Miss Philippines’ Gwendolyn Ruais is the first runner up in 2011 Miss World Pageant
November 10th, 2011While everyone is busy on holidays 2012 preparations, another Filipina made it to one of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the world.
Miss Philippines’ Gwendolyn Ruais, bagged the first runner up crown in the 2011 Miss World beauty pageant in a star-studded event held at at London’s Earls Court in London.
A total of 113 women competed in this year’s pageant in which Miss Venezuela Ivian Sarcos Colmenares, a 21-year-old human resources graduate from Venezuela emerged as the 2011 Miss World.
The first runner up went to Philippines while Puerto Rico grabbed the third spot. The top seven finalists were from Korea, Venezuela, England, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Scotland.
A jubilant Filipino pageant fanatics was around to cheer Miss Philippines and waved the Philippine flag every time her name was called on stage.
Gwendolyn is a French-Filipino model, who earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management last year in her home country.

