A candidate of this year's Miss Philippines Earth collapsed Wednesday night during the pageant's bikini competition held at Solaire Resort & Casino in Parañaque City.
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| Miss Philippines-Earth candidate Leslie Ann Pine |
Filipino-American beauty Leslie Ann Pine, who is representing San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija, suddenly collapsed shortly after the competition's special awards ceremony just before midnight.
Fellow contestant Pircelyn Pialago, a close friend of Pine, told ABS-CBN News the the latter had been "depriving herself" of food after supposedly being put on "weight watch" leading up to the finals night on May 11.
The coronation night of Miss Philippines Earth will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena, and will be telecast on ABS-CBN.--Source: ABS-CBN News