In the hearts of her countrymen, Pauline Amelinckx was the true winner of Miss Supranational 2023. The Boholano beauty got a huge warm welcome from jubilant townmates who lined the streets during her homecoming parade in Bohol on Sunday.
Amelinckx, who many believed should have won the country’s second Miss Supranational crown was named first runner-up to an unheralded contender from Ecuador, despite topping her class in all departments of the pageant.
Amelinckx, whose wit and eloquence won her the tough Chat challenge, looked stunning in a blue gown by Mikee Andrei as she stood atop a rose-bedecked float highlighting Bohol’s Sandugo Festival Parade.
“This welcome back home warmed my heart so much. I feel beyond grateful to be back in Bohol and share our victory with every Bol-anon. The support I have felt, I have carried with me thru every journey and it has given me so much strength and made me feel so loved,” Amelinckx said in a Facebook post.
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Donating to a worthy cause
Philanthropist and businesswoman, Riza Oben Dormiendo, Mrs. Philippines Face of Beauty International 2019, took time out from her work to grace the simultaneous nationwide launching of the Philippine National Police (PNP) Help and Food Bank initiative, held recently in Camp Crame, Quezon City. The project aims to enhance the support of PNP stakeholders to donate relief goods to be stored in the Food Bank to be used as disaster relief for affected families during natural calamities.
“It is very rewarding to be part of this activity of the PNP, which I believe would be of great help to our countrymen in the time of natural disasters,” said Dormiendo, president of Inner Wheel Club District 383 Muntinlupa Filinvest, who donated sacks of rice and other goods.
In the same event, Dormiendo was appointed as Vice-chairman during the oath-taking ceremony for officers and members of the Anti-Crime Coalition for Peace and Progress International (ACCPPI) a people’s coalition organized in partnership with the PNP, with the objective of promoting peace and progress within the communities.
Dormiendo also donated goods during an outreach program in Tondo, Manila, held in collaboration with the Manila Police Department (MPD) headed by a great general PBGen Andre Perez Dizon, for the benefit of the children of God’s Angel Little Miracle organization.