Binibini Face-Off #15: Maolin VS Anabel

This face-off is tougher than I imagined. While starting a beauty clash between two ladies from the same camp can be difficult, pitting Binibini 26 Anabel Christine Tia – whom I don’t deny as someone I’ve been particularly fond of since last year’s edition – against Binibini 9 Maolin Yalung is turning out to be a real challenge.

We have already seen how Anabel has meticulously transformed herself from the relatively conservative looking Binibini 6 of Bb. Pilipinas 2014 to the more vibrant and sensuous Binibini 26 of Bb. Pilipinas 2015. This girl knows what she wants and will sacrifice even her personal joys just to make this mission in the nationals more successful this time around.

Maolin, on the other hand, is the first of two replacement candidates after the original Binibini 9 (Kimberle Mae Penchon) backed out due to professional reasons. But what a replacement she is turning out to be. In fact, one would wonder why she did not make the Top 34 in the first place. Of course, I have heard of some wild rumored stories, but they remain as such. And this tall and bouncy Kapampangan is proving to all and sundry that she really should be part of the batch.

So onto the heart of the matter – who gets the upper hand in this combination? The determined lass from Ozamiz City or the head-turning eye candy from Pampanga?

I’m using both heart and head here. Anabel gets my nod. Not by a mile, but a safe distance nonetheless. ;-)