Sixteen-year old Filipina Erika Magora recently won the 2012 Covergirl Search of the Malaysian edition of Seventeen Magazine.
In a news release on Friday, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Magora was born of Filipino parents and grew up in Valenzuela City.
She arrived in Malaysia in 2008 with her mother and grandmother, and speaks fluent Malay, English, and Filipino.
Magora studies in a private school in Subang Jaya, Selangor, and is always a top student in her class. The DFA said she intends to pursue law studies in college.
Magora's hobbies include playing the guitar, singing, surfing the net, and reading books.
Last January, Magora attended an event entitled “Clinique Sweet Seventeen Makeover Party” organized by Seventeen Malaysia.
During the event, one of the magazine editors spotted her and invited for a photo shoot for their June 2012 issue.
In April, she also joined the Seventeen Covergirl Search 2012.
"Because of her charm and beauty, she stood out from all other contestants and won the contest. She then appeared in the magazine’s October 2012 issue, together with Malaysian pop star Mizz Nina," the DFA said.
Magora paid a courtesy call on Philippine Ambassador to Malaysia Eduardo Malaya on October 1 with her mother, Anne Patricia Magora.
Malaya congratulated Magora for her victory and urged her to remain a well-rounded individual.
“Do continue to be a pride of your Filipino heritage, and show to them the beauty, spirit and other positive Filipino traits. Also, be a good example to your fellow teenagers on what they can strive to be,” he said.
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