The very first Bb. Pilipinas-USA (BP-USA) pageant was successfully held at the Centinela Valley Center for the Arts in Lawndale, California on July 27, which earned the support of Filipino beauty queens and celebrities, including Venus Raj, Anjanette Agbayari, Gel Santos Relos and Apl.de.ap, whose foundation is a beneficiary of the fundraising event.

While the coronation of the first Bb. Pilipinas-USA winner Geramie Dizon went smoothly, an issue that the BP-USA claimed to be affiliated with the Manila-based Bb. Pilipinas Charities Inc. has dampened the newly crowned queen’s parade.