Philippine Bet is 1st Runner-up in Miss Grand International 2016

Pinay beauty beat other candidates and secured a title in Miss Grand International 2016 pageant.

Philippine bet Nicole Cordoves won the first runner-up title in the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant, Wednesday (Manila Time), held at the Westgate International Theater, Las Vegas.

Miss Indonesia Ariska Putri Pertiw was crowned Miss Grand International 2016.

Miss Thailand Supa(–foul word(s) removed–) Malisorn, placed second while Miss United States of America Michelle Leon was the third runner-up. Landed on the fourth place, on the other hand, was Miss Puerto Rico Madison Anderson.

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During the question and answer portion, the candidates were asked one question: Who would you choose to help you “stop the war and violence”: Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton?

Cordoves and Leon picked Trump while candidates from Puerto Rico, Thailand and Indonesia chose Clinton.

Nicole said: “Okay, you have to promise me that you would react after my first sentence.

“I would choose Donald Trump to stop the war and violence with me because if we choose him to switch to our side there won’t be war and violence anymore.

“So, I will also make sure that he will read my speeches to stop the war and violence because imagine someone who would bring so much madness and so much emotion from these people. what if we use his voice to actually do good for the world? What if we use that to our advantage? That’s why let’s keep the peace and let Donald Trump switch to our side to stop the war and violence.”

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Ariska, on the other hand, chose Hillary Clinton.

“So it’s a very hard question for me. But I will choose. If I had the chance to choose I will choose Hillary Clinton,” she said. “Why? Because I know she is a very smart woman, independent woman, and brave woman. That’s why I will choose her to walk together with me, and I believe that if I and Madame Clinton walk together, I believe I can stop the war and ask the people to join with us to stop the war and violence. So I choose her to walk together with me to stop the war and violence.”

This was the first time the Philippines joined the said pageant, which is now on its third edition.

Cordoves is former speechwriter for former Finance secretary Cesar Purisima.

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