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Kylie's second selfie with Duterte draws mixed reactions

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<p>MANILA – Kylie Verzosa took to social media on Tuesday to share what she calls her favorite photo after being crowned Miss International 2016.</p><p>“Last but not the least: My favorite, after, picture,” she wrote as the caption of her second selfie with President Rodrigo Duterte during the tree lighting ceremony at the Malacañang Palace grounds on Monday.</p><p>Verzosa was among those invited to the event.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" 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:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:37.5% 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/BNo-_cohqPq/" 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 photo posted by Kylie Verzosa (@kylieverzosa)</a> on <time dateTime="2016-12-05T15:24:25+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Dec 5, 2016 at 7:24am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The photo generated mixed reactions on social media. Many fans were happy to see the country’s newest pageant winner rubbing elbows with the President.</p><p>“You’re not chasing him anymore. That’s one legit Miss International and President selfie,” one netizen commented.</p><p>“Love you both, bring honor and pride to our country,” another Instagram user noted. </p><p>Others, however, were disappointed with Verzosa’s fondness for Duterte, who has been criticized for <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/18/16/late-dictator-marcos-buried-at-libingan-ng-mga-bayani">allowing</a> the burial of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.</p><p>“Nice to take selfies with murderers,” one wrote.</p><p>“Sad you had to post this picture with that caption. I thought you were better than that,” another added.</p><p>Verzosa first had a selfie with Duterte, who happened to be in Japan for an official visit, days before she competed in Miss International 2016. </p><p>Her selfie with the President was considered by many as a “<a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/28/16/kylies-selfie-with-duterte-a-lucky-charm">lucky charm</a>.” It can be recalled that in 2013, Bea Rose Santiago scored a selfie with then President Benigno Aquino III in Japan and eventually won the Miss International crown.</p>

<p>Kylie Verzosa took to social media on Tuesday to share what she calls her favorite photo after being crowned Miss International 2016. </p>

Kylie Verzosa took to social media on Tuesday to share what she calls her favorite photo after being crowned Miss International 2016.