After 47 years, the Philippines finally won its first Miss Intercontinental crown courtesy of Bohol native Karen Juanita Gallman.

A crowd favorite since the beginning, the Pinay beauty bested more than 80 contestants around the world on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City. She was crowned by 2017 Miss Intercontinental Veronica Salas Vallejo of Mexico.

Costa Rica’s Adriana Moya Alvarado finished first runner-up, while Slovak Republic’s Laura Longauerova placed second runner-up.

Colombia’s Hillary Hollmann was third runner-up, Vietnam’s Ngan Anh Au Le was fourth runner-up, and Ethiopia’s Bella Lire Lapso was named fifth runner-up.

Here are the complete results:

Miss Intercontinental 2018:
Karen Gallman, PHILIPPINES

1st Runner-Up:
Adriana Moya, COSTA RICA

2nd Runner-Up:
Laura Longauerová, SLOVAK REPUBLIC

3rd Runner-Up:
Hillary Hollmann Del Prado, COLOMBIA

4th Runner-Up:
Ngân Anh Lê Âu, VIETNAM

5th Runner-Up:
Bella Lire Lapso, ETHIOPIA

TOP 20

Olivia Möller, GERMANY
Nina Suleyka Solórzano, ECUADOR
Marianny Egurrola Daza, USA
Engracia Afua Kaley, GHANA
Gréta Muszka, HUNGARY
Akari-Maeda, JAPAN
Scarlett Megan Liew, MALAYSIA
Ivanna Lobato, MEXICO
Nang Mway Phoung Loong, MYANMAR
Michelle Van Sonsbeek, NETHERLANDS
Gabriela Natasha Soley, PARAGUAY
Veronika Volkeova, CZECH REPUBLIC
Ingchanok Prasart, THAILAND
Kseniya Fesenko, UKRAINE

Photos from Miss Intercontinenal Facebook Page