MANILA, Philippines — Despite the ongoing political unrest in Venezuela that made some countries back out from this year's Miss Grand International (MGI) pageant, Philippines' Samantha Lo is all set to compete for the country's first crown on October 25. "Win or lose, I'm just going to give you the best show you've ever seen," avowed the 26-year-old English instructor from Cebu. "I consider this crown as a new form of growth for me. During her recent send-off, Samantha also reacted to a viral video that showed the pageant's president Nawat Itsaragrisil promising that the Philippines will win this year. Apart from preparing her Spanish and history-inspired national costume, Samantha shared part of her three-month training is to become more extrovert.

Source: Philippine Star October 08, 2019 01:41 UTC