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South Korea finally scored its first crown from one of the “Big 4” international pageants when Mina Sue Choi, an Australia-born and US-educated model, captured the Miss Earth title in ceremonies staged at the Cove Manila pool club of Okada Manila in Parañaque City on Nov. 29.
The communications student was the successor of Belizean Destiny Wagner, also the first woman from her country to capture a major international beauty title, in the global tilt’s 22nd edition beamed live to audiences served by Globovision in Latin America and the Caribbean, and was seen online worldwide through the pageant’s official Kumu, Facebook and YouTube accounts.
Mounted by Filipino organizer Carousel Productions, the annual Miss Earth competition is recognized in the international pageant community as one of the “Big 4” global tilts, in the same league as the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International pageants.
