Meet Kathleen Paton, the new queen who will represent the country in the Miss Eco International pageant.
Kathleen was officially welcomed in the Miss Eco International pageant as soon as they learned about the new Philippines's titleholder.
The crowned Miss Eco Philippines 2021 is not a newbie in the world of pageantry. The Filipina-Australian has in fact won different titles in the pageant industry.
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Kathleen Paton is the new Miss Eco Philippines 2021.
The new beauty queen was crowned last October 4 at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center.
Kathleen Paton is not new in the world of pageantry as she has won a couple of titles in other beauty pageants.
Prior to Miss Eco Philippines title, Kathleen Paton was also hailed as Miss Teen International in 2017 and Miss Manila in 2018.
The Filipino-Australian represented Aklan in the Miss World Philippines 2021 pageant.
Kathleen Paton was also named Miss Photogenic in the Miss World Philippines 2021 pageant.
In the Q & A segment of the pageant, Kathleen Paton was asked, "What is one thing that you need to overcome?"
Kathleen Paton's answered confidence and rejection, "One thing that you need to overcome is fear with your confidence and the fear of being rejected. I myself have suffered a lack of confidence when I was younger. I wasted a lot of time being stuck at home because I was afraid of going out of my comfort zone and I would tell my younger self even that if I could go back in time to overcome this fear because you have no idea what's out there, and what's there for you."
Her performance in the Miss World Philippines 2021 pageant made her the new Miss Eco Philippines.
Next for Kathleen Paton is her journey to Miss Eco International. She said on her Instagram post, "I take so much love, enthusiasm and passion into this new chapter in my life and I look forward to working with @arnold_vegafria and the @missecointernational organisation."