The Filipina beauties that have won Miss International

Binibining Pilipinas International 2016 Kylie Verzosa is the new Miss International!

Kylie, who hailed from Baguio City, is the sixth Filipina to win the crown.

She follows in the footsteps of Miss International 1964 Gemma Cruz, Miss International 1970 Aurora Pijuan, Miss International 1979 Melanie Marquez, Miss International 2005 Precious Lara Quigaman, and  Miss International 2013 Bea Santiago.

During her speech, Kylie said that as Miss International, she would promote international understanding.

"Three things come into mind when I think of Miss International: Culture, education, and international understanding. These three work together to make the Miss International brand relevant to the global community and to our time," she said. 

"If I become Miss International 2016, will devote myself to cultural and international understanding because I believe that it is with developing in each of us sensitivity to other cultures that we expands our horizons, tolerate differences, and appreciate diversity. All these enable us to achieve international understanding, and believe that I am prepared to take on this responsibility," the beauty queen added.

Other winners are Miss Australia Alexandra Britton as first runner-up, Miss Indonesia Felicia Hwang as 2nd runner-up, Miss Nicaragua Brianny Chamorro as 3rd runner-up, and Miss USA Kaityrana Leinbach as 4th runner-up. —JST, GMA News