13 things about Miss International Philippines 1986 Alice Dixson

Professionally known as Alice Dixson, Jessie Alice Celones Dixson competed in the 23rd edition of Binibining Pilipinas. She represented the Philippines in the 26th edition of Miss International.

BIOGRAPHY

Dixson is a Filipino-American actor, model and beauty queen who is also is also a licensed realtor in the British Columbia, Canada and a licensed real estate agent in Florida, United States. She was born in Coral Gables, Florida to an American father named James Dixson and a Filipino mother named Socorro “Coring” S. Celones Dixson.

James was a U.S. Navy veteran. He and Coring have another daughter named Nelly Celones Dixson and a son named Robert Celones Dixson.

Coring worked as a dietician in a home for children with special needs. As a beautician, she ran a salon in Tanay, Rizal, Philippines where she was originally from, and in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA.

On July 28, 2025, Alice turned 56. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 1972, she, her parents and her siblings moved from the Philippines to the U.S.
2. In 1982, she and her father would travel from Antipolo, Rizal to Cubao, Quezon City by jeepney.
3. She is Bb. Pilipinas International 1986 and was a Miss International 1986 semifinalist.
4. In 1987, she starred in a Palmolive commercial and made her acting debut by playing Aida in the film “Stolen Moments”.
5. From 1987 to 1991, she played Faye in “Okay Ka, Fairy Ko!”.
6. In 1998, she won the Best Actress award in the Metro Manila Film Festival for the film “Sambahin ang Ngalan Mo”.
7. From 1999 to 2013, she was married to Ronnie Miranda.
8. In 2006, her father died.
9. Her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2009 and died in 2015.
10. In 2019, she revealed that she and her boyfriend decided to go through the process of surrogacy after unsuccessful attempts to conceive.
11. In 2020, she received a film acting award from the 18th Gawad Tanglaw for the movie “Nuuk”.
12. In 2021, she gave birth to her first child.
13. She was a Bb. Pilipinas 2025 judge.

TIMELINE

Alice is 5’7″ tall. She has one biological daughter and one stepdaughter.

1980s

• On June 20, 1986, she competed against 35 other Binibining Pilipinas 1986 candidates at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, ranked second and was crowned Bb. Pilipinas International 1986.
• On August 31, 1986, she represented the Philippines at Miss International 1986, competed against 45 other candidates at the Holland Village in Nagasaki, Japan and finished in the Top 15.

2000s

• She played Ina Magenta in the Metro Manila Film Festival entry “Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko… The Legend Continues!”, which was released in the Philippines on December 25, 2005.

2010s

• In April 2012, she was having a photo shoot when her makeup artist Jean Castor introduced her to someone who became her new boyfriend.
• On May 16, 2015, her mother passed away.

2020s

• On May 8, 2021, she introduced to the public her daughter named Aura, who was born through surrogacy.
• On May 10, 2022, she took to Instagram to introduce her stepdaughter named Sassa.
• On June 15, 2025, she served as a judge at Bb. Pilipinas 2025 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.