CANBERRA, Australia – The Philippine Embassy in Australia joins the Filipino-Australian community in extending its warmest congratulations to the newly-crowned Miss Intercontinental 2018 Karen Gallman. Ms. Gallman was born and raised in Bohol and moved to Brisbane, Queensland as a young child.

Karen Gallman, representing the Philippines, is the winner of the 47th Miss Intercontinental pageant held in Manila, the Philippines on 26 January 2019. (Photo credit: Miss Intercontinental Official Website)

Ms. Gallman is the first Filipina to win the Miss Intercontinental crown.