Anna Maris Igpit

Anna Maris Arcay Igpit (born April 7, 1987) is a Philippine beauty queen, model, and TV personality. Maris was crowned Binibining Pilipinas World[1] at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City on March 4, 2006 and represented the Philippines in the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland.

Anna Maris Igpit
Born
Anna Maris Arcay Igpit

(1987-04-07) April 7, 1987
Panglao, Bohol
Other namesMaris Igpit
OccupationModel and TV Personality
Height5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
TitleBinibining Pilipinas World 2006
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)

Maris was born on Panglao, Bohol and grew up in Cebu City, where she attended St. Theresa's College, Cebu City for her elementary and secondary education. At 16, she entered the Miss Bohol Sandugo 2003 Beauty Pageant representing Alona Tropical/Dumaluan Beach Resorts and under the tutelage of Miss Nila Montero. She placed First Runner-up to Miss Fatima Liora Rana of Jagna, Bohol.[2]

In 2005, she again entered and this time, won the Miss Bohol Sandugo Beauty Pageant,[3] representing the town of Panglao. In 2006, she won the Binibining Pilipinas World title. Maris is considered as the first Boholana to win a national beauty title.

She is in her second year studying for her bachelor's degree in Tourism and hopes one day to have her own travel agency. As of 2008, she hosts the Istayl Nato program on GMA 7 Cebu.

Other awards and achievements:

  • Miss City of Talisay 2004
  • Miss Bohol Sandugo 2005[3]
  • Miss Mandaue City 2005
  • Miss Kawasan
  • Poland’s 5 Prettiest
  • Top 20 in Best in Swimwear, Miss World 2006

References
  1. http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife02_sept28_2006
  2. Miss Bohol Sandugo 2003 Beauty Pageant
  3. Miss Bohol Sandugo 2005 Beauty Pageant Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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