February 17, 1990 (age 34) ; Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
Hometown	Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines
Agency	Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. and Star Magic (2013); Viva Artist Agency (2014- Present)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 Overseas Communities; Binibining Pilipinas International 2013; Miss International 2013
Major; competition(s)	Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011; (Top 10); Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012; (Top 10); Binibining Pilipinas 2013; (Winner- Binibining Pilipinas International 2013); Miss International 2013; (Winner)

Bea Rose Monterde Santiago (born February 17, 1990 in Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines^[2]) , simply known as Bea Santiago, is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2013 on December 17, 2013.^[3] Prior to her win at Binibining Pilipinas, she was a Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 titleholder who represented the Filipino Community in Canada.^[4] She was a fashion model for Elite Model Management before joining Binibining Pilipinas 2013.

Early life

Santiago was born in Muntinlupa, moved to Cataingan, Masbate and was raised by her grandparents. She went to Masbate City and studied High School in Liceo de Masbate.^[5] She is the eldest of three children. At 15, she and her family moved to Canada where she studied Communications at York University and became a model under Elite Model Management.^[2]^[6]

Santiago participated in the 2011 edition of Mutya ng Pilipinas, where she won the Mutya ng Pilipinas Overseas Communities title.^[4]^[7]

Santiago represented the Philippines in Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012, where she placed in the Top 10.^[6]

Santiago represented Masbate at the Binibining Pilipinas 2013 Gold Edition and won Binibining Pilipinas International 2013 and Binibining Avon special award. She was crowned by Binibining Pilipinas International 2012, Nicole Schmitz at a pageant held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on April 14, 2013. She was declared one of the winners along with Miss Universe Philippines 2013, Ariella Arida; Binibining Pilipinas Tourism 2013, Joanna Cindy Miranda; Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2013, Mutya Johanna Datul; and Binibining Pilipinas 2013 First Runner-up Pia Wurtzbach.^[8]

Twenty-three-year-old Bea Rose Santiago represented the Philippines in the Miss International 2013 Beauty Pageant held in Tokyo, Japan in December 2013. She won beating 66 other contestants and became the fifth Filipino to win the title after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, Melanie Marquez in 1979 and Lara Quigaman in 2005.^[9]^[10] In an Interview after her Win, she dedicated her crown to the Victims of Typhoon Haiyan.^[11]^[12]

During her reign as Miss International 2013, Bea traveled to Japan, and Myanmar for doing charity with ICA (International Cultural Association).

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Ikumi Yoshimatsu	Miss International 2013	Succeeded by Valerie Hernandez
Preceded by Nicole Schmitz	Binibining Pilipinas International 2013	Succeeded by Bianca Guidotti

v t e Miss Philippines winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants
Miss Universe	Gloria Diaz (1969) Margarita Moran (1973) Pia Wurtzbach (2015)
Miss World	Megan Young (2013)
Miss Earth	Karla Henry (2008) Jamie Herrell (2014) Angelia Ong (2015)
Miss International	Gemma Cruz (1964) Aurora Pijuan (1970) Melanie Marquez (1979) Lara Quigaman (2005) Bea Santiago (2013)
Australia Brazil Canada Finland France Germany Great Britain Iceland India Japan Mexico Netherlands Norway Perú Philippines Poland Puerto Rico South Africa Spain Sweden USA Venezuela

Beauty pageant titleholder
Bea Santiago during a parade
Born	Bea Rose Monterde Santiago (1990-02-17) February 17, 1990 (age 34) ^[1] Muntinlupa, Metro Manila, Philippines
Hometown	Cataingan, Masbate, Philippines
Agency	Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. and Star Magic (2013) Viva Artist Agency (2014- Present)
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 Overseas Communities Binibining Pilipinas International 2013 Miss International 2013
Major competition(s)	Mutya ng Pilipinas 2011 (Top 10) Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012 (Top 10) Binibining Pilipinas 2013 (Winner- Binibining Pilipinas International 2013) Miss International 2013 (Winner)