Ahtisa Manalo vies for 7th Miss International crown for PH
Reigning Bb. Pilipinas International Ahtisa Manalo leaves for Tokyo, Japan as she set sights on 7th Miss International crown for the Philippines. "I'm excited because I've prepared for this. I've been waiting for this for several months already. I'm gonna give my all. I will do my best. I'm very proud of what I have become," says Manalo, during press send-off for her at the Novotel Manila Araneta Center in Cubao, Quezon City last Oct. 11. Manalo, 21, is the youngest in the batch of Binibinis this year. But she determined to win the crown during the grand finals of the Miss International 2018 beauty contest in Japan on Nov. 9. Among those who wished her during send-off were reigning Miss Universe Philippines Catriona Gray, Bb. Pilipinas Supranational Jehza Huelar and Ahtisa's mom Elsie Manalo. A huge fan of crime-busting television series "Charlie's Angels," Manalo says she wanted to be a police officer when she was younge...