PH is runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 special awards

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Posted at Nov 22 2017 01:26 PM

PH is runner-up in Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 special awards 1
Ilene de Vera of the Philippines finished second runner-up in the Best in Swimsuit and Best in Festival Costume special awards of Miss Asia Pacific International 2017. Facebook.com/MsAsiaPacificIntl

MANILA – Philippine bet Ilene De Vera finished runner-up in two categories for special awards in Miss Asia Pacific International 2017.

De Vera was named second runner-up in the Best in Swimsuit and Best in Festival Costume awards, which were both won by Francielly Ouriques of Brazil.

Here are the other winners of special awards:

- Miss Photogenic: Lydia Simonis-Tariu of Cook Islands
- Miss Vitress: Acacia Walker of New Zealand
- Miss Flawlessly U: Cardona Valeria of Honduras
- Miss #StrongholdInsurance: Kah Yin Lai of Malaysia
- Miss #SheridanPalawan: Francielly Ouriques of Brazil
- Best in Festival Costume first runner-up: Katering Medina of Nicaragua
- Best in Swimsuit first runner-up: Chanelle Soncini of South Africa

The Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 pageant will be held on November 29 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World Manila.