Miss US East Coast in Mutya tilt

MANILA, Philippines - Madison Elliot, 23 (in photo with Funfare ‘beauty expert’ Felix Manuel), will represent the US East Coast in the 2013 Mutya ng Pilipinas contest this year. Madison represented the Philippines in the 2011 Top Model of the World search in Germany. Standing 5’8”,  the Psychology graduate was crowned Mutya ng Amerika 2010 in Baltimore, Maryland. She’s a protégé of 2011 Mrs. Philippines-International Mary Ann Mendoza and designer Gino Fernando.

This year, the Mutya search is celebrating its 45th anniversary. Reigning queens are Mutya ng Pilipinas Asia Pacific Camille Guevarra and Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism Rizzini Alexis Gomez (also reigning Miss Tourism International).