Anna Maris Igpit

Who is Anna Maris Igpit?

Anna Maris Arcay Igpit is a Philippine beauty queen, model, and TV personality. Maris was crowned Bb. Pilipinas-World at the Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City on March 4, 2006 and represented the Philippines in the Miss World 2006 pageant in Warsaw, Poland.

Maris was born on Panglao, Bohol and grew up in Cebu City, where she attended St. Theresa's College, Cebu City for her elementary and secondary education. At 16, she entered the Miss Bohol Sandugo 2003 Beauty Pageant representing Alona Tropical/Dumaluan Beach Resorts and under the tutelage of Ms. Nila Montero. She placed First Runner-Up to Ms. Fatima Liora Rana of Jagna.

In 2005, she again entered and this time, won the Miss Bohol Sandugo Beauty Pageant, representing the town of Panglao. In 2006, she won the Bb. Pilipinas-World title. Maris is considered as the first Boholana to win a national beauty title.

She is in her second year studying for her bachelor’s degree in Tourism and hopes one day to have her own travel agency. As of 2008, she hosts the Istayl Nato program on GMA 7 Cebu.

Other awards and achievements:

Miss City of Talisay 2004

Miss Bohol Sandugo 2005

Miss Mandaue City 2005

Miss Kawasan