THE Philippines took home its first Miss United Continents crown on Saturday in Guayaquil, Ecuador, following the victory of 23-year-old beauty queen from Hagonoy, Bulacan.
Jeslyn Santos bested 27 other candidates from around the world.
Miss Denmark was named 1st runner-up, Miss India 2nd runner-up, Miss Brazil 3rd runner-up, Miss Mexico 4th runner-up, and Miss Panama 5th runner-up.
The winners were crowned at the Palacio de Cristal.
This was the fourth year that the pageant has been opened to beauty queens from across the globe. From 2006 to 2012, Miss United Continents was a regional contest known as Miss American Continent.
Santos, who stands 5’7,” answered the question “How to unite the continents of the world?” in Spanish. She wore a “Sinulog” national costume designed by Lemuel Rosos of Cebu.
A pageant veteran, Santos was a finalist in the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 and 2016 contests, and was named Binibining Republica Filipina 2015.
She also represented the Philippines in the inaugural edition of Miss World Peace in Hong Kong.
