Filipino Miss International official finds new crown sponsor from Vietnam

MANILA, Philippines — The Tokyo-based Miss International pageant unveiled over the weekend a new crown that will be used for its 60th competition later this year.

The new crown, designed and created by the Long Beach Pearl company in Vietnam, was presented to the public at a special event held at the Rex Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 5, attended by reigning queen Sireethorn Leearamwat from Thailand and Stephen Diaz, the Filipino marketing manager of the Miss International Organization.

The new crown will replace the iconic one being used by the pageant with a fur-lined base and white lasso used to tie around the winners’…