measurements birth_place height name competitions birth_date titles eyecolor article_title birth_name haircolor
34-24-34 .5 plaridel , bulacan , philippines 5 ' 8 '' maricar balagtas binibining -lrb- 2nd runner-up -rrb- binibining pilipinas 2004 -lrb- miss creamsilk pilipinas beauty -rrb- -lrb- bb . philippine airlines -rrb- -lrb- miss 2000 red bull supreme energy -rrb- -lrb- miss internet -rrb- miss -lrb- globe international 2001 -lrb- winner -rrb- contestant -rrb- binibining pilipinas 2001 29 july 1983 miss globe international 2001 and binibining pilipinas-universe 2004 dark brown maricar balagtas
 maricar manalaysay balagtas black
maricar balagtas

maricar manalaysay balagtas -lrb- born july 29 , 1983 -rrb- , of the philippines , is the first filipino delegate to win the miss globe international title in 2001 and represented the philippines in the 2004 miss universe pageant .
a native of plaridel , bulacan , she graduated from centro escolar university as a communications major .
maricar first gained national attention upon competing in the binibining pilipinas pageant three times -lrb- 2000,2001 and 2004 -rrb- , in her first attempt she was unplaced and on the second attempt she placed 2nd runner up , hence , was sent to represent the country in the miss globe international in istanbul , turkey in the same year and win .
in 2004 she joined bb .
pilipinas again and eventually won bb .
pilipinas universe title .
she was chosen to represent the country in the miss universe 2004 in quito , ecuador .
she was unplaced in the finals .
