Now here’s a Filipina-Austrian for you – Binibini 28 Juliana Kapeundl
“I am Juliana Marquez-Kapeundl. A 25 year-old Certified Public Accountant (CPA) who graduated Cum Laude from the Immaculate Conception College in Balayan, Batangas. I am a Filipino-Austrian who was born and raised here in the Philippines. I was able to live in Austria for two (2) years and had the chance to study their language but I came home to pursue my dream of becoming a beauty queen.
I am truly grateful and very ecstatic to be chosen as one of the Official Candidates of Bb. Pilipinas 2017. It is such an honor for me knowing how rigid the screening was this year. I am overwhelmed by the love I am receiving from my family, friends and supporters. This is still so surreal for me, but nevertheless, I am very happy to be living the dream!”
Those are words coming from your Binibini 28 Juliana Kapeundl who was trained and polished by Aces & Queens for the nationals. As a profession, the CPA license allowed her to get a stable desk job that could set her up for brighter things in the corporate world. But deep within, she wants to fulfill her dreams of becoming a Bb. Pilipinas (or a Binibini for now) before it’s too late.
Juliana during the announcement of Binibinis at the Kia Theater
Initial impressions render Juliana as the sweet and (relatively) shy type. But that’s just because she is still feeling her way around the pageantry world. Trust her to go full steam ahead from hereon now.
Good luck in your Binibini journey, Juliana! 
