VENUS RAJ | MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES 2010

VENUS RAJ | MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES 2010

Born:
Maria Venus Bayonito Raj
July 7, 1988 (age 34)
Doha, Qatar

Alma mater:
Bicol University
University of the Philippines Diliman

Height:
1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Title:
Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010

Major Competitions:
•Miss Philippines Earth 2008
(Miss Eco Tourism 2008)

•Binibining Pilipinas 2010
(Winner – Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010)
(Best in Long Gown)
(Best in Philippine Terno)
(Miss Friendship)

•Miss Universe 2010
(4th Runner-Up)

====================================

Maria Venus Bayonito Raj (Tagalog pronunciation: [‘rah]; born July 7, 1988) is a Filipino actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2010. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant and placed 4th Runner-Up.

After her title, Raj placed as the fourth runner-up in 59th Miss Universe pageant where she popularized her fumbled answer “Major Major”.

====================================

EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION

Maria Venus Raj was born in Doha, Qatar to an Indian-American father and a Filipino mother, the youngest of five children. Raj’s family moved in Bato, Camarines Sur in the Bicolandia at age 21.

For the first two decades of her life, Raj lived in a nipa hut made of wood, bamboo and anahaw leaves, with no electricity, in the middle of a sprawling rice field. She allegedly used rice paddy dikes for her early training, where she eventually developed her distinctive walk.

Raj started out by joining local beauty pageants, as well as oratorical contests at San Vicente High School, where her English teacher served as her coach. Using the prize money won in major contests, she then bought land on an installment basis for her mother as a means of improving their livelihood.

Raj obtained her bachelor’s degree in communication arts, major in journalism, at Bicol University in Legazpi City, with Latin honors (cum laude). She graduated through the scholarship that she received from the Francis Papica Foundation. She initially worked as an Information Assistant for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources for Bicol Region. It was at this time that she also worked as a part-time fashion model in both her native Bicol and Manila.

In 2017, Raj completed her master’s degree in community development from the University of the Philippines Diliman.

In June 2021, she graduated from Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA), Oxford, England.

====================================

Source:

====================================

MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO:
*No Copyright Infringement Intended
*This video is not sponsored
*For Entertainment Purposes only

COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER:
Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news, report, teaching, scholarship and research. Fair use is permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in fair use.

====================================

Tags:
Binibining Pilipinas 2010, Miss Universe Philippines 2010, 4th Runner Up Miss Universe 2010, Miss Universe 2010, Venus Raj, Miss Philippines 2010, Beauty Pageant,

#VenusRaj #BinibiningPilipinas2010 #MissUniversePhilippines2010 #PowerAndBeauty..(read more at source)



ON SALE: Pageant Resale

GET 365 FREE: Pageant Questions

VIEW MORE: Miss Earth Videos

LEARN ABOUT OTHER: Beauty Pageants