SHOWBIZ Updates: Petition to Oust Annabel Rama from GMA is circulating

SHOWBIZ TIDBITS: Binibining Pilipinas 2009 was concluded last night at the Big Dome. As expected, candidate 15 Pamela Bianca Manalo, a sister of former Miss World 2002 finalist Katherine Ann Manalo and a niece of the first ever Binibining Pilipinas International Nini Licaros, bagged a major crown as Binibining Pilipinas Universe. She has been expected to get a crown not because of her own merits but because of her rumoured connections with some of the people running behind the pageant.

Melody Gersbach, a Bicolana-German, was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International and Mary Ann Umali was chosen as Binibining Pilipinas World.

Surprises of the night include the non-inclusion of early favourites, Carishiela May Kuijpers and Abegail Lesley Cruz, in the Top 10; and, the impressive hosting performance of Iza Calzado. It has to be noted that this was the first time Iza hosted a beauty pageant.

First runner-up is Richell Angalot, a GMA contract star and second runner-up is Regina Hahn.

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Speaking of Iza Calzado, she admitted that she dreamed of becoming a beauty queen since she was a child in an interview with Showbiz Central. Her mother really wanted her to join a beauty pageant but according to Iza, she can no longer compete since she's over the age limit. She said that only if she had taken good care of her body when she was a child, she could have realized her dream nowadays. The actress was overweight during her teen years and that gave her the reason not to pursue of becoming a beauty queen. Iza also thinks that she can win a major crown.

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The public or at least GMA viewers are now fed up with Annabel Rama's continuing feud with the network's Vice-President for Entertainment, Wilma Galvante. The fans are obviously not happy with Annabel and they are asking GMA not to take anymore her service as a talent manager. They are even calling for a boycott of the new soap of her son, Richard Gutierrez, to show Annabel that they don't care if she pulls out all her talents out of GMA. Zorro is about to begin by last week of March 2009.

I received a petition about this. You can sign your name by visiting this site: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/boycot

The petition against Annabel is seeking for a hundred thousand signatures so if you are interested, feel free to put your name. Mind you, I have signed also my name in that petition.