What Australia can learn from the Philippines in winning international pageants

With 21 international titles that the Philippines was able to bring home, the country has proven to produce some of the world's most beautiful, talent and intelligent women, in particular for the four big pageants.

Philippine veteran actress Ruffa Gutierrez, who held the 1993 Miss World Second Runner-up and Binibining Pilipinas World crowns, was recently in Sydney as one of the hosts for the Mrs Universe Australia finale. Credit: SBS Filipino/Annalyn Violata

In an exclusive interview with SBS Filipino, former 1993 Miss World Second Runner-Up and one of Philippines' veteran actresses Ruffa Gutierrez, shares few of the lessons other countries like Australia can learn from the winning streak of the Philippines in bringing home crowns from international pageants.

Together with her brother, Raymond Gutierrez and Philippine veteran actor Gabby Concepcion, Ms Gutierrez was recently in Sydney to grace the Mrs Universe Australia grand finals as special host of the crowing of the winners.

1993 Miss World Second Runner-up and Philippine veteran actress Ruffa Gutierrez. Credit: Ruffa Gutierrez (on Instagram) & SBS Filipino (for photo on the right)

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