After a decade of hiatus, the mother of all beauty pageants in Southeast Asia is back. Last year, the official re-launching of the pageant took place in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, specifically at the renowned Sheridan Beach Resort and Spa. 22-year old stunner, Tessa Helena Le Conge from the Netherlands is the current titleholder. She bested the other international contenders with her overwhelming charm, wit and positivity. “I think nowadays it’s sad to see so much negativity in the world, because you see people don’t really respect each other. I would like to show people what you can do with a good light in your heart,” she quipped with her dazzling smile. She was joined by Chawanya Thanomwong of Thailand (1st runner up), RP’s Ganiel Akrisha Krishnan (2nd runner-up), Felicia George of Cook Islands (3rd runner up), Soyeon Kim of South Korea (4th runner-up)
This year, with over fifty stunning and empowered
women from all over the world, the organization has decided to bring the
coronation night to the nation’s capital, Manila. With its advocacy to foster
love and appreciation of cultural, physical, and spiritual diversities, Miss
Asia Pacific International is set to inspire the
everyone to be comfortable in their own skin and to believe that their unique
and distinct traits is one of the key qualities that make them beautiful.
Here is a sneak peek of the initial confirmed
candidates set to vie for the crown
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Miss Netherlands - Morgan Doelwijt, 19,
This Dutch beauty queen is a sports, dance and travel enthusiast. She
has big shoes to fill since Tessa Le Conge’s victory last year, but her strong
desire to achieve a back-to-back win for the Netherlands is her greatest
motivation.
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Miss Suriname – Francisca Wong Loi Sing, 21
She expressed her excitement in coming to the
Philippines as she hopes to gain friends from different parts of the world and
learning their diverse cultures along the way.
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Miss India – Sonika Roy, 23
This multi-lingual, trained Indian classical and
Bollywood dancer, model and actress has worked in several movies and modelled
for many luxury brands. She hopes to
win not just the crown but the hearts of her fellow candidates and the global
audience.
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Miss Bangladesh – Marjana Chowdhury, 23
This US-based beauty queen has joined a team of
Columbia University members in empowering incarcerated youth at the Rikers
Island Correctional Facility through workshops and prison reform programs. She plans to immerse herself in the unique
Filipino culture but also in the cultures of all her co-candidates.
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Miss Myanmar – Htwe Ei Kyaw (Nang Thazin Tin), 20
This go-getter beauty queen enjoys reading a good
book and learning new things on her own.
She is currently getting her Bachelor’s Degree in English from the
University of Dagon. Htwe hopes to become the first Miss Myanmar to be crowned
as Miss Asia Pacific International.
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Miss Columbia – Yhully Bell Gomez, 23
Loves to keep herself fit by dancing and going to
the gym regularly. This lawyer, model
and beauty queen hopes to create a foundation that will focus in helping women
and children through arts. She is
looking forward to learn and experience the unique culture and hospitality of
the Filipinos.
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Miss Philippines – Ilene De Vera, 21
This stunner is a BA Mass Communication graduate
from the University of the Philippines Cebu. She is presently working as a
Marketing Executive in a real estate company and has been modelling for six
years under Models Association of Cebu on the side.
·
Miss Japan – Yuki Du Sonoda, 23
Successfully finished her law studies at Rikkyo University in
Tokyo. While preparing for her bar
exam, she is currently working as an office assistant in a Tokyo-based real
estate firm.
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Miss Mauritius – Aylasha Ramrachia, 22
This multi-tasking beauty queen is currently fulfilling her duties as
Miss Mauritius by doing charity work and promoting Mauritius’ tourism sector. She
is also preparing to take further studies specializing in Tourism and
Hospitality Management.
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Miss Brazil – Francielly Ouriques, 25
this Brazilian model and businesswoman is a graduate of Human Resources
Management. Apart from fulfilling her duties as Miss Brasil Empresarial 2017,
she is busy with her social project called “We Are All Children”, an
organization that partners with Hope House Institute, and aims to help the
orphaned children in Brazil.
This year’s much-awaited pageant season is set to
start with the candidates arrival in Manila on November 10, and to culminate
with the Grand Coronation set to happen on the 29th at the Newport
Performing Arts Theatre in Resorts World Manila.
For more updates, you may check their website at http://www.asiapacificintl.com/ or follow Miss Asia Pacific International’s social
media accounts (FB: Miss Asia Pacififc International, IG: @missasiapacificintl
TW: @ms_asiapacific)
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