Panama beauty wows in national costume show



The pre-pageant show for the Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 beauty pageant kicked off with colorful traditions and culture as 50 candidates paraded in their national costumes at  Conrad luxury hotel in Pasay City Sept. 18.

Miss Panama Kilmara Nayubel Carvajal was named Best in National Costume. Miss Vietnam Huynh Thuy V was 1st runner-up while Miss Philippines Sharifa Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel, 2nd runner-up.

                                From left: Miss Vietnam, Miss Panama and Miss Philippines.

Winners of corporate special awards were Miss Peru (Miss StrongHold and Miss Hotel 101); Miss Germany (Miss Inglot); Miss Portugal (Miss Inspirational); and Miss Panama (Miss Selective Professional).

The candidates are also set to compete in other pre-pageant activities such as swimsuit, evening gown and talent.


Fifty candidates from around the world are competing in this year's Miss Asia Pacific International beauty pageant.

This year's 50 official candidates: Armenia Sona Danielyan; Australia Sapir Turkenitz, Bangladesh Marjana Chowdhury, Belgium Danique van Holsten, Bolivia Gianna Ruth Ardaya Ramirez, Brazil Gabriela Palma, Cambodia Annchhany Kha, Canada Ariel Jingjing Cao, China Liang Xiang Ying, Colombia Melissa Lopez Rios, Cook Islands Teuira Raechel Shanti Napa, Costa Rica Jessica Melania Gonzalez Monge, Ecuador Natalia Andrade, El Salvador Olga Maria Flores Ortiz, France Pauline Dubedat, Germany Madeline Andrea Ferrara, Greece Christina Alicia Lazaros, Guatemala Alejandra Castro, Hong kong Ching Yee Chong, India Abhilasha Agrawal, Indonesia Yohanna Gabriela, Italy Kim Ashly Vito, Japan Momoe Yada, Kazahkstan Didar Atmaja, Korea Songhwa Kang;

    From left: Essa Santos, general manager, MAPI,  Miss Philippines and popular fashion designer Arielle Agasang 

Macau Yang Jing, Malaysia Crystal Tung Lu Yie, Mauritius Manjusha Faugoo, Mexico Lisset Perez, Mongolia Misheelt Narmandakh, Morocco Chaimaa Hejam, Myanmar Yee Yee San, Nepal Aastha Saakha, Netherlands Raquel Van Gool, New Zealand Brooke Rachel Houia, Nigeria Stephanie Nete Omogun, Panama Kilmara Nayubel Carvajal Salcedo, Peru Karen Isabel Rojas Chavez, Philippines Sharifa Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel, Portugal Andreia Filipa Duarte Pereira, Puerto Rico Kimberly Crespo Faria, Russia Olga Pliusnina, Singapore Nerrine Ng, South Africa Monique Best, Suriname Michantely Chanel Cornelly Lisse, Thailand Sirakan Chaiprasit, United States of America McKenzie Lawrence, Uruguay Natalia Gurgel, Venezuela Mariani Nataly Chacon Angarita and Vietnam Huynh Thuy V. - ROBERT REQUINTINA

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