Ana Thea Cenarosa

Ana Thea Cenarosa (born February 26, 1992)^[1] is a Filipino netballer, former basketballer and beauty queen.

Ana Thea Cenarosa
Born	(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 32)
Nationality	Filipino
Height	179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Sports career
National team	Philippines (netball)
Years active	2015– (netball)
Sport	Netball, basketball (5x5 and 3x3)
Position	Goal attacker (netball)
College team	NU Lady Bulldogs (basketball)
Collegiate league	UAAP
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major competition(s)	Miss Philippines Earth 2019 (Runner-up(

Sporting career

Basketball

Prior to netball, Cenaros played as a basketball player in the collegiate level. She played for the National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs at the UAAP.^[2] She was also a 3x3 basketball player competing for Amazing in the 2021 WNBL 3x3^[3]

Netball

Cenarosa who plays as a goal attacker for the Philippines national netball team.^[4] She was part of the Philippines team in both the 2015 and 2017 Southeast Asian Games, captaining the team in the latter.^[5][6][7][8]

Tournaments	Place
2015 SEA Games	6th
2017 SEA Games[7]	6th
2022 Asian Netball Championships[9]	5th

Pageantry

Cenarosa has also competed in beauty pageants and is noted for finishing as a runner up in the Miss Philippines Earth 2019.^[10]

She was also a candidate in the Binibining Pilipinas 2020 pageant as a representative of Pototan, Iloilo.^[11] Her advocacy was women's sports.^[12] The pageant would be postponed and renamed as Binibining Pilipinas 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.. However she withdrew without taking part in the final night due to new age requirements caused by the delay .^[13][14]

References

1. "Biography Overview - Ana Thea Cenarosa". 28th SEA Games 2015. 2015 SEA Games Singapore. Archived from the original on June 16, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "NU builds up for 2012". The Philippine Star. May 13, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
3. Terrado, Reuben (December 1, 2021). "WNBL 3x3 starts with 16 games on first day". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
4. Leyba, Olmin (May 31, 2015). "Thailand gives Siklab shock loss in netball". MSN Sports. The Philippine Star. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
5. "PH absorbs another loss in SEA Games netball", abc-cbn.com, June 4, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2018
6. "PH Netball Bets Humbled by Thais", Manila Bulletin, June 1, 2015. Retrieved January 14, 2018
7. "Ana Thea hopes team will be medal contenders in 2019", Philippines Star, August 19, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018
8. Yunus, Fadhil (2017) "Brunei almost certain of semis berth", Borneo Bulletin, August 17, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2018
9. Valderrama, Aeron Paul (September 12, 2022). "Asia Netball: Siklab captures plate title after escape of Brunei". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
10. Yalung, Brian (May 5, 2021). "Beauty queen emerging as face of PH netball hopes Pinoys embrace other hoop game". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
11. "Iloilo aspires this year's Binibining Pilipinas crown". Panay News. March 1, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
12. "Binibining Pilipinas 2020 ladies express advocacies through arts". Daily Guardian. March 3, 2020. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
13. Dela Cruz, Armando (July 6, 2021). "Binibining Pilipinas 2021: The long (and winding) journey to the crowns". Rappler. Archived from the original on July 6, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
14. Dumaual, Mario (May 29, 2021). "Who's in, who's out: 34 candidates make final cut for Bb. Pilipinas July 11 coronation". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.