A Filipina Will Represent Belgium At The Next Miss Universe Pageant!
It seems like there will be more than one Filipina competing in next year’s Miss Universe pageant.
Angeline Flor Pua, a Filipino pilot student in Antwerp, was recently crowned Miss Belgium at the Plopsaland Theater in De Panne last January 13, beating 29 other contestants and making her one of the few Asian women to ever win a European beauty pageant.
According to Missosology, she will be given the honor to compete for two highly coveted crowns: Miss Universe 2018 and Miss World 2018.
Watch her winning moment below!
Landing the title Miss Belgium isn’t a first for the 22-year-old. in fact, she has won two other international pageants in previous years. In 2016, she was crowned as Miss Filipina Europe in Vienna, Austria, and in 2017, she took home the title Miss Antwerp.
Check out Miss Belgium 2018, striking a pose with 17-year-old Zoé Brunet (1st runner-up) and 24-year-old Dhenia Covens (2nd runner-up).
Watch the beauty queen slash aviation student speak fluent Dutch in her official video for Miss Belgium 2018.