WE have high hopes for Bb. Pilipinas-Universe Anna Theresa Licaros, and we’ll be rooting for her all the way as she aims to make the country proud in the Miss Universe 2007 competition in Mexico City on May 28 (May 29, Manila Time).
Don’t you just love her? 
You hear it all the time, but in her case she really is beauty and brains.
Check out her Miss Universe vlog (video blog).
Here’s a copy of her interview on the Miss Universe site:
What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
Reading, collecting fairy tales, case digest making, writing, and playing Scrabble, Backgammon and Mahjong. I also enjoy taking public transportation. I actually feel sexiest and most attractive after riding the metro rail transit or taking the Jeep, which is a form of public transportation in the Philippines. I also attribute a sense of empowerment in moving around by myself and a feeling of independence when I commute.
What is your career ambition?
I would like to become a successful lawyer someday, engaged in a trailblazing practice focused on children’s rights cases.
Describe where you were raised and what your childhood was like.
I was raised in a small town east of Manila called Cainta. It is located in the province of Rizal and is very near the city where I went to school. Cainta is what you would call a suburban area, and I enjoyed my childhood there because of the peaceful and calm environment and its proximity to the hustle and bustle of the city. My childhood memories include lazy afternoons relaxing and playing in our backyard, playing house and barbecue picnics with my family.
What do you want the judges to know about you?
I am a very dynamic person. When I decide to do something I commit myself to it and I really follow through.
Here are some of her photos courtesy of Agence France-Presse.
And here are group pics with the other beauties vying for the Miss Universe crown.
ABS-CBN will be airing the pageant live on May 29 at 9: 30 a.m. You could also check out the NBC Miss Universe 2007 site.
Go, Miss Philippines!
July 12th, 2007 at 11:34 am
hi i juzt want to congratulate you for being the ms.photogenic……ur d best…..mwah…im hoping that our ways will cross someday….Godbless alwayz…
June 12th, 2007 at 2:33 am
Ano ba naman itong mga tao dito, kita nyo naman na maganda talaga yung Koreana eh. Mas maganda pa nga sa Haponesa. Okay naman si Ms Licaros pero kulang pa sa appeal. Next time we should send someone who is really tall, confident and meztisahen pero pinay na pinay parin ang looks. Dapat elegante ang costume tulad ng mga sinusuot ni imelda marcos noon, modernize nga lang. Mahirap humanap ng prize candidate coz “intelligence” lang gusto ng mga Filipino judges eh.
June 10th, 2007 at 9:15 am
Hi anna! For me you are supposed to be the winner but that is life you can’t really win everybody all the time. There is always time for everyone. But since you are taking up law, probably you will excel more in lawyering than being a beauty queen. Welcome aboard panyera!
Gerry
June 4th, 2007 at 10:35 am
I still believe that Terry still deserves to be in the top 15 , at least, (Dapat nga siya ang maging Miss U eh). It so happened nga lang that the format of the present Miss Universe is far different from previous Miss Universes where the judges chose beauty, brain and elegance. Now, nobody knows what’s the basis in choosing the Miss U ( influence, politics and business dealings with Donald Trump perhaps ). Moreover, just a flick of the thumb judges scores can be changed instantaneously ,eh, scores are not flashd on screen compared before and the common and final question raised to top 3 no longer holds true unlike before that there is this common question and top 3’s are in the sound proof booth — which tests the substance of each top 3’s answers. So to sum it all, had Terry been in the previous Miss U’s format (prior to Donald Trump’s Miss U), she could have bagged the crown. For us, Terry is still our Miss Universe. Damn with Donald Trump - stupid as he is.
June 4th, 2007 at 12:33 am
Hi anna…..know what, im pregnant right now and how I wish that my baby would be as smart and as beautiful as you are…you really impress me! I used to dream to be in UP college of law but I already got married and is on our way to our second child. La nang time to study again. hehe. Way to go Ms. Licaros! We love you!