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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY September 1 - 15, 2017
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Justine Felizarta 
Place of Birth: Olongapo City, Philippines
Present City: Vancouver, British Columbia
Birthday: Feb 23 1994
Occupation: Licensed Medical Aesthetician / Model  
What are your talents: Singing 
Hobbies: Music surfing, hanging out with friends and family, finding new lo-
cal places to eat and lounge 
Biggest Influence: My Parents 
Favorite Actors: Anne Hathaway,Audrey Hepburn, Brad Pitt 
Favorite Vocalists: Beyoncé, SZA, Drake, Whitney Houston 
Favorite Quote: “ The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy
- is all the matters” -Audrey Hepburn 
Justine Felizarta is a BC finalist competing for the Miss Universe Can-
ada 2017 pageant. It will be on Oct. 7th in Toronto and she is excited
for the journey ahead! Please support her by voting online on the Miss
Universe Canada webpage everyday for People’s Choice Award, who
will then excel to the Top 20. 
(Photo by Randy Ordinario & Chris Nazaire )
Pinay nurse crowned as Miss
Nature Intercontinental in Poland
SARAH Christine Reyes Bona of
the Philippines was crowned as the
first ever Miss Nature Intercontinental
in Szczecin, Poland Saturday night
(Sunday morning, PH time).
First runner-up was Miss Slovakia
Júlia Kokoruová, while second runner
up was Miglena Nikolova of Bulgaria.
The remaining finalists were from
the USA, Poland and Belarus. A total
of 15 contestants from as many
countries participated in the
pageant.
Sarah, 26, is from Iriga,
Camarines Sur. She’s a
certified caregiver, licensed
midwife, registered nurse
and a businesswoman. 
Sarah was a Binibining
Pilipinas 2016 candidate last
year and represented the
Philippines recently in Miss
ASEAN Friendship 2017
where she finished in the Top
5. She was also crowned as
Santiata Ti Ilocos-Tourism
2017, where she represented
the town of Alilem.
According to its website,
Miss Nature Intercontinental
is an international tilt that
aims to promote healthy living,
ecology and ecological awareness. It
is organized by Malgorzata Rozniecka,
who was Miss International in 2001.
Rozniecka has visited the Philippines
in 2009 when she was invited as a
judge at the Mutya ng Pilipinas finals
in Baler, Aurora that year.( Jose D.
Patao Jr., Malaya)
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