Muslim woman, 4 others win Mutya ng Pilipinas 2018

A Muslim woman was among the five major winners of the 50th Mutya ng Pilipinas beauty pageant held at the Mall of Asia (MOA) Arena in Pasay City September 16. Filipino-Qatari Sharifa Akeel, 21, of Sultan Kudarat, was named Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia-Pacific International title in the pageant that promotes "beauty tourism." Fifty contestants took part in this year's edition of the contest, the most number of girls in the history of Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant. With Mutya ng Pilipinas President Hemilyn Escudero-Tamayo But Akeel will have no time to prepare anymore for the Miss Asia-Pacific International 2018 pageant as she will immediately check-in at a hotel with more than 50 foreign candidates of the international pageant and get ready for the press presentation at the MOA grounds starting Tuesday, Sept. 18. Akeel has been the favorite candidate to win the coveted title sinc...