PHL's Ahtisa Manalo is 1st runner-up, Venezuela crowned Miss International 2018

Indonesia's Kevin Lilliana has crowned her successor and it's Venezuela's Mariem Velazco. 

The title doubles as a birthday gift for the 20-year-old model. 

Venezuela continues to be the country with the most Miss International wins, now at 8 crowns. The Philippines has won 6. 

Mariem Velazco of Venezuela.

The Philippines' Ahtisa Manalo finished at 1st runner-up.

Ahtisa, 21, is the "bunso" of the 2018 Binibining Pilipinas queens. She is originally from Quezon and is an accounting graduate. She once dreamed of being a cop.

Ahtisa Manalo with her crown

The Miss International 2018 queens.

The 4th runner-up is Anabella Castro Sierra of Colombia. The 3rd runner-up is Bianca Tirsin of Romania. The 2nd runner-up is Reabetswe Sechoaro of South Africa. 

There were 77 candidates this year, the biggest turn out in the pageant's history. — AT, GMA News