A Filipina beauty queen has reinforced the country’s status as a po­werhouse in the pageant industry yet again as Miss World-Philippines runner-up Sophia Senoron won the first-ever crown of the newest international beauty pageant in the circuit, Miss Multinational.

The coronation night which was held Monday at Gurugram, New Delhi, India saw the 18-year-old beat 34 candidates from around the world, bagging not just the main title but also two special awards, namely Miss Environment and Miss Speech.