AT A GLANCE
Shannon is the first Filipina to win the top title in Miss Environment International which is just on its second staging. She also won Miss Active (Miss Congeniality) and Miss High Fashion Model - 2nd place in the competition. She succeeds Kayra Wouters of Belgium.
Miss Environment International 2023 Shannon Robinson (Facebook/The Philippine Pageantry)
Irish-Filipina beauty Shannon Robinson went home to an ecstatic welcome from her Mutya ng Pilipinas family after being crowned Miss Environment International 2023 in Mumbai, India last June 15. She completes the back-to-back win of Mutya queens for the first half of the year after Annie Uson Chen was earlier proclaimed Miss Chinese World 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In a victory party at the showroom of CWC Interiors in Taguig City, Mutya ng Pilipinas President Cory Quirino and Chairman Fred Yuson lauded Shannon for working very hard to bring home the crown. " We're very proud and we're very glad that she did," the two executives said.
Shannon is the first Filipina to win the top title in Miss Environment International which is just on its second staging. She also won Miss Active (Miss Congeniality) and Miss High Fashion Model - 2nd place in the competition. She succeeds Kayra Wouters of Belgium.
Shannon Robinson with her Mutya ng Pilipinas sister-queens
The 28-year-old Shannon, who is 2022 Mutya ng Pilipinas Luzon, recalled her experience: "I left (the Philippines) a bit overconfident but when I got there (India), I was definitely shellshocked. The competition was really fierce. As you know, I'm pretty new in pageantry and I just didn't expect how tough the competition would be."
"All that time, I was just staying true to myself, from start to finish. I had to trust myself, even when I was doubting," she added.
Shannon said it helped a lot that she had a good support system which included her Mutya family, her boyfriend Curt and her father, the famous 90s DJ John Robinson.
Shannon with Mutya ng Pilipinas chairman Fred Yuson (center) and Mutya ng Pilipinas president Ms. Cory Quirino (right).
Shannon's bio lists her as a singer, model, host, actress, events coordinator, and businesswoman. Before settling in the Philippines, she lived in Japan, UK, Thailand, and US
After winning the title, Shannon vows to vigorously help pro-environment efforts, particularly those that concern the Philippines' polluted oceans, especially those affected by oil spills.
After Shannon's successful stint, Mutya ng Pilipinas 2022 winner is expected to represent the Philippines in Miss Intercontinental 2023 to be held in Egypt later in the year. Other queens who are scheduled to compete are the following: Mutya ng Pilipinas Visayas 2022 Megan Deen Campbell for Miss Asia Pacific International 2023, Mutya ng Pilipinas Tourism International 2022 Jeannette Reyes for Miss Tourism International 2023, and Mutya ng Pilipinas World Top Model 2022 Arianna Kyla Padrid for World Top Model 2023.
