Miss Intercontinental 2017 Veronica Salas Vallejo of Mexico and Miss Intercontinental Chief Executive Officer Detlef Tursies will be in Manila on Oct. 3 for the launch of the Miss Intercontinental 2018 beauty pageant that turns 47 this year.
Miss Intercontinental 2017 Veronica Salas Vallejo
(Photo from Miss Intercontinenal official Facebook account)
About 80 countries will compete in the finale in the Philippines on Jan. 26, 2019. Last year, Filipina model Katarina Rodriguez finished first runner-up.
Miss Intercontinental that celebrates tradition while honoring women was first held in Aruba in 1971. For many years, it was a fixed place in the show calendar of Aruba, until it moved to Nigeria, Germany, Colombia, and other countries such as China, Seychelles, Bahamas, Spain and Belarus.