MISS ASIA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL 2018 EVENING GOWN COMPETITION
By Noli A. Berioso
Photos by Edmund Ong Chua II
The last of the preliminary events of the Miss Asia-Pacific International 2018 beauty pageant is the evening gown competition, held at the ballroom of Alta D’Tagaytay, a prime hotel and destination in Cavite City.
The 50 official candidates sashayed on stage wearing their own choice of evening gowns.
Recipients of special awards are the following:
University of Perpetual Help Ambassadress:
India - Abhilasha Agrawal, Japan - Momoe Yada, Philippines - Sharifa Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel, Myanmar - Yee Yee San and El Salvador - Olga Maria Flores Ortiz
Miss Zanea - Myanmar - Yee Yee San
Miss Iceskin Aesthetic - Philippines - Sharifa Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel
Miss Photogenic- Kazahkstan Didar Atmaja
Miss Congeniality – Australia - Sapir Turkenitz
Best In Evening Gown:
Winner - Sharifa Areef Mohammad Omar Akeel
2nd – Brazil - Gabriela Palma
3rd – Uruguay - Natalia Gurgel
Grand Coronation Night is scheduled on October 4, Saturday at the Newport Theater of Performing Arts, RWM, Pasay City.