Meanwhile... Mariel de Leon fails to place in Miss International

bet Maria Angelica “Mariel” de Leon failed to deliver the back-to-back win the country was hoping for with Kylie Versoza at the 2017 Miss International pageant in Tokyo, Japan on Tuesday. Unfortunately, the outcome also brought an end to the win queens on the international stage since October.

Indonesia Kevin Lilliana was crowned 2017 Miss International titles given respectively to Miss Curacao, Miss Venezuela, Miss Australia and Miss Japan.

Miss International win, while the their respective rankings on the winners’ board with six and seven wins, respectively.

In an interview with ABS-CBN News from Japan, the daughter of showbiz couple Christopher de Leon and Sandy Andolong said the international pageant made her a “stronger, wiser and smarter woman,” and that it for her goals and dreams.

“I really learned a lot from this experience. I made a lot of relationships with the other girls here and I am really proud of how far we’ve all come. I’m going to put this in my good memories,” she added.

De Leon is part of an all-girl classical singing group Opera Belles and has long said her passion is her music. She will also be seen in December’s Metro Manila Film Festival as leading lady to Coco Martin’s remake of