Less than a month before she vies for the crown, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2017 Winwyn Marquez is setting herself as a candidate to watch out for after being featured on Promociones Gloria, a newspaper in Bolivia.
The Bolivian publication named her as “La Reina De Asia” or “The Queen of Asia.”
Marquez shared a photo of the newspaper page on her Instagram account and expressed how honored she is as the first representative of the Philippines in the pageant.
Photo credit: wynmarquez/Instagram
“It’s such an honor to be the first ever Filipina and only Asian to compete in this prestigious pageant,” she captioned the photo.
The actress-turned-beauty queen also shared a short introduction video of herself on Facebook, touring viewers around the country’s historic site, Intramuros.
“The Philippines and Spain have shared history, culture, values and traditions for centuries and I am very honored to be the first ever Filipina to be part of this prestigious pageant,” she said in the video.
Video credit: Reina Hispanoamericana/Facebook
This year, more countries with Spanish heritage and cultural influence are invited to join the 26-year-old beauty pageant celebrating Hispanic heritage and culture.
Marquez is set to compete in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on November 4.
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