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Pia Wurtzbach, PH beauty queens will be 'muses' during the 2019 SEA Games

SEA GAMES MUSES. Pia Wurtzbach, Megan Young, Karen Ibasco, and Lara Quigaman are 4 of 11 Filipino beauty queens who will be the muses at the Southeast Asian Games on November 30. Photos by Alecs Ongcal/Instagram/@meganbata/@karenibasco

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine beauty queens will serve as the muses of participating countries during the opening ceremony of the SEA Games at the Philippine Arena on November 30.

Pia Wurtzbach, the country's 3rd Miss Universe in 2015, will serve as the muse of the Philippines. Megan Young, who became the first Filipina to win Miss World in 2013, will be the muse of Indonesia.

Other queens who will be participating during the athletic meet's opening include:

Lara Quigaman, Miss International 2005 – Malaysia

File photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Karen Gallman, Miss Intercontinental 2018 – Brunei Darussalam

File photo by Dion Besa/Rappler

Sophia Senoron, Miss Multinational 2018 – Cambodia

File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler

Karen Ibasco, Miss Earth 2017 – Myanmar

File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler

Jamie Herrell, Miss Earth 2014 – Singapore

File photo from Rappler

Angelia Ong, Miss Earth 2015 –Thailand

File photo by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

Cynthia Thomalla, Miss Eco International 2018 – Laos

File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler

Sharifa Akeel, Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 – Vietnam

File photo by Rob Reyes/Rappler

Jannie Alipo-on,  Miss Tourism International 2017 – East Timor

Photo from Mutya ng Pilipinas Facebook page

The ladies will wear gowns by Eric Pineda, who will pay homage to Filipino products such as abaca, capiz shells, and bamboo. 

Filipino performers led by Lani Misalucha, Christian Bautista, Aicelle Santos, Jed Madela, Elmo Magalona, KZ Tandingan, Iñigo Pascual, The TNT Boys, Ana Fegi, Robert Seña, and international rap artist Apl d Ap will perform during the opening ceremony. – Rappler.com

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