Thanks to ABQ correspondent Ronald Villamor for discovering that we have another Filipina beauty competing in a pageant abroad. Krista Rose Bella who stands 5’7″ (other reports say she is 5’6″) is currently in Panama with 23 other international teenage beauty queens fighting for the Miss Teenager 2013 title.
I checked out the FB page of Miss Teenager 2013 and noticed that Krista Rose Bella is not getting the usual number of comments that Pinay contestants get. Most likely because very few Pinoys know about her competing. From digging around online I discovered that she was sent to compete in Miss Teenager 2013 by Edgar Sulit. I think he is the same Edgar Sulit who is a pageant organizer and the Executive Director of the Canada-based International Professional Network, also known as IPEN. I’m surmising that she’s based in Canada and got sent from Canada so few of us in Manila know about it. But that’s just a guess on my part!
You can start showing your support by voting for Krista online. The girl who gets the most Facebook likes will be fast-tracked into the Top 15. You can get to the official voting page by clicking HERE.
Some details found on her official Miss Teenager composite photo which you see above:
Krista Bella is a 16 year old consistent honor student from Grade 8-10. She wants to be a Pediatrician someday. Her hobbies include reading, shopping and working out and being outdoors.
Message to the Youth: In spite of all the struggles you’ve been through, obstacles you’ve come across and complications, you’ve experienced, never forget who you are and always be yourself. Do not forget your values. Never act like someone that you’re not!
She lists Manila as her hometown and is the second Asian girl to officialy join the pageant. The world finals of Miss Teenager 2013 take place on July 27, 2013 at the Hard Rock Hotel’s Convention Center in Panama.