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PH bet finishes 1st runner-up in Man of the World 2018

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2018/tvpatrol/07/15/20180715-clint.jpg"/><figcaption>Clint Peralta poses with the Philippine flag before competing in this year&#x27;s Man of the World pageant. <em>@clintoris7</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The country&#x27;s bet, Clint Karkliñs Peralta, a half-Pinoy model from Naga City, finished first runner-up in the international Man of the World 2018 pageant held in San Juan City Friday.</p><p>Peralta, whose mother is Polish-Latvian, fell short of the title, losing to Vietnam&#x27;s Xuan Tai in a pool of 26 contestants.</p><p>When asked about why he deserved the Man of the World title during the final Q&amp;A round, Peralta said he had &quot;integrity,&quot; &quot;compassion,&quot; and &quot;commitment&quot; that he could use to inspire change within people and &quot;empower society.&quot; </p><p>Tai, who had to sincerely apologize beforehand for his bad English, answered by sharing that he possesses a genuine love for his country, and that he wants to share it with the rest of the world.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/MANOFTHEWORLDPAGEANT/posts/676326636052947" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The others in the top five were Malta&#x27;s Bjorn Camilleri (2nd runner-up), Czech Republic&#x27;s Ondrej Valenta (3rd runner-up), and Thailand&#x27;s Natapol Srisarn (4th runner-up).</p><p>After the pageant, Peralta told his fans on Instagram: &quot;Everything felt surreal. I am still overwhelmed with all your love and support. I couldn’t make it this far without you guys by my side.&quot;</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlPbw13nk8X/" data-instgrm-version="9" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:33.229166666666664% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BlPbw13nk8X/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Clint Karkliñs (@clintoris7)</a> on <time dateTime="2018-07-15T05:49:02+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jul 14, 2018 at 10:49pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" defer="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>The two-hour long pageant focused on promoting its theme of &quot;Masculinity with a responsibility.&quot; </p><p>Tai won a crown that signified these aspects, and featured five torches that symbolized passion and knowledge, according to a report from pageant website Missosology.</p><p>Man of the World pageant was produced by Prime Event Productions Philippines Foundation Inc.</p>

<p>The country's bet, Clint Karkliñs Peralta, a half-Pinoy model from Naga City, finished first runner-up in the international Man of the World 2018 pageant held in San Juan City Friday.</p>

The country's bet, Clint Karkliñs Peralta, a half-Pinoy model from Naga City, finished first runner-up in the international Man of the World 2018 pageant held in San Juan City Friday.