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Whereto, Samantha Ashley Lo?

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The party's over for Binibini Samantha Ashley Lo after she did not win the 7th Miss Grand International beauty pageant in Caracas, Venezuela Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila). And the netizens ask: "What will happen to Samantha Lo?" "Is she coming back to Manila?" "Will she be dethroned by Binibining Pilipinas?" "Will the government file charges against her for using altered passport?" "What are her plans?" So many questions. For now it remains to be seen what will happen to the controversial beauty queen. Expectations were high for Lo to win the beauty contest. Unfortunately, she failed to advance to the top 20 semifinals. The top 20 candidates were: Australia, Panama, South Africa, Guatemala, Spain, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Japan, Paraguay, Colombia, Chile, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Thailand, Mexico, Peru, and Ireland. Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Grand International ...

Indonesian model makes history in Miss International 2017

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An Indonesian model made history when she was crowned Miss International 2017 during a pageant held in Tokyo, Japan last Tuesday night, Nov. 14. Kevin Lilliana Junaedy, 21, is the first Indonesian to win the title in the 57-year history of the pageant. She was crowned by outgoing Miss International Kylie Verzosa from the Philippines. She beat 70 other women for the title. Junaedy finished interior design at the Maranatha Christian University in her hometown. Reports said that her name Kevin came from the blockbuster Hollywood film "Home Alone" in which Macaulay Culkin plays the role of a young boy named Kevin McCallister. First runner- up honors went to Miss Curacao Chanelle de Lau; Miss Venezuela Diana Croce, 2nd runner-up; Miss Australia Amber Dew, 3rd runner-up; and Miss Japan Tsutsui Natsuki, 4th runner-up. Natsuki is half-Filipino, half-Japanese therapist. She was trained in the Philippines before she competed in the Miss International 2017 beauty contest....