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Three
of the early faves for Miss World Philippines 2017: Teresita Ssen Marquez, Cynthia
Thomalla and Laura Victoria Lehmann
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Miss World Philippines 2017 pageant
promises to be an exciting contest with this year’s highly competitive batch of
beauties competing to become the country’s representative at this year’s Miss
World pageant. GMA-7 Kapuso talent Winwyn Marquez and ABS-CBN Sports+Action
reporter Laura Victoria Lehmann lead the early favorites during the media
presentation of the 35 official candidates held recently at New World Makati
Hotel.
Teresita Ssen Marquez, the 25-year-old,
daughter of Alma Moreno and Joey Marquez, is in her second national pageant after
competing in Bb. Pilipinas 2015 where Pia Wurtzbach finally won on her third
try. The 5-foot-6, Marketing Management graduate of San Beda College finished
among the Top 15 and won the Miss Talent, Best in National Costume and “She’s
so JAG” 2015 special awards. Lehmann, a 24-year-old, Psychology major at Ateneo
de Manila University and courtside reporter at UAAP games, was first runner up
in Bb. Pilipinas 2014.
Other standouts during the press
presentation include Cynthia Thomalla, a 22-year-old, Tourism student who was
crowned Sinulog Festival Queen 2016; Jona Ili Sweett, a 22-year-old, Fil-Australian
beauty , student in Hotel and Restaurant Management and Miss Eco-Tourism in
Miss Philippines Earth 2015; and Janela Joy Cuaton, a 20-year-old, model from
Doha, Qatar who was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism International 2015 and
won first runner-up at the Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2016 in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia.
Aside from the Miss World Philippines
title, three other titles are being introduced this year, namely, Reina
Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2017, Miss Eco Philippines 2017 and Miss
Multinational Philippines 2017. The Miss
World Philippines is now headed by Arnold Vegafria after taking over from Cory
Quirino who quit as national director of the local franchise in early January. The
Miss World Philippines 2017 coronation night will be held at the Mall of Asia
Arena on September 3.
The rest of the candidates Shawntel Cruz,
Veronica Villones, Glyssa Perez, Rose Flores, Kaycie Lyn Fajardo, Jane Darren
Genobisa, Nikki Deveza, Leidda Paulette Babasanta, Gabriela Ortega, Henna Kaizzelle
Nicole Cajandig, Kathryn Jade Cudiamat, Cristina Coloma, Ethel Abellanosa, Jellie
Alliana Escandon, Angela Alvaira, Joanna Marie Rabe, Trizha Ocampo, Chelsea
Anne Manalo, Princess Laureano, Zara Carbonell, Karren Dela, Ella Eiveren Lubag
Sheila Marie Reyes, Krystle Anne Ongjanco, Kathleen Gomez, Jeanyfer Ozbot, Noelle
Uy-Tuazon, Andrea Poliquit and Sophia Senoron. Words by Eton Concepcion/ Photos
by Edmund Chua
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Miss
World Philippines 2017 as represented to press at the pool area of New World
Hotel in Makati City last August 7, 2017
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