Malacañang
14 October 2013

President Benigno S. Aquino III received Miss World 2013 Megan Lynne Young, the first Filipina to be crowned Miss World, in Malacañan Palace.

Megan is an actress and model before winning the Miss World Philippines pageant last August 18, 2013.   The Miss World coronation night was held in Bali, Indonesia on September 28, 2013.

During the preliminaries of Miss World, Megan won the “Top Model” competition, placed fourth in the “Multimedia Challenge” and fifth in the “Beach Beauty” contest. She also received the Continental Queen of Beauty title as Miss World Asia 2013, the highest ranked contestant in the Asian region.

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