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We've seen Bianca finish her Miss International stint, Kris and Yvethe are already in the thick of things with their respective competitions while MJ will be on the final home stretch of her preparations for Miss Universe so it is but high time to promote that The Search is on for the next queens of Bb. Pilipinas 2015.

Of course there are a lot of names to actually look into: the return of the 2014 runners-up whether they will entertain it most especially for Hannah Ruth Sison who has been active in almost every BPCI gatherings, ladies trying one more time like Nichole Manalo, crossover ladies who had been successful in other pageants like Nancy Leonard who was Miss Philippines Air 2013.

Not much still to say but despite the tacky outfits, recycled gowns of sorts, Bb. Pilipinas is still something people look up into. 

The deadline (with no extending attended) is set to January 2015.

Jamie Herrell wore a Leo Almodal creation that brought her to the Miss Earth 2014 crown so when pageant fans/netizens saw Miss Universe Philippines Mary Jean Lastimosa posting for Leo Almodal, they seemed to have a big glimmer of hope that MJ will not be going to Doral, Miami wearing a Barraza creation.

For those of you who do not know Alfredo Barraza, he is a Colombian designer providing the gowns for the international pageants under BPCI. Truth be told, if you would look at other placements we had in Miss Universe you may say that the tacky outfits of Barraza worked well for Venus Raj, Shamcey Supsup, Janine Tugonon and Ariella Arida which gave us 4 consecutive Top 5 placements, but admittedly, our judgment has been it would have been better, especially in the 2012 edition where Tugonon gave Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo a good fight.

Rumors has been that Kris Tiffany Janson will be wearing a Cary Santiago creation and that her handlers had come to terms with BPCI but until then, I would have to wait for Kris' gown as well as of the gown of MJ, if it will be by Almodal, it must be something glamorous.