Former Bb. Pilipinas candidate says topless photo is for breast cancer awareness campaign

Cristina Malonzo-Balane

<div><img src='' alt='031516-JanelleOlafson_PUSH.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>Sa ulat ni Mario Dumaual para sa <a href='http://entertainment.abs-cbn.com/TV/Updates/4931516-2-kandidata-sa-bb-pilipinas-tinanggal-dahil-sa-sexy-pictorial'><i>Bandila</i></a>, tinanggal diumano sa official roster of candidates ng <i>Binibining Pilipinas 2016</i> si Janelle Olafson, isang Pinay-American beauty at dating teacher, dahil sa isang topless photo.</div><div><br/></div><div>Ani Janelle tungkol sa larawan, “that photo is for a breast cancer awareness advertisement, because my family in the States, my aunt, my cousin and this year alone, my tito is a survivor of breast cancer. So that is an advocacy and I don't regret posing for that photo and I’m not going to change who I am for anybody.”</div><div><br/></div><div>Isa rin sa nalaglag sa listahan ng mga kandita ng <i>Bb. Pilipinas</i> si Kim Ross Delos Santos dahil rin sa isang “sexy” pictorial. Umalma ang kanyang handler na si Jonas Gaffud, na nag-alaga rin kay <i>Ms. Universe</i> Pia Wurtzbach, dahil aniya makasining at hindi malaswa ang photos ni Kim.</div><div><br/></div><div>Umaasa naman si Janelle na tatanggapin siya ng<i> Ms. Philippines Earth</i> para makabilang sa mga kandidata nila for 2016.</div>

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