40 bets joining Miss Asia Pacific Int'l 2017 beauty pageant
Forty delegates from around the world have confirmed their participation in the Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 beauty contest which will be held in Manila on Nov. 28.
Organizers said that the candidates are expected to arrive starting Nov. 10. Then they will be presented to the members of the press at EDSA Shangri-la in Mandaluyong City on Nov. 13.
Dubbed the mother of all beauty pageants in Asia, the Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 beauty contest returns after a decade of hiatus.
"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," said Jacqueline Tan, president of the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant.
Tessa Le Conge of the Netherlands is the reigning Miss Asia Pacific International.
This year's Philippine representative to the pageant is Ilene De Vera, 21, a mass communication graduate from the University of the Philippines in Cebu.
De Vera 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 Australia Louisa Brown
Miss Bangladesh Marjana Chowdhury
Miss Brazil Francially Ouriques
Miss Canada Maleeka Singh
Miss Colombia Yhully Bell Gomez
Miss Cook Islands Lydia Simonis
Miss Costa Rica Kimberly Porras Boza
Miss Easter Islands Tiare Faundez
Miss Egypt Farah Kamal Abouseda
Miss Fiji Elizabeth Tanya Sidal
Miss France Laura Deflandre
Miss Germany Anastacia Bersch
Miss Germany Nataly David
Miss Hong Kong Xue Ting Li
Miss Iceland Donna Cruz
Miss India Sonika Roy
Miss Indonesia Rita Nurmaliza
Miss Jamaica Tiana Hull
Miss Japan Yuki Du Sonoda
Miss Kyrgyzstan Karina Klepacheva
Miss Lebanon Souad Hana
Miss Macau So Yi Yuan
Miss Malaysia Kah Yin Lai
Miss Mauritius Aylasha Ramrachia
Miss Mexico Jade Yanez
Miss Mongolia Anundari Dashdorj
Miss Myanmar Htwe Ei Kyaw
Miss Nepal Sahara Basnet
Miss Netherlands Morgan Doelwijt
Miss New Zealand Acacia Walker
Miss Nicaragua Katering Medina
Miss Russia Viktoriya Dashieva
Miss Singapore Lynette Chua
Miss South Africa Chanelle Sonsini
Miss South Korea Hyeonjin Song
Miss Sri Lanka Hasini Samuel
Miss Suriname Francisca Wong Lai Sing
Miss Thailand Lisa Suwannaketkarn
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