Mary Jean Lastimosa Mary Jean Lastimosa Mary Jean Lastimosa (born in North Cotabato, Philippines) is a Filipino-Arabian fashion model, beauty pageant titlist, actress and television presenter who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2014 and placed as a Top 10 finalist in Miss Universe 2014. Born and raised in North Cotabato, Lastimosa finished her Computer Engineering degree in the University of Mindanao in Davao City. She participated in various local pageants, winning Mutya ng University of Mindanao (Miss University of Mindanao) and Mutya ng Dabaw 2008 (Miss Davao 2008) prior to her Binibining Pilipinas stints. In 2011, Lastimosa placed 2nd Runner-up in the Binibining
Mary Therese Friel Mary Therese Friel Mary Therese Friel (born February 10, 1959) is a beauty queen and business woman from New York who has held the title Miss USA 1979. Friel, who grew up in Pittsford, New York won the titles Miss New York USA and Miss USA. She was later a model, and opened her own modelling agency in 1987. She currently trains and represents a large number of models, as well as training beauty pageant participants. Friel, a student at St. John Fisher, first won the Miss New York USA title in 1978 and went on to represent her state