Throwback Thursday: Justine Gabionza, Miss Tourism Queen International 2006

While Miss Tourism Queen International remains to be a highly-criticized beauty pageant because of the organizers’ inability to conduct the annual event for two of our more recent Bb. Pilipinas Tourism titleholders (Katrina Dimaranan and Parul Shah) to compete in, do keep in mind that we have already achieved quite a good measure of success in the China-based tilt back in 2006 when our very own Justine Gabionza (an elemental runner-up – Miss Philippines Air – during MPE2002) won the title. Her participation in the same wasn’t sponsored by BPCI, though, since another group still held the franchise prior.

Watch her crowning moment in this video now.

courtesy of Richard Bautista

After her MTQI reign, Justine went back to her regular life as a commercial model. And even if being a former international pageant winner was no longer played around that much when going to TVC castings and the like, she still successfully bagged a number of them through sheer natural beauty and screen presence. Below is a sample of one of her boob-tube works.

courtesy of proudlypinoytvc

Just recently, Justine made her latest appearance as a fashion model when she took part in the TRESemmé Runway Ready Fashion Event where she wore a Francis Libiran during the latter’s segment with Hair Expert Lourd Ramos.

Justine remains fresh and young-looking all the time. She may be one of of our more under-hyped international beauty contest winners, but has managed to go above the achievement on her own merits. Credit goes to her healthy lifestyle and positive outlook in life.

Keep it up, girl! ;-)

All Justine Gabionza photos during the TRESemmé Runway Ready Fashion Show are courtesy of my friend Bruce Casanova.