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Flight attendant crowned Miss Philippines
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-03-08 12:00

Winners of the Miss Philippines 2009 beauty pageant wave to the crowds during a coronation night at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon city, metro Manila March 8, 2009. Melody Gersbach (L), 23, a businesswoman, is the newly crowned Miss Philippines-International and will represent the country in Miss International 2009. Pamela Bianca Manalo (C), 22, a flight attendant, is the newly crowned Miss Philippines-Universe and will represent the country in Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas. Marie-Ann Umali, 22, a tourism graduate, is the newly crowned Miss Philippines-World and will represent the country in Miss World 2009. [Agencies]