Cebuana Beauty, Businesswoman is 4th Classic Mrs. International Metropolitan

Jennifer Helen D. Weigel, a Cebuana beauty queen and businesswoman, is this year’s fourth Classic Mrs. Asia International Metropolitan held at the Galaxy Hall – HGH Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia last June 13. Weigel also bagged the Best in National Costume award, wearing a gown designed by Philip Tampos, a fellow Cebuano.

She wore a very intricate gown designed by another talented Cebuano designer, Cary Santiago during the evening gown competition.

This year, 31 candidates vied for the most coveted titles and awards. Alongside Filipina beauty queens were candidates from Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, China, Sri Lanka, Macao, Japan and India. The pageant usually has three to five representatives per country.

Aside from her ,Filipina beauties who also won are:

Winlove McLaren, 26-year-old Ilongga, won the Mrs. Asia International Metropolitan 2015 and the first ever Alex Liu Award, which was given to candidate who exudes the best performance, shows good attitude and with the potential to be the next big thing.

Mrs. Philippines-Globe Asia International Sonia Mendoza, a 43-year-old, a public servant, won the Mrs. Top Model and Mrs. Popularity awards.

Started in 2012, Mrs. Asia International Pageant is a platform for married and even senior ladies to showcase their beauty, talents and achievements. Aside from beauty, contestants are judged according to how they express their opinions about marriage and current event .

Above all, every candidate must demonstrate the true essence of the modern empowered woman, who nurtures not only herself and her family, but also the society.

Asia International Pageant is an annual pageant and franchised by ERM Marketing Sdn. Bhd. and organized by Young Collections