PHILIPPINES' Maureen Wroblewitz is the first Filipina to be hailed “Asia's Next Top Model (ANTM) Cycle 5” winner on Wednesday, June 28. Filipina-German Wroblewitz bagged the title after competing against Shikin Gomez of Malaysia and Minh Tu Nguyen of Vietnam in the finale episode. Aside from the title, the 19-year-old model will take home a Subaru Impreza, a modeling contract with Storm Model Management in London and a cover and fashion spread in Nylon Singapore.
Wroblewitz is one of the three Filipinas who joined the competition. Other Pinoy hopefuls were 22-year-old Anjelica Santillan and 20-year-old Jennica Sanchez. Shot in Singapore, ANTM Cycle 5 is hosted by Cindy Bishop with show judges Cara McIlroy and Yu Tsai with guest judge, 2015 Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach.