PH anthropologist finishes 3rd in Miss Scuba Int'l pageant

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Filipino beauty queens continue to shine abroad as a forensic anthropologist won second runner-up in the Miss Scuba International 2018 pageant held in Sabah, Malaysia last Nov. 17.

Noelle Fuentes-Uy Tuazon, 26, of Tangalan, Aklan, finished third in the pageant that advocates marine conservation and promote safe diving practices. Tuazon is said to be one of the very few forensic anthropologists in the Asia-Pacific Region.


Daisy Whetlor of the United Kingdom was crowned Miss Scuba International 2018 while Dami Huang of Chinese Taipei, 1st Runner-Up.

An independent person, Tuazon worked her way as a consistent scholar while doing several jobs to sustain and support her stay in the US.

From left: Dami Huang of Chinese Taipei, 1st Runner-Up; Daisy Whetlor, United Kingdom, Miss Scuba International 2018; and Noelle Fuentes-Uy Tuazon, Philippines, 2nd runner-up

She finished her course of Bachelor of Science in Anthropology minor in Geography with a focus on biological anthropology and emphasis on Forensic Anthropology at the Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, USA.

Tuazon is a highly dedicated anthropologist with specialization and hands on experience in cultural anthropology, fieldwork in archaeology, bio-archaeology and forensic/biological anthropology.
















She volunteered with Texas State University Osteological Research and Processing Laboratory, working with Operation Immigrant Identification cases, dedicated to reuniting families with lost loved ones.

In Manila, Tuazon works for University of the Philippines Manila as Research Assistant and has done lectures and consultancy on forensic anthropology and briefly serve as a Legislative Assistant at the Philippine Congress House of Representative.

A well versed back-pack traveler, this future beauty queen has been to most parts of Europe, USA, Brazil, Belize and South America and Asia and quite exposed to various cultures and ethnic background and conversant on Arabic, Chinese-Mandarin and Spanish languages. - ROBERT REQUINTINA

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