PH bet finishes as first runner-up in Miss Eco International pageant

Another Filipina beauty queen has proven once again that the Philippines is a force to be reckoned with in the world of pageantry.

The Philippines’ representative to the Miss Eco International 2019 pageant, Maureen Montagne, was unable to secure a back-to-back win for the country, but she still made her countrymen proud nonetheless after bagging first runner-up.

Montagne was so close to winning the crown and title but it was Peru’s Suheyn Cipriani who was hailed as the winner during the pageant’s coronation held in Egypt on Saturday.

Other winners include Miss USA who was named 2nd runner-up, followed by Miss Ukraine and Miss Malaysia.

Last year’s winner Cynthia Thomalla from Southern Leyte passed on the crown to her successor at the end of the event.

Montage is no stranger to beauty pageants. She first competed in Miss World USA in 2017, representing the state of Arizona, wherein she was alro first runner-up.

She then competed in Miss World Philippines 2018 wherein she was crowned Miss Eco International Philippines.

Prior to the competition, she posted a photo on her Instagram account wherein she expressed her gratitude for the “incredible journey” of being part of Miss Eco International.

“No matter what happens I will leave Egypt full of love, light, and new found purpose,” she said on Instagram.

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Today is the day my kababayan!??✨ Later tonight I will walk across our stage here in Cairo and yell “Philippines” for the last time ❤️ This journey has been so incredible and I’m thankful for each and everyone of you who has supported me along the way. No matter what happens I will leave Egypt full of love, light, and new found purpose✨Tune into the official @missecointernational FB page at 6pm Egyptian time(Midnight Philippine time) to watch me strut my stuff and talk about the environment ??Let’s do this Philippines #LABAN Photo @raymondsaldana_klickbox Makeup @grynneandmakeup #missecointernational #missphilippines #DoItTheMerakiWay #MerakiResort #Meraki #TheMerakiTribe #Merakilous #egypt #beauty #missecointernational2019 #hurghada @merakiresort #myegypt #loveegypt @almasahotelofficial @starscosmeticsindia @vatika_naturals @orbitb1 @drhadeel_m @dr_emadelsaie @allure_clinics @raneemclinic2 #الور

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Established in 2015, Miss Eco International is a relatively new international beauty pageant that promotes sustainable tourism and environmental protection.

Over 60 countries participated in this year’s edition.