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End of an era: After 55 years, Bb. Pilipinas says goodbye to Miss Universe crown

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<p>MANILA -- After 55 years, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) will no longer be sending representatives to Miss Universe.</p><p>This as the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) &quot;has decided not to renew its license with BPCI,&quot; as confirmed by the latter in a statement released Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;Moving forward, BPCI will continue to focus on its charitable initiatives and the staging of the annual Binibining Pilipinas pageant,&quot; read the statement, which was released on the Bb. Pilipinas Facebook page.</p><p>BPCI also looked back on its milestones as the holder of the Miss Universe franchise in the Philippines since 1964.</p><p>&quot;In all those years, we have garnered four Miss Universe winners, nine runners-up, and ten top 20 finishes,&quot; said the organization, which also listed the titles and placements of its beauty queens in other international pageants.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/realbbpilipinas/posts/2741985972524970" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Gazini Ganados is the last candidate to compete in Miss Universe under BPCI. She finished in the Top 20 and won best in national costume.</p><p>While the Miss Universe franchise is no longer with BPCI, it still has ties with other international competitions -- Miss International, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, Miss Intercontinental, and Miss Globe. </p><p>On Monday, the Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) organization <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/12/09/19/shamcey-supsup-to-lead-fresh-miss-universe-ph-organization">announced </a>that former beauty queen Shamcey Supsup is its new national director. </p><p>MUP added that starting next year, it will send Philippine representatives to Miss Universe.</p>

<p>After 55 years, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) will no longer be sending representatives to Miss Universe.</p>

After 55 years, Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) will no longer be sending representatives to Miss Universe.