Our very own Mariel de Leon is believed by several pageant enthusiasts as one of the frontrunners in this year’s Miss International pageant in Japan alongside delegates from Venezuela, Colombia and Lithuania.

If ever Mariel emerge as winner, it’s gonna be the first back-to-back win by a country in the history of the pageant since the reigning Miss International is Kylie Versoza, also from the Philippines.

Can Mariel deliver a back-to-back? Watch the videos below: