MANILA – The Philippines emerged victorious at the Mister and Miss Teen International 2017 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand last September 23.

Kathleen Paton, a Filipino-Australian who was born in Boracay, was named Miss Teen International 2017. She also won the Miss Teen Charming special award.

Contestants from Brazil and the United States finished Miss Teen International 2017 first and second runner-up, respectively.

The Mister Teen International title, meanwhile, went to Serbia, with Puerto Rico and Thailand as runners-up.

The other winners came from Hungary (Mister Teen Photogenic), Brazil (Miss Teen Photogenic), and Nepal (Mister Teen Charming).

Here’s a video of Paton’s performance in the pageant, as shared by the pageant website Powerhouse on YouTube:

Here’s a closer look at Paton through her photos on her Instagram page:

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