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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...

After a decade of hiatus, the mother of all beauty pageants in Southeast Asia is back. Fifty contestants from around the world are set to compete in the Miss Asia Pacific International beauty contest. "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. 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. Last year, the Miss Asia Pacific International pageant was re-laun...