Maxine Medina's boyfriend Marx Topacio is PHL's Top Male Model of 2016 

After interior designer and model Maxine Medina bagged the coveted Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2016 crown last month, her long-time boyfriend Marx Topacio also made his mark in the modelling industry.

Marx was recently awarded the Top Male Model of the Philippines 2016 at the Asia Model Festival.

"I am very proud of what you have become," a proud Maxine said on Instagram on Sunday. "A moment like this really makes a whole decade of being in this industry totally worth it. I know God is with you all through out. This is our year! I'm happy that we both made it to success."

She added, "Congratulations for being awarded as Top Male Model of the Philippines 2016 at recently held Asia Model Festival. I love you and i'am always be proud of you."

Before becoming a beauty pageant titleholder, Maxine has been an active member of the Professional Models Association of the Philippines together with her boyfriend.

 

I am very proud of what you have become. A moment like this really makes a whole decade of being in this industry totally worth it. I know God is with you all through out. This is our year! I'm happy that we both made it to success. Congratulations for being awarded as Top Male Model of the Philippines 2016 at recently held Asia Model Festival. ???????? I love you and i'am always be proud of you. ????????

A photo posted by Maria Mika Maxine Medina (@maxine_medina) on

May 22, 2016 at 5:06am PDT

Maxine has started preparing for the prestigious Miss Universe International pageant, and like every Filipino beauty pageant fan who was inspired by Miss Universe 2015 Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach, she hopes for a back-to-back win for the Philippines. 

She leads this year's line-up of winners, with Kylie Verzosa as Binibining Pilipinas Miss International, Jennifer Hammond as Binibining Pilipinas Miss Interncontinental, Joanna Deapara as Binibining Pilipinas Supranational, Nicole Cordoves as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International, and Nichole Marie Manalo as Binibining Pilipinas Globe. —Bianca Rose Dabu/KBK, GMA News