Miss Universe 2012 runner-up Janine Tugonon excited to become first-time mom


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  • The beautyqueen community was quick to shower Janine with their heartfelt congratulations, a testament to the strong bond they share.


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Janine Tugonon (Instagram)

Former Filipino beauty queen-turned-model Janine Tugonon is going to be a mom! 

On June 2, Janine shared beautiful photos proudly showing off her adorable baby bump in her latest social media post.The series of snaps was captioned: "Exciting times, new goals set, and new season in life ahead. Swipe. hehehe."

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This will be Janine's first baby. The beauty queen community was quick to shower Janine with their heartfelt congratulations, a testament to the strong bond they share.

"Congratulations Janine," wrote Pia Wurtzbach.

"Yayyy congratulations momma," said Ara Arida.

"Yes momma!!" commented Shamcey Supsup.

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Other celebrities who greeted her were Rabiya Mateo, Emma Tiglao, Gazini Ganados, Sharina Gutierrez, etc.

Janine is on vacation in the Philippines. But she told a netizen that she was returning to the US soon.

After participating in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, Janine pursued a career in modeling in the US. She placed second to Olivia Culpo of the US in the prestigious beauty pageant.