'Binigay ko lahat': Ahtisa Manalo on runner-up finish in Miss International

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 2018 12:23 PM

Ahtisa Manalo wears her Miss International 2018 first runner-up crown

MANILA – Ahtisa Manalo has no regrets about her performance in the recently concluded Miss International 2018 pageant, saying she gave it her all.

Manalo, who finished first runner-up to Venezuela’s Mariem Velazco, took to Instagram on Sunday to share her thoughts about her experience in the Japan-based beauty competition.

“Pilipinas kong mahal, binigay ko lahat para sa iyo, lahat-lahat,” she said in one of her posts, which showed her first runner-up crown and sash on top of the Philippine flag.

“Philippines, you were my motivation every step of the way.”

In another Instagram post, Manalo shared a photo of her Miss International 2018 crowning moment as she thanked all those who supported her in her journey as a beauty queen.

The last in her series of post-pageant photos showed Manalo with her fellow Miss International 2018 queens.

“We will let the world know that it is love, peace, and beauty that we truly care about. And together, we will make a difference,” she said, repeating a line from her speech during the pageant.

Manalo was hoping to be the Philippines’ seventh Miss International titleholder, after Kylie Verzosa in 2016.

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