Binibining Pilipinas 2015 Frontrunners - Christi Lynn McGarry

Having a contestant with a complete package in the Binibining Pilipinas seems too good to be true. More often than not, when a contestant has a complete package, it's either she has been a contestant in the past year, or if not, she would eventually be removed from the roster because of issues like citizenship or conflict with their prior endorsement engagements.

Who can forget Joey Mead (2001), Juliana Palermo (2003). Sandra Seifert (2009) and even Megan Young (2012). And in few instances wherein a strong contender goes through and snag a title, they get stripped of their title because of citizenship issues like what happened to Anjanette Abayari (1991), Tisha Silang (1998) and Janelle Bautsita (1999).

This year however, one strong contender made sure she got her bases covered. While Christi Lynn McGarry was born and raised in the US, she stayed in Nabua, Camarines Sur and immersed with the Bicolanos to solidify her Filipino-roots

Fast Facts:

Full Name: Christi Lynn McGarry
Hometown: Nabua, Camarines Sur
Height: 1.80 meters (5 ft 11 in)
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Brown


Previous Pageants:

Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific
Top Model of the World 2010 (Top 15)
Miss Intercontinental 2010 (Top 15 & Queen of Asia & the Pacific)



Here are some points to consider about Christi Lynn:

Pageantry. While she is not a Binibining Pilipinas veteran like Pia Wurtzbach, Christi Lynn has two international pageant appearance under her belt. She consistently placed on the semi-finals in both Top Model of the World 2010, and Miss Interncontinental 2010.

Communication Skills. Being born and raised in the US, the ability to converse in English with ease is a given. Not only that, she graduated Valedictorian from the grammar school Our Lady of Victories in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Foreign Sounding Last Name. While on a personal note I find her a potential contender for the Miss Universe 2015, history told that aside from Joyce Burton in 1985, no one else with a foreign sounding last name got to represent Philippines in the Miss Universe pageant. Normally, for a foreign-sounding-last-name-contender like McGarry, should be awarded a title, it would be Miss International. Take the case of Yedda Marie Mendoza Kittilstved (1996), Susan Jane Juan Ritter (1997), Colette Centeno Glazer (1998), Lalaine Bognot Edson (1999), Nadia Lee Cien dela Cruz Shami (2007), Melody Adelheid Manuel Gersbach (2009), Krista Eileen Arrieta Kleiner (2010), and Nicole Cassandra Maturan Schmitz (2012).

Hopefully the above-mentioned trend gets broken by Mcgarry and she be chosen to represent Philippines in the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.