Philippine bet Cindy Obeñita was crowned as Miss Intercontinental 2021, the second time the country won the prestigious title.
The Cagayan De Oro beauty is a newcomer in the pageant and bested 70 other contestants.
She is the second Miss Intercontinental queen after Karen Gallman in 2018.
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Obeñita was asked during the Question and Answer portion if speaking English is important for Miss Intercontinental.
“As an ambassador, I don’t think that speaking a specific language is very important here in Miss Intercontinental or any pageant at all. As long as that woman is a woman of power and grace, commitment, and intelligence,” she said.
Obeñita went on by saying that an ambassador must have substance and power to give hope and inspiration.
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“No matter what language she speaks, and that woman is actually a woman of style and substance, then she can win any pageant or any endeavor she is into. Also, it’s very important, I have learned actually here in Miss Intercontinental, that a woman should possess power of substance,” she said.
“And I believe I am that woman because that is the essence of a modern-day Miss Intercontinental — that we are living in a world that’s very hard to survive. And as a Miss Intercontinental, I would like to be that source of hope, that source of inspiration on the true power of beauty and that is felt on the kindness of our hearts and definitely on the sincerity of our loving actions,” Obeñita added.
Miss Intercontinental 2021 runners-up are Mexico, England, Seychelles, Canada and Colombia. (TDT)
