A
Queen was once a Princess
On the 10th of April
2016, twenty (20) grand finalists faced one another in the concluding round.
They enthralled the audience with their national attires, production numbers, sportswear
outfits, talents, evening gown, and of course their intelligence in the
question and answer portion. Three Maharlikan students with their charm, character,
and class were able to join this year’s grand finals. They are Kiara de
Oliveira, Helfia Vieira Aniceto, and Savia Afonso who are all Grade II pupils.
Amidst
the Cheering Crowd
The Maharlikan princesses proved to
be invincible all throughout the competition. Given the support from their
parents, coaches, teachers, and classmates; they took the stage with full
confidence and they swayed the crowd with their talents. All of them were able
to clinch a spot on the top ten and eventually one of them emerged as the
champion in the person of Helfia Vieira Aniceto. One member of the audience and
a pageant enthusiast herself remarked that the three really deserved to be in
the top spot because they do have talents to show and more importantly they were
able to deliver their answers articulately in perfect English.
Savia Afonso when asked why she
joined the competition answered beautifully that it is a good exposure for her,
to show what she can do, and in that way develop her skills and talents. Kiara
de Oliveira in a rather theological question of what will she ask from God at
that precise moment said she will pray for love and joy. Miss Oliveira is also
the recipient for the Little Miss Timor Plaza Award. Finally, Miss Helfia Vieira Aniceto spoke
like a real queen when she was asked what she liked most about her parents when
she said they both raised her up to be a good person and she is sharing this
goodness with all of the people around her. The Little Miss Timor 2015 is also
awarded as the Best in Sportswear donning a rider’s outfit with a motorbike as
her father and brother are professional motocross riders.
It’s
a back-to-back Maharlikan Crown
The pageant’s season 2 Grand
Champion Marimar Malik who is now an incoming Grade IV student at Maharlika
International School crowned her schoolmate and friend Helfia Aniceto as the
new little queen of this young nation. Miss Malik quips that she is excited for
her friend’s reign and what is in store for her. She advised her to remain as
friendly as she always had been and that to do something good for the country
in her own little ways.
Long
live the Queen!
The whole Maharlikan family is proud of this
remarkable accomplishment of its students. Indeed, students from MIS are not
only excelling in their own right inside the school premises but also in their
extracurricular activities outside the school where reality is. Further, the
administration wishes to congratulate the parents of these kids for their
continued trust and support, to the teachers who are readily-available to lend
a hand and for everyone who made the event possible.