Newly crowned Miss Globe 2015 Ann Lorraine Colis was welcomed back home after she won the title in Toronto, Canada.
The welcome honors were held at the Monet Ballroom of Novotel Manila Araneta Center. Looking regal in red gown, Colis celebrated her win as the first Filipina Miss Globe. She was with her proud family, fellow beauty queens, friends, supporters and members of the press.
Colis was beaming with pride. “I would like to thank everyone for supporting me, my fans and the Bb. Pilipinas Charities, Inc. for doing such a great job in preparing me for the competition. Thank you for all your messages and prayers and I am very happy that I made our country proud,” the overjoyed Pampanga beauty shared.
Colis also expressed deep appreciation for the tremendous support accorded to her by the Filipino community in Canada for the duration of the pageant. “I was really surprised because when I was in Canada, Filipinos there would often visit the hotel just to see me. They would give gifts and food just to make me feel at home. So, even though I was in a foreign country, I never felt alone.”
“I will be travelling a lot to fulfill her duties as Miss Globe. From what I know, I will be leaving for Los Angeles, Albania, Dominican Republic, and New York in November. I am looking forward to meeting other people so I could get to know and learn from them and at the same time have that privilege of sharing and promote our beautiful culture with them,” the 22-year-old Pampanga beauty told the press.
Colis also thanked John Cliff, designer of her Filipiniana-Sarimanok inspired national costume that won second place in the national costume presentation. She was happy that the BPCI has given Filipino designers the chance to create national costumes for the Bb. Pilipinas reigning queens’ competition abroad.
Janicel Lubina will be wearing a Leo Almodal design at the Miss International pageant in Japan, Parul Shah wore an Edwin Uy Muslim-inspired costume at the Miss Grand International pageant in Thailand which was named in Best National Costume, while Pia Wurtzbach will wear a Filipino-winning design to be selected by the PBCI panel composed of Stella Marquez-Araneta, Conchitina Bernardo and designer Christian Espiritu.
Meanwhile, Colis has become an instant celebrity following her win as Miss Globe 2015 and has been invited for several TV guest appearances.