KALIBO, Aklan – An Aklanon beauty will represent the country in the prestigious Miss Teen International 2019 pageant in New Delhi, India.
The 17-year-old Francesca Beatriz Abalajon, hailed Miss Teen International Philippines 2019, has arrived in New Delhi on Thursday afternoon for the pageant, her mother Mary Jane told Panay News.
Prior to the competition, Abalajon was adjudged Miss Teen Earth Asia 2019 that earned her the right to compete in India.
She succeeded Simone Nadine Bornilla, last year’s winner of the national pageant who went on to win the Miss Teen International Asia & Oceania title in the same Indian city.
Last January, Abalajon joined the Mutya ng Kalibo Sto. Niño Ati-Atihan Festival where she was declared 2nd-runner up. She continued her pageant career in Metro Manila.
Aside from being Miss Kalibo Ati-atihan, Abalajon was also the Grand Winner in both Ms Metro Manila 2018 and “Mutya ng Luzviminda 2018.”
In 2017, Kathleen Paton from Nabas town in Aklan was crowned Miss Teen International in a pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand./PN
