Filipinos celebrate first Miss World win MANILA — The Philippines — where beauty contests are a serious affair — yesterday celebrated its first victory in the Miss World contest despite hardline Islamic protests against the event in the host country Indonesia. The triumph of 23-year-old Megan Young was the main headline in major newspapers, who noted that it finally gave the Philippines a winner in all major beauty pageants after several victories in the Miss Universe and Miss International contests.
Posted on: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 09:53:28 +0000