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The Philippines’ Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks lived up to expectations, winning the Miss Eco International 2025 crown during finals held at Hilton Green Plaza in Alexandria, Egypt, on Sunday
Brooks became the first Black woman to capture the crown and the third Filipina after Cynthia Thomalla in 2018 and Kathleen Paton in 2022. She succeeded last year’s Angelina Usanova of Ukraine.
Yulinarr Fitriani of Indonesia finished as first runner-up, while Yelyzaveta Adamska of Ukraine and Cynthia Murillo of the USA were named second and third runners-up, respectively. Half-Filipina Victoria Repollo Inglis of the United Kingdom, a half-Filipina with Ilocos roots, was fourth runner-up.
Thailand, Costa Rica, Egypt, Canada, Brazil, and Venezuela rounded out the top 11 semi-finalists.Brooks was asked the final question in the interview portion, “Imagine the world in 2050. What’s one thing you hope has changed?”
“If you want me to be realistic, climate change is impacting our world right now. And the only thing that we can do is to act towards it. We have the same mother even if we came from different nations. And our mother is asking for our help. So, we must save our planet Earth and we must take care of our Mother Earth. Thank you so much,” Brooks answered confidently.
Brooks also bagged the Best National Costume Award, a Philippine Eagle-inspired creation by Tata Pinuela, for the second consecutive year for the Philippines. She was first runner-up in the Best in Talent and Top 6 in the Best Eco Wear, a West Philippines Sea-inspired dress. — Eton B. Concepcion
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