CEBUANA model Angeli Dione Gomez was crowned Miss Tourism International on New Year’s Eve.
She bested 59 other candidates in a pageant held in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
It was a back-to-back victory for the Philippines, as Gomez inherited the crown from fellow Cebuana Rizzini Alexis Gomez, the 2012 winner. The two, however, are not related.
Gomez, a resident of Cebu City, has long been a model under designer Dexter Alazas. She majored in film at the International Academy of Film and Television in Mactan and was part of the indie film “The Muses starring Kitchie Nadal” where she played the role of VJ Anj.
She went to BRIGHT Academy for elementary and high school.
Her victory followed the 2013 triumphs of Miss Supranational Mutya Johanna Datul, Miss World Megan Young and Miss International Bea Rose Santiago.
She earned the right to represent the Philippines in the 2013/2014 Miss Tourism International pageant when she bagged the 2013 Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism crown in July.
She was also proclaimed Mutya ng Crimson in the national competition.
Before her Mutya stint, Gomez was crowned 2012 Reyna ng Aliwan in a competition showcasing the country’s different festivals. She placed fifth in the 2012 Miss Resorts World Manila contest and joined the 2013 Binibining Pilipinas pageant in April. INQUIRER with a report by Bjorn Tabanera