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Alethea Ambrosio wins The Miss Philippines title

The Miss Philippines pageant holds its first coronation night.

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<div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Bulacan representative Alethea Ambrosio has been crowned as The Miss Philippines 2023 in the inaugural coronation night of the pageant.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Alethea won over 20 other aspirants who joined the competition last Tuesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cyye-7JPZ1J/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A944914.6999999993%2C%22ls%22%3A944495%2C%22le%22%3A944894%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span><span>The Top 4 of the said beauty pageant will represent the country in international competitions such as Miss Supranational, Miss Charm, and Miss Asia Pacific International.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The other winners are as follows: Isabelle De Los Santos of Mandaluyong, Chantal Schmidt of Cebu City, and Blessa Ericha Figueroa of Northern California.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>During the question and answer portion, the winners were asked about their opinion on the true identity of Filipinos and how they intend to promote it to the world.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Speaking in Filipino, the Bulakenya beauty stated that for her, there are &quot;three things&quot; that symbolize the true identity of Filipinos.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>She said, &quot;Una ang ating wikang Filipino. Dahil tayo ay isang kapuluan at mayroon iba’t ibang etnisidad at lengguwahe, iisa ang ating wika.&quot;</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&quot;Pangalawa ang ating kulay kayumanggi,&quot; she added as she described farmers who work hard doing their jobs.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&quot;At pangatlo pagmamahal sa bayan. Ang ating pakikipaglaban para sa ating kasarinlan ay iisa,&quot; she continued.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>&quot;Ang tatlong ito ang aking adbokasiya upang mas mapaunlad ang ating bansa hindi lamang sa larangan ng turismo kundi sa larangan ng iba&#x27;t ibang industriya.&quot;</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>She ended her answer with: &quot;Dahil ako ang The Miss Philippines sa wika, balat at gawa.&quot;</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The coronation night was hosted by Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo, Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez, Moss Charm 2023 Annabelle McDonnell, and model Andre Brouilette.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Sam Concepcion, Gigi de Lana and the Gigi Vibes band, SB19 member Josh Cullen, and Thai star Fourth Nattawat Jirochtikul were also present as performers for the coronation night.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Alethea takes over Pauline Amelinckx, the inaugural titleholder of the said pageant. Pauline was also the first runner-up in the Miss Supranational international competition.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Pauline then shared an emotional moment with reigning Miss Supranational 2023 Andrea Aguilar, who was one of the pageant&#x27;s special guests, as they met again on stage for her final speech as the title holder.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The winners will have their separate crowning ceremonies in February next year.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The Miss Philippines is the sister pageant of Miss Universe Philippines that was formed only this year.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Pauline was proclaimed the first The Miss Philippines title holder after winning the international competition. She placed second to Michelle Dee in this year&#x27;s Miss Universe Philippines pageant.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>The first coronation event for The Miss Philippines was part of an event called The Filipino Festival<em> </em>that included the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide competition.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span>Twenty-nine-year-old modelpreneur Brandon Espiritu from Guam won the crown, besting 16 other candidates.</span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span> </span></div><div style="margin:0cm;color:rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%">—By Nikka Sabio</span></div>