Carla Gay Balingit won the Binibining Pilipinas 2003
and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2003 pageant which was won by
Dominican Republic's Amelia Vega.
Carla was born and raised in Pampanga, a province north of Manila, that has
produced many Binibini beauties like Melanie Marquez (Binibining Pilipinas
International 1979), Violeta Nalus (Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1986),
Abbygail Arenas (Binibining Pilipinas Universe 1997), Marilen Espino
(Binibining Pilipinas World 1991), Joanne Santos (Binibining Pilipinas Universe
1995) among others. Carla represented Pampanga after she won Miss Mexico, and
Mutya ning Kapampangan in 2002.
Carla attended Holy Angel University, coincidentally the school of fellow
beauty queens Abbygail Arenas, Melanie Marquez, Marilen Espino, and Violeta
Nalus.