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Since clinching the crown last February, the i8-year-old Fil-Am stunner had beer diligently mapping out her battle plan for the rigorous month-long competition to ensure her winning edge in all the Fast Track Challenges, Asia immersed herself in an intensive regimen combining strength/endurance conditioning with pasarela coaching and Q&A preparation. Despite the mounting pressure, Asia remains unfazed in hurdling the tough and grueling pageant preliminaries. She admits, “‘I think the toughest part is just the fact that the pageant is almost a month long, so it’s definitely a marathon, not a sprint. But a real competition, and I actually really enjoy rehearsals and Iam excited to visit places Vietnam for tourism, “I am confident in my training will give my best, pushing myself to represent the Philippines to the best of my ability. The outcome is beyand my control, but I am confident that God chose me for such a time .
Miss World Philippines National Director Amnold Vegafria believes that Asia’s pageant destiny Is God-ordained, and remains hopeful that she holds the key te the country’s second blue crown, He says, “I believe that Divine intervention had a lot to do with Asia’s pageant oumey, from the time she was the dark horse to the time she stole the limelight and bested other competitors. Having been raised by a God-fearing family with solld values, we can see how her heart is in the right place, and how her charity initiative had alwaays been Legitimate even way before she earned her crown. She is the epitome of the modern Filipina who, despite growing up amid the noise and chatter of the digital worid, stil remains rocted in faith and traditional Filipino values.” With her team of topnotch designers, Asia feels confident about siaying the runway for the pageant’s critical fashion segments.