Shamcey Supsup-Lee

Shamcey Supsup-Lee [1] is a Filipino pageant director. She was crowned as the Binibining Pilipinas Universe in 2011, thereby representing her country in the 60th Miss Universe pageant in São Paulo, Brazil where she took placement as 3rd-Runner Up.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Gurrea, the birth surname or paternal family name is Supsup, and the marital name is Lee.
Shamcey Supsup - Lee
Supsup during her courtesy call, September 2011
Born
Shamcey Gurrea Supsup

(1986-05-16) May 16, 1986
Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Philippines[1]
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Diliman
OccupationNational Director - Miss Universe Philippines Organization
Home townGeneral Santos City, Philippines
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)[2]
TitleBinibining Pilipinas Universe 2011
Spouse(s)
Lloyd Lee (m. 2013)
Children2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Binibining Pilipinas 2011
(Winner - Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2011)
Miss Universe 2011
(3rd Runner-up)

In 2020, Supsup appointed by Miss Universe Organization as national director for the Miss Universe Philippines Organization, succeeding former national director Stella Araneta of Binibining Pilipinas.[3]

Early life

Shamcey Gurrea Supsup was born on 16 May 1986 at Mercy Community Clinic in Iligan city, Lanao del Norte, to Timoteo Ferolino Supsup and Marcelina Luega Gurrea.[1] Supsup moved with her family to General Santos when she was three years old, where she was raised primarily by her father while her mother worked overseas. Before studying in Manila, she helped her father on a farm.[4] She topped the Philippines' licensure examination for architects in June 2010 with a board rating of 86.60%.[5]

Supsup was a salutatorian student in grade school and also salutatorian in High School. She obtained her degree in architecture from the University of the Philippines Diliman, graduating as Magna Cum Laude.[4]

Pageantry

Supsup entered the Binibining Pilipinas 2011 pageant and won the title of Miss Universe Philippines 2011 during the coronation night held at the Araneta Coliseum on April 10, 2011, gaining the right to represent the Philippines at Miss Universe 2011.[6]

Supsup in General Santos City, October 2012

Supsup represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in São Paulo, Brazil, on 12 September 2011 where she finished as 3rd Runner-up to Leila Lopes of Angola.[7] In 2019, she became the national director of the Miss Universe franchise in the Philippines, succeeding her former mentor and pageant director, Stella Araneta.

Television

After participating in national pageants, Supsup became a judge in the talent show It's Showtime in 2011. After appearing on 18 episodes, Supsup left her seat to pursue preparations for her then-upcoming participation in Miss Universe 2011.[8] She returned on TV It's Showtime as an occasional guest co-host, often filling in for Anne Curtis. She also returned to Binibining Pilipinas as a co-host and made appearance in the pre-pageant shows and finals events from 2012 to 2015. On November 2012, Supsup hosted the Miss Universe 2012 team as the host of the web coverage.[9]

Supsup has also served as a host for the ANC lifestyle program CityScape.[10] Supsup hosted the design digest program 'Interior Motives' on the cable channel Lifestyle Network. She replaced model and actress Angel Aquino.[11] Since 2015, Supsup co-hosts the talk show Real Talk on CNN Philippines.[12]

Personal life

On 29 December 2013, Supsup married Lloyd Lee, a businessman. Former national director Stella Araneta was designated as one of the principal sponsors to their Catholic wedding.[13][14] On 24 January 2016, Supsup gave birth to her first child, named Nyke. Then had a baby boy named Nathan.[15]

References
  1. "Film # 007868360 Image Film # 007868360; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS7R-KS4Q-S — FamilySearch.org". Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. "Shamcey Supsup". BBPilipinas. Archived from the original on November 30, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2011.
  3. Corp, ABS-CBN. "Shamcey Supsup Is Now The National Director Of The Miss Universe Philippines". Metro.Style.
  4. (September 13, 2011) Fast Facts about Shamcey Supsup, ABS-CBNnews.com
  5. "Top 10 Passers of the June 2010 Architecture Board Exam Results". PRC Board Exam Results. June 15, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
  6. "Coronation Night". Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Incorporated (BPCI). Archived from the original on March 16, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2011.
  7. Hermogenes, Danica (September 13, 2011). "Angola's Leila Lopes crowned Miss Universe 2011; Philippines' Supsup is 3rd runner-up". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Associated Press. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  8. "Memorable signature walks of Miss Universe PH bets - Articles." entertainment.abs-cbn.com.
  9. "Shamcey to host web coverage of Miss Universe". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved December 1, 2012.
  10. "Shamcey tries resto for garlic lovers". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved May 4, 2013.
  11. "Shamcey Supsup new host interior design show]". Archived from the original on August 5, 2014.
  12. "Real Talk". CNN Philippines. September 14, 2015. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  13. "PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal): Showbiz and Beyond". PEP.ph.
  14. "Shamcey Supsup expecting first child". Rappler. June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  15. "Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up Shamcey Supsup just gave birth to a baby girl | Coconuts Manila". Coconuts. January 25, 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Anna Poslavska		 Miss Universe
(3rd Runner-up)
2011		 Succeeded by
Renae Ayris
Preceded by
Venus Raj		 Miss Universe Philippines
2011		 Succeeded by
Janine Tugonon
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