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4 Pinoys bag wins in international pageants
Pinoy pride!
November is a triumphant month for the Philippines as four Filipinos emerged winners in four different beauty pageants in just one evening.
RJ De Vera won the title "Man Hot International 2023" during the coronation on Saturday night, November 25.
He bested eight candidates and took home a P313,597 cash prize.
Meanwhile, Stephen Harold Lilley Jr. won the "Great Man of the Universe 2023."
He also bagged three special awards: Best in Sports Challenge, Great Man of the Crown Legacy Hotel, The Great Man of Advocacy and Charity.
It's also a win for Filipina beauty queen Jezebelle Alhambra Timmons who took home the Ms. Heritage Plus International 2023 held in Bangkok, Thailand.
In a Facebook post, she thanked everyone who supported her in her journey.
"There's nothing quite like the feeling of someone believing in you, even when you don't believe in yourself," she said. "The encouragement and support have been invaluable to me, and I don't think I could have made it this far without all of you."
Another Filipina, Jeanette Reyes, was crowned Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2023 during the coronation night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She bested 44 candidates.
Reyes also won the Miss South East Asia Tourism Ambassadress 2023 special award.
She took home P58,000 worth of cash, a crown, a sash, and a trophy.
—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News
