Two Filipino pageant bets bag honours in neighbouring countries

Newly-crowned Mister Universe Tourism Erik Lennart Visser and Miss Business Global second runner-up Mariel Baltazar. - MISTER UNIVERSE TOURISM FACEBOOK PHOTO /ARMIN P. ADINA MANILA, Philippines —

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Two Filipino pageant contenders reaped honours in separate international competitions held just days apart in Indonesia and Vietnam earlier this week.

Dutch-Filipino Erik Lennart Visser from Cebu was crowned 2023 Mister Universe Tourism in ceremonies staged at the Bali Nusa Dua Theater in Bali, Indonesia, on March 19, inheriting the title from 2019 winner Surasak Muangkeaw of Thailand.