The Miss Universe Philippines organization celebrated the milestone by sharing a video of Chelsea greeting supporters on Instagram. "Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! We are making history as Miss Universe Asia," the Bulacan beauty proudly declared in the video.
The other recipients of the four continental queen titles were Nigeria's Adetshina for Africa and Oceania, Finland's Matilda Wirtavuori for Europe and Middle East, and Peru's Tatiana Calmell for the Americas.
The continental queens will be the ambassadors for their respective regions, a Philstar.com report said.
As Miss Universe Asia, she is set to travel across the region and join some of the official trips of the Miss Universe Organization.
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