MANILA -- It seems beauty runs in the family of 2016 Miss International Kylie Verzosa.
In an Instagram post for Mother's Day last year, Verzosa posted a blurry photo of her mother Gemma Raquel Fausto, who was contestant No. 12 in the 1985 Binibining Pilipinas beauty pageant, where she finished in the Top 15.
"Just wanted to thank you for being the most supportive, loving and kind woman to me. She would kill for me," Verzosa wrote in the caption.
Last year, Verzosa joined the Binibining Pilipinas pageant for the first time -- and also made the Top 15.
But she decided to give it another go this year, which turned out to be a good decision.
Verzosa is the country's sixth Miss International winner.