VIETNAMESE BEAUTY WINS MISS EARTH 2018

Phuong Khanh Nguyen, 23 year old  Marketting Student representing Vietnam wins the 18th edition of Miss Earth annual beauty pageant held Saturday night at the Mall of Asia Arena. Mexico’s Melissa Flores e), Colombia’s Valeria Ayos (Water), and Melanie Mader of Austria (Air) completes the royal court of Miss Earth 2018.

Before the coronation night, Miss Vietnam was already one of the top contenders for the crown along with Miss Ecuador, Miss Colombia, Miss Philippines and Miss Slovenia.

Here's the transcript of Miss Vietnam's winning answers during the Q&A:

Being a millennial, what do you think is the most pressing issue of your generation?

"Good evening, everyone. My answer is our ignoring. We have so many technologies, and we just use social media and only care about ourselves. We should spend our time to think and feel with what's happening with the Earth right now. One small action multiplied by a million people can transform the world."

#Hashtag Confilict

Mabuhay, Pilipinas! This isn't my first language, but I will try my best. My hashtag is conflict. In our world, there's no perfection. Conflict is a part of our daily life. As a human, we can avoid conflict by being honest with ourselves. By being honest with ourselves, we can create the power to transform the world. Thank you.

Full list of Top 18: Miss Netherlands Margaretha de Jong, Miss Chile Antonia Figueroa, Miss Romania Dennise Vivienne Andor, Miss Brazil Sayonara Veras, Miss Japan Mio Tanaka, Miss Portugal Telma Madeira, Miss Slovenia Danijela Burjan, Miss South Africa Margo Faith Fargo, Miss Italy Sofia Pavan
Miss Philippines Celeste Cortesi. Miss Ghana Belvy Naa Teide Ofori, Miss Colombia Valeria Ayos
Miss Vietnam Phương Khanh Nguyễn, Miss Montenegro Katarina Šećković, Miss Venezuela Diana Silva Miss Austria Melanie Mader, Miss Nepal Priya Sigdel (Miss Eco video) and Miss Mexico Melissa Flores.

The production values for this year's presentation is way better compared to its past editions held in UP Diliman Little Theatre. American R&B singer Brian McKnight serenaded last year's winners.

Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.