Miss Philippines Earth, Angelee delos Reyes, takes third place in Miss Photogenic voting
With the finals of the 13th edition of the Miss Earth contest right around the corner, the results of the online voting for the Miss Photogenic portion of the contest are in and Miss Philippines Earth, Angelee delos Reyes grabbed third place in the sub-contest.
The winner by a slim margin was Miss India Earth, Sobhita Dhulipala, who garnered 8,465 votes. In very close second place was Miss Macau Earth, Ashley Qian with 8,082 votes. Angelee delos Reyes received 4,796 votes to come in third place.
The 26-year-old graduate of nursing from the Columban College, when asked “What makes you proud of the country you’re representing?” said, “I am proud with a lot of tourist destinations, the culture and the people of the Philippines. What makes me even more proud is the fact that one of the biggest and most relevant pageants in the world was started here in my country, and that is the Miss Earth Pageant, which heightens and raises the environmental awareness of the people around the world. That is promoting beauty, and uses it to influence people to take care of the earth.”
The finals for the Miss Earth 2013 contest will take place Saturday, Dec. 7 at at the Versailles Palace, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines.