Gwendolyne Fourniol, 21, of Negros Occidental, bested 35 other candidates and was crowned Miss World Philippines 2022 during the pageant finals held at the Mall of Asia Arena, which started at around 8 p.m. June 5 and ended past 1 o’clock this morning, June 6.
Along with the title, Gwen will receive prizes of Php500,000 in cash, and the title of Miss Philippine Airlines, Miss Megaworld, and Miss Blue Water Spa. She succeeded Tracy Maureen Perez of Cebu City.
She also won the Best in Evening Gown and Beach Beauty special awards.
Gwen grew up in France but made the Philippines her home when she was 18. Her dad is European and her mom is from Negros Occidental. Gwen first competed in the Miss World Philippines competition in 2021, she represented Himamaylan City and landed in the Top 15.
Meanwhile, other winners in last night’s coronation are Miss Supranational Philippines 2022 Alison Black of Las Piñas City, Miss Eco Philippines 2022 Ashley Montenegro of Makati City, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2022 Ingrid Santamaria of Parañaque City, Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2022 Beatriz McLelland of Aklan, Miss World Philippines Tourism 2022/1st Princess Justine Felizarta of Marikina City, and Miss World Philippines Charity 2022/2nd Princess Cassandra Chan of San Juan City.
Source: Negros Now Daily
