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PH’s Katarina Rodriguez ends Miss World 2018 journey after missing top 30
PH’s Katarina Rodriguez ends Miss World 2018 journey after missing top 30
ABS-CBN News
Published Dec 08, 2018 08:29 PM PHT
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Updated Dec 09, 2018 12:06 AM PHT
(UPDATED) The wait for a second Miss World title for the Philippines continues.
(UPDATED) The wait for a second Miss World title for the Philippines continues.
This, after the country's bet, Katarina Rodriguez, failed to make it past the first cut of the pageant, the coronation night of which was held Saturday night in Sanya, China.
This, after the country's bet, Katarina Rodriguez, failed to make it past the first cut of the pageant, the coronation night of which was held Saturday night in Sanya, China.
The Filipina beauty queen did not advance to the Top 30.
The Filipina beauty queen did not advance to the Top 30.
Vanessa Ponce de Leona, a Mexican model and volunteer, won the contest.
Vanessa Ponce de Leona, a Mexican model and volunteer, won the contest.
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Megan Young, who was one of the hosts of the pageant this year, remains the only Filipina to win Miss World, back in 2013.
Megan Young, who was one of the hosts of the pageant this year, remains the only Filipina to win Miss World, back in 2013.
Thailand's Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan, whose country will be hosting the Miss Universe pageant next week, finished 1st runner-up, with bets from Belarus, Jamaica, and Uganda rounding out the top five.
Thailand's Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan, whose country will be hosting the Miss Universe pageant next week, finished 1st runner-up, with bets from Belarus, Jamaica, and Uganda rounding out the top five.
Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in international business, volunteers for "Migrantes en el Camino" and is on the board of directors of a rehab center for girls, according to the Miss World website.
Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in international business, volunteers for "Migrantes en el Camino" and is on the board of directors of a rehab center for girls, according to the Miss World website.
She was crowned as the 68th Miss World by last year's winner, Manushi Chhillar of India, in the coastal city of Sanya.
She was crowned as the 68th Miss World by last year's winner, Manushi Chhillar of India, in the coastal city of Sanya.
The colorful ceremony included US group Sister Sledge performing their 1979 disco anthem "We Are Family."
The colorful ceremony included US group Sister Sledge performing their 1979 disco anthem "We Are Family."
First runner-up Nicolene is a 20-year-old studying business administration.
First runner-up Nicolene is a 20-year-old studying business administration.
It is the eighth time the Miss World final has been held in Sanya, which first hosted the pageant in 2003.
It is the eighth time the Miss World final has been held in Sanya, which first hosted the pageant in 2003.
At the finals three years ago controversy erupted as officials in Hong Kong stopped Miss Canada, Anastasia Lin, from boarding a plane bound for Sanya, telling her she would not receive a visa.
At the finals three years ago controversy erupted as officials in Hong Kong stopped Miss Canada, Anastasia Lin, from boarding a plane bound for Sanya, telling her she would not receive a visa.
The 25-year old actress claimed the decision was due to her stance on China's human rights record, including its persecution of Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritual group of which she is a practitioner.— With a report from Agence France-Presse
The 25-year old actress claimed the decision was due to her stance on China's human rights record, including its persecution of Falun Gong, a Chinese spiritual group of which she is a practitioner.— With a report from Agence France-Presse
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