By Emman Cena
Philippine Daily Inquirer
A candidate was dropped from the Binibining Pilipinas (Miss Philippines) beauty pageant a week before the coronation night because of a previous job that organizers deemed indecent.
The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) said 22-year-old Andrea Dimalanta was disqualified "for her nondisclosure of her former employment in an adult entertainment lounge and a photo of her in her ‘working clothes’."
BPCI representatives who met Wednesday evening with the fourth runner-up in the 2006 Miss Mandaluyong contest reportedly told her she engaged in "indecent work" after a background check found that she had been a waitress in a sports bar.
But Dimalanta said what the BPCI did "was foul and they don’t have any legal basis to drop me from the list." She was not among the candidates presented to the media at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza on Thursday.
In a phone interview, Dimalanta said: "“They asked me if I was familiar with Toyz 4 D Boyz Lounge and Café. They said they found out I worked there as a GRO [guest relations officer], I danced there and I went out with customers. They also told me they had four witnesses who were willing to give affidavits.â€
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