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Beauty queen Mariel de Leon calls Ahtisa Manalo a 'Filipina doll'

By Aedrianne Acar

Beauty queen Mariel de Leon had only good words to say to the woman who succeeded her as Miss International Philippines, Ahtisa Manalo.

Kylie Verzosa, Ariella Arida congratulate Ahtisa Manalo for her successful stint in Miss International 2018

Ahtisa made the country proud by finishing first runner-up in the Miss International 2018 pageant held in Japan.

In an Instagram post, Mariel said that Ahtisa did an amazing job in the competition.

She said, “Congratulations to our Filipina doll for the runner up finish! You did amazing! We are all proud of you! You are a true queen. May God bless you on the next chapter of your life. ”

The Philippines has won Miss International title six times already. The former winners of this prestigious pageant were Gemma Cruz (1964), Aurora Pijuan (1970), Melanie Marquez (1979), Lara Quigaman (2005), Bea Rose Santiago (2013), and Kylie Verzosa (2016).