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Kathleen Paton wins PH's 2nd Miss Eco International crown

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Kathleen Paton wins the Miss Eco International 2022 pageant. Screengrab from Miss Eco International" s="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/overseas/03/18/20220318-kathleen-paton-wins.jpg"/><figcaption>Kathleen Paton wins the Miss Eco International 2022 pageant. Screengrab from Miss Eco International&#x27;s livestream</figcaption></figure></div>The Philippines now has two Miss Eco International titleholders. This after Kathleen Paton won the 2022 edition of the pageant held in Egypt on Thursday (Friday in the Philippines).<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/18/22/how-kathleen-paton-answered-in-miss-eco-intl-qa">How Kathleen Paton answered in Miss Eco International Q&amp;A</a></li></ul>She follows in the footsteps of Cynthia Thomalla, who was crowned Miss Eco International in 2018.Her runners-up include candidates from Belgium, United States of America, Spain, and Malaysia. In her <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/02/08/22/watch-ph-bet-in-intro-video-for-miss-eco-international" target="_blank">intro video</a> for Miss Eco International, Paton described herself as a &quot;passionate advocate for mental health awareness and conserving the environment.&quot;&quot;Due to our geographical location, we are visited by an average of 20 typhoons and storms a year, wreaking havoc wherever it lands. Scientists around the world agree that climate change has a huge impact on typhoons. That&#x27;s why my aim as Miss Eco Philippines is to inspire people to join this movement and educate them in saving our planet earth,&quot; said the beauty queen, who was born and raised in Boracay.