Kirby Ann Basken: Mutya ng Pilipinas 2006, Now Miss Norway 2007
When she was still in the Philippines, she worked as a model and appeared on various tv commercials (like Bingo, Johnson’s Baby Cologne and KFC) and tv shows (like ABC 5’s Teka Muna with Joey de Leon). Right now, she’s taking a qualifying year so that she could enter university and major in Psychology and the Social Sciences. Her dream is to work with children and teenagers with psycho-sociological adjustment problems. During her spare time, she likes to write. She’s written several articles for the website Youth for Youth and for the radio station P4’s Guru. She’s also hosted a radio program “Tinig Pinoy†for teenagers in Norway. Kirby enjoys dancing, climbing and spending time with her friends.
Kung sumali lang sana siya sa Bb. Pilipinas, she could stop the dry spell the Philippines is experiencing in Miss Universe since 1999 if ever selected for that pageant. Her beauty is perfect for MU. If not for the citizenship issues and Araneta’s no-mestiza policy in Bb. Pilipinas-Universe, she could have opted to represent RP again. Well i guess RP’s loss is Norway’s gain.
Congratulations Kirby!