Bea Santiago

Bea Rose Monterde Santiago (Tagalog pronunciation: [sɐnˈtjɐgɔ]; born February 17, 1990)[1] is a Filipino actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2013 on December 17, 2013.

Bea Rose Monterde Santiago was born in Muntinlupa, moved to Cataingan, Masbate and was raised by her grandparents.

[3][6] Santiago represented the Philippines in Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2012, where she placed in the Top 10.

She won beating 66 other contestants and became the fifth Filipino to win the title after Gemma Cruz in 1964, Aurora Pijuan in 1970, Melanie Marquez in 1979 and Lara Quigaman in 2005.

[12] In December, Santiago revealed that she had experienced kidney failure and began dialysis at the Toronto General Hospital in Canada.