COMMUNITY
Mexican coronation
Henna wins two titles at the Miss Teen Globe 2018
By VIOLI CALVERT
WESTERN Sydney’s nineteen-year-old Henna
Perez, of Prospect, was crowned Miss Teen Globe
Asia 2018 and Miss Intercontinental Queen Asia
2018 at the Miss Teen Globe 2018 beauty pageant
in Guadalahara, Mexico on August 4, 2018.
Henna also placed second in the pageant's ‘Sports
Challenge’ and third ‘Best In Talent’ awards.
For the Sports Challenge, contestants were scored
on a series of running, jumping, push-ups and
squatting competitions.
In the Talent segment, Henna danced while she
sang ‘The Last Dance’ popularised by Donna
Summer.
“Since this was my first international pageant, I
had to cope with a lot of challenges together, for
instance, calling time every day was 8am.
“Arriving at a country with no international
supporters, I had to fight for myself.
“It was easier for the other candidates since most
of them could speak fluent Spanish.
“I had to create friendships in order to understand
each other and co-operate effectively.
Henna's earlier pageant titles were Miss
Australasia Charity Queen - Breast Cancer
Ambassador 2015, Breast Cancer Ambassador in
2015, second runner-up in Mutya Ng Sydney and
Charity Queen 2017.
Henna is currently doing a Bachelor of Media/
International Studies degree at Macquarie
University in Sydney’s North Ryde.
She is the youngest daughter of Lilibeth Balingit
and Edgardo Perez from Bulacan.
Henna has an older sister, Mary Grace Olegario,
39, and a brother Paolo Perez, 31.
For the Sports
Challenge,
Henna Julian, at
left, performed
in a series
of running,
jumping,
push-ups and
squatting
competitions.
MPC now
in business
THE three-year wait is over. The
Filipino multi-purpose centre at 50
Forge St, Blacktown, is open for
community business.
Trust board chairman Manny
Villion -FM went on community
radio 2BACR to make the
announcement in an interview with
broadcaster Marilie Bomediano
that Blacktown Council had
approved a Development
Approved for use of the centre
to a maximum crowd limit of 30
persons at any gathering.
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