During the Press Presentation of MAN of the WORLD Pageant 2019 at Hotel Benilde, the winners of the National Costume Competition were awarded medals as follows:
Gold: Carlos Marquez Saez of Spain
Silver: Isaac Agung Budiman of Indonesia
Bronze: John Paul Ocat of the Philippines and Krishna Salak of India
Meanwhile, the candidates of Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines and Guinea-Bissau grabbed Gold, Silver and Bronze (tie) for the Media’s Choice voting, respectively.
The 30 candidates will head to Dipolog early Saturday morning for their out-of-town pre-pageant activities before next week’s finals. Reigning titleholder Cao Xuân Tài of Vietnam will accompany them.
Photo credit: Edmund Ong Chua
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