In an industry where professionally-credentialed beauties are looked at as either boring or stilted, your 25 Year-old Binibini 25 Jerelleen Rodriguez comes like a breath of fresh air because she is neither. She has this engaging and down-to-earth personality that compliments her long list of achievements, as follows:

– Certified Public Accoutant
– Professor, Department of Accounting and Finance, University of the Philippines – Diliman
– 2nd year Law Student, UP College of Law
– Top 6, October 2013 CPA board licensure exam
– Cum laude, BS Business Administration and Accountancy, UP Diliman
– member of the National Union of People’s Lawyers
– Chief Finance Officer, MGC Holdings, Inc., an angel investment hub
– Education advocate
– advocacy: critical thinking on social issues and right to access to information

You might think that Jerelleen is a better fit for Julia Morley’s pageant. But she is more than just about crunching numbers, preparing legal documents and teaching in front of desk-bound university students. She has the height, looks and panache to evolve into a more exciting candidate in Bb. Pilipinas. With a difference, that is. And that, my dear readers, is what she plans to prove in the weeks to come as she embarks on her journey as your Binibini 25.