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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...

Forty-two beautiful and empowered women from all over the world are vying for the title of Miss Asia Pacific International 2017. Some of the women competing in this year's pageant are models, nurses, lawyers, doctors, singers and actresses. During press presentation held at the Edsa Shangri-La in Mandaluyong City last Nov. 13, Miss Sri Lanka Hasini Samuel was chosen Darling of the Press. First runner-up was Miss Mauritius Aylasha Ramrachia and Miss Vietnam Vuong Thanh Tuyen, 2nd runner-up. "More than having the girls compete with each other, the organization is focused on forging solidarity among the girls and inspiring them to be epitomes of a strong and confident woman who is proud of herself, her culture, and everything that makes her what she is," said Jacqueline Tan-Sainz, president of the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant. Tan-Sainz also said: "This is not just another beauty pageant - this is a program that hopes to create ambassadors that...