Philippine bet Kathleen Paton won the country’s second Miss Eco International crown on March 18, Friday.
Paton bested 40 other candidates in the competition held in Egypt.
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She entered the Top 21 after winning the Best in Eco Video award. Paton then moved to the Top 10 round after giving an excellent answer on the problem of water pollution.
“A lot of Filipinos don’t have access to clean drinking water and I believe it is a right for every single human being, especially to my Filipinos, to have access to clean water,” she said.
Paton added that she work with groups in order to give water filtration systems to waterless communities in the country.
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She later on entered the Top 5 and was asked: As a titleholder, you’re a public figure. Do you think it’s important to stay neutral on controversial social issues or to use your title to promote your own belief and why?
Paton responded: I do believe as a leader and as someone who is very influential in society, we sometimes have to use our voice in a very neutral state of mind because we have a very influential position. But in doing so, we also need to use our voice in order to motivate other people to stand up for what is right and I think that takes a lot of good moral compass.
This is the second Miss Eco International Crown after the 2018 win of Miss Eco International Cynthia Thomalla.
