Angeli Dione Gomez Crowned Miss Tourism International 2013; Philippines Scores Back-to-Back Win

It was a back-to-back win for the Philippines in Miss Tourism International pageant when Rizzini Alexis Gomez crowned her compatriot Angeli Dione Gomez as Miss Tourism International 2013/14 in a ceremony held New Year's Eve at at the Putrajaya Marriott Hotel, IOI Resort City in Sepang Utara, Malaysia.

Angeli Dione Gomez bested 59 other delegates to capped the Philippines' most successful year in pageant history. She was the third Filipina to be crowned Miss Tourism International next to surname-sake and last year's winner Rizzini Alexis and Maria Esperanza Manzano, who won way back in the year 2000.

The Cebuana beauty earned her ticket to the competition after winning Mutya ng Pilipinas alsongside Koreen Medina and her win added to the 13 major successes of the Philippines in 2013 (Read: Pinoys in Pageants—13 Major Sucesses in 2013).

Miss Tourism International is a Malaysian-based pageant which aims to promote tourism and cultural exchange. The Philippines is now the winningest country in the history of 17-year-old pageant with 3 crowns.

Here are the winners of the said pageant for 2013-2014.

Miss Tourism International 2013 – Angeli Dione Gomez, Philippines 1st runner up – Thailand, Sunidporn Srisuwan (also Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2013) 2nd runner up – Australia, Sarah Czarnuch (also Miss Tourism Metropolitan 2013) 3rd Runner up – Dominican Republic, Michelle Alexis Torres (also Miss Tourism Global 2013) 4th Runner up – Malaysia, Thaarah Ganesan (also Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan)
Special Awards	Top 10 Finalists
Miss Proton Elegant – Portugal Miss Beautiful Skin – Singapore Miss Friendship – Uganda Best in Talent – Armenia Miss Tourism International 2013 Great Ambassador Award – Hong Kong Miss South East Asia – Vietnam	Vietnam, Phan Hoang Thu Bosnia & Herzegovina, Aleksandra Kovacevic  Ukraine, Oleksandra Timonina Portugal, Sara Monica Matias da Silveira Zimbabwe, Dananai Ratiozo Chipunza

Watch the crowning moment below:

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Philippines' Rizzini Alexis Gomez Wins Miss Tourism International 2012

The Miss Tourism International 2012 Pageant was held on New Year's Eve, December 31, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Miss Philippines Rizzini Alexis Gomez was crowned Miss Tourism International. 

Rizzini Alexis Gomez, a 22-year-old registered nurse from Cebu bested 54 other lovely candidates from all over the world to capture the title of Miss Tourism International 2012. Rizzini's win put an exclamation point to the Philippines' winning streak this year, perhaps one of the best in the history of pageantry in the country.

Read: Pinoys in Pageants: 10 Major Sucesses in 2012; Philippines Hailed Country of the Year

Rizzini is the second Filipina to be crowned Miss Tourism International, a Malaysian-based pageant which aims to promote tourism and cultural exchange. The first Filipina to win the said crown is Maria Esperanza Manzano way back in 2000.

Here are the  winners of the Miss Tourism International 2012:

• Miss Tourism International: Miss Philippines 
• Miss Tourism Metropolitan International: Miss Australia
• Miss Tourism Global: Miss Venezuela
• Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International: Miss Paraguay
• Dreamgirl of the Year: Miss Malaysia

Photos courtesy of Mutya ng Pilipinas

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