Mary Jean Lastimosa

Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2014. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant and finished as a top 10 semifinalist.

Early life and education
Mary Jean Ramirez Lastimosa was born to a Saudi father and a Filipino mother. She finished her Computer Engineering degree with honors at the University of Mindanao in Davao City.

Pageantry
She participated in various local pageants, winning Davao’s Loveliest in 2005, Mutya ng University of Mindanao in 2006, Miss Regional and Miss National PRISAA in 2007, and again Mutya ng Davao and Reyna ng Aliwan in 2008 prior to her Binibining Pilipinas stints.

Binibining Pilipinas 2011
In 2011, Lastimosa was second runner-up at Binibining Pilipinas 2011. Shamcey Supsup won the pageant.

Binibining Pilipinas 2012
In 2012, Lastimosa reached the top 12 at Binibining Pilipinas 2012, and also won the Miss Philippine Airlines and Miss Avon Philippines awards. Janine Tugonon won the said pageant.

Binibining Pilipinas 2014
Lastimosa entered Binibining Pilipinas 2014 and won the title of Miss Universe Philippines 2014, gaining the right to represent the Philippines at Miss Universe 2014.

During the question and answer portion of the pageant, she was asked by Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler: "March is the women’s month. For you, what is the greatest advantage of being a woman?" She replied: "The greatest advantage of being a woman is being able to compose herself. Just like here, we're standing in front of thousands of people, not knowing if you're going to cheer for us or boo us. But we try to compose ourselves. We keep the emotions and show the beauty that is in us and tonight, thousands of people are standing here, celebrating the beauty of women.""

At the end of the event, she was crowned as Miss Universe Philippines 2014 along with the Best in Swimsuit award.

On March 15, 2015, Lastimosa crowned Pia Wurtzbach as her successor at Binibining Pilipinas 2015, held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.

Miss Universe 2014
Lastimosa competed in Miss Universe 2014 in Doral, Florida, United States, where she finished in the top 10, continuing the placement streak of the Philippines in Miss Universe. Paulina Vega of Colombia won the said pageant.