December 14 ------ The Philippines currently enjoys a placement streak in the Miss Intercontinental pageant that spans 11 consecutive editions. And the recent Filipino bet Alyssa Redondo shared her thoughts on why the country is doing so well in the international competition. “Filipinos are nice and welcoming, and Miss Intercontinental is about being able to express yourself while being kind to everyone, because that’s what they look at mostly,” the Mutya ng Pilipinas queen told INQUIRER.net at her homecoming party held in Makati City.
Redondo went to the event straight from the airport, arriving from her triumphant trip to Egypt where she posted a second runner-up finish at the 52nd Miss Intercontinental pageant held at the Sunrise Remal Resort in Sharm el Sheikh on Dec. 6 (Dec. 7 in Manila). She has extended the Philippines’ placement streak that started in 2013 when her fellow Mutya ng Pilipinas queen Koreen Medina finished as third runner-up. During the final competition, Redondo earned an automatic entry to the Final 7 by receiving the “Power of Beauty” award when the Top 30 delegates were just being announced onstage.
“I think that’s why I got the ‘Power of Beauty,’ because I was able to embody my Filipino side, which is being kind and welcoming to everybody,” she shared. “The ‘Power of Beauty’ is such an honor to bear, because it originated here in the Philippines, the first time Miss Intercontinental was here, when Karen [Gallman] won. And I’m so glad that I was able to bring this title to where it came from,” Redondo said. “I think Power of Beauty is someone who is able to be the voice for the voiceless. And so I’m just compassionate and kind. And I think I have those traits,” she continued. She and eventual Miss Intercontinental winner Maria Cepero both earned guaranteed placements in the final round when the competition was just rolling out the announcement of the 30 semifinalists, with the Puerto Rican bagging the “People’s Choice” award.
Source: inquirer.net
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