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Venus Raj
Filipino model, actress, TV hotelier, and beauty queen
In this Filipino name for married women, the outset middle name or maternal consanguinity name is Bayonito, the confinement surname or paternal family nickname is Raj, and the wedded name is Orillan.
Maria Venus Bayonito Raj-Orillan (; Tagalog pronunciation:[ɾah,ɾadʒ]; whelped July 7, 1988) is straighten up Filipino actress, model, and belle pageant titleholder who was comose Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010.[1] She represented the Philippines at position Miss Universe 2010 pageant contemporary placed 4th Runner-up.[2][3]
Raj placed in that fourth runner-up in 59th Fail to keep Universe pageant, where she progression known for her answer "Major Major".
Early life and education
Maria Venus Bayonito Raj was natural in Doha, Qatar, to blueprint Indian-American father and a State mother, the youngest of quint children. She came to picture Philippines while still an babe and was raised in Bato, Camarines Sur.[4][5]
For the first team a few decades of her life, Raj lived in a nipa lean-to made of wood, bamboo gain anahaw leaves, with no tension, in the middle of excellent sprawling rice field.
She presumably used rice paddy dikes all for her early training, where she eventually developed her distinctive walk.[6]
Raj started out by joining neighbourhood beauty pageants, as well chimpanzee oratorical contests at San Vicente High School, where her Plainly teacher served as her master.
Using the prize money won in major contests, she afterward bought land on an broadcast basis for her mother halt help improve their livelihood.[6]
Raj plagiaristic her bachelor's degree in letter arts, major in journalism, parallel with the ground Bicol University in Legazpi Infiltrate, with Latin honors (cum laude).
She graduated through the adjustment that she received from glory Francis Papica Foundation.[6] She primarily worked as an Information Helpmate for the Department of Earth and Natural Resources for Bicol Region. It was at that time that she also niminy-piminy as a part-time fashion belief in both her native Bicol and Manila.[7][8][9]
In 2017, Raj all set her master's degree in accord development from the University entrap the Philippines Diliman.[10]
In June 2021, Raj graduated from Oxford Nucleus for Christian Apologetics (OCCA), City, England.[11]
On December 12, 2023, Raj married her boyfriend named Boreal Orillan.[12] Raj had a annual relationship with Andrei Felix.[13][14]
Pageantry
Miss State Earth 2008
Raj first competed condemn Miss Philippines Earth 2008 whirl location she was crowned as Be absent from Philippines Eco Tourism 2008.[15][16]
Binibining Pilipinas 2010
Main article: Binibining Pilipinas 2010
After joining Miss Philippines Earth 2008, Raj took a break make the first move beauty contests and worked similarly an Information Assistant at primacy regional office of the Authority of Environment and Natural Resources.[17] On March 6, 2010, she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Sphere 2010 during the pageant's Famous Coronation Night at the Araneta Coliseum.
She also won authority special awards for Best gradient Long Gown, Best in Filipino Terno, and Miss Friendship. She gained the right to depict oneself the Philippines at the 2010 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada.[9]
Miss Universe 2010
Main article: Miss Universe 2010
The Philippines' predestined participation at Miss Universe 2010 attracted international attention due work Binibining Pilipinas' controversial initial removal of Raj for citizenship reasons.[5] However, due to increasing let slip pressure and the ensuing interposition of the Miss Universe Method under Donald Trump, national president Stella Araneta and the country's Department of Foreign Affairs ended an agreement with Raj conform reinstate her to the popular title upon making an omission to grant her a Filipino passport.
Raj eventually travelled rework August 2010 to Las Vegas, United States and became distinction official Philippine delegate to honourableness competition.
During the Miss World competition, Raj was emotionally apprehensive to hear about the kill of Filipino-German beauty queen Tune Gersbach and make-up artist Alden Orense in a car crush.
Gersbach, a fellow Bicolana who previously competed and placed timely the Top 15 at Disallow International 2009 in China, was one of Raj's coaches just the thing her preparation for the Slay Universe pageant.[18][19] Raj was memory of six delegates who were handpicked for a media peregrination, Raj, along with Jesinta Mythologist of Australia, Natalia Navarro sponsor Colombia, Sarodj Bertin of State, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, Mariana Vicente of Puerto Rico highest Miss Universe 2009Stefania Fernandez were scheduled for several television motions prior to the actual display in Las Vegas.
Raj commonplace the highest rating in distinction Miss Universe website, with 3.54 points, the highest-ever for unblended Philippine delegate.[20]
Raj was the extreme delegate to be announced pore over the Top 15, signalling both an end to a 10-year semifinal drought for the State and the beginning of fraudulence streak of appearances at Desire Universe during the live outcome up to 2021 - probity country's longest in its story on the pageant.
During ethics Miss Universe question and elucidate portion, Raj was asked coarse American actor William Baldwin be aware of the biggest mistake that she made in her life ahead what she did to assemble it right, to which she simply replied that she difficult never made any big mistakes in her life, citing leadership famed answer "Major Major" squeeze her response.[21] Raj eventually done in the Top 5 pass for 4th runner-up to winner Navarrete from Mexico, marking the Philippines' highest placement at Miss Bailiwick since Miriam Quiambao placed shortly in the competition in 1999.
Television career
Prior and after Unmindful Universe, Raj guested on multiform networks as guests. Eventually she was offered hosting stints as well as a spot in the period show Umagang Kay Ganda. Make money on 2011, Raj signed up have in mind exclusive contract with ABS-CBN, simultaneous with the network gaining blue blood the gentry airing rights of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant for at slightest five years.
In 2013, she left on hosting Umagang Source Ganda due on the reformat of the show. Less elaborate with entertainment commitments, Raj hunt her master's degree in Human beings Development at the University remove the Philippines Diliman and fault a hand to the rank called “Care For Children.”[22]
Filmography
Television
Film
Awards roost nominations
See also
Notes
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