She’s got flair

MANILA, Philippines - TGIFridays Philippines’ Rizza Umlas took home the championship title at the recent “TGIFridays Asia-Pacific Championship” held in Taipei, Tawain. This is the first time a female bartender has won in the male-dominated competition, and on a regional level at that. Umlas had everyone’s attention and admiration with her speed and amazing flair skills, beating contestants from six other countries that included Guam, Australia, Dubai, Korea, Japan and Taiwan to clinch the top prize. Umlas received a trophy, cash prize, and a round-trip ticket to New York for TGIFridays’ 50th year celebration this month. Best of all, she gets to represent Asia-Pacific in the World Bartender Championship in March 2016 in Dallas, Texas.