Babylyn Decena Newfield, 48, a mother of four and grandmother to four kids, recently took the crown at the Bulgaria-based Grandma Universal 2016 beauty pageant.
“Newfield, a 48-year-old widow, returned to the Philippines on Sunday, January 24, after winning the Bulgaria-based Grandma Universal 2016 pageant last January 21, which is Grandma’s Day in Bulgaria. She was the first Filipino woman to compete in the Grandma Universal beauty tilt. She competed with some 50 other grandmothers from around the world,” reports Jeannette I. Andrade in Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Newfield was quoted as saying, “It is an honor. This is the first Grandma Universal title for the Philippines. It is a privilege that, at this age, I can still win a title.”
The report noted: “Newfield, chief executive officer and president of Cartridge World-Philippines, said she was handpicked by international pageant director Ovette Ricalde to represent the country in the contest. The latter had seen her in some fashion shows and asked her to compete the Bulgarian pageant. Newfield was well within the qualifications for the pageant —— 45 years old and over with grandchildren — so she accepted Ricalde’s offer.”
Newfield also won the Best National Costume award and got a lot of praise for showing off her skill in “muay Thai,’’ a combat sport of Thailand, in the talent portion.
