MARIE Sherry Ann Quintana Tormes, 28, a multi-titled beauty queen from Camarines Sur, was crowned as Miss Global 2022, besting a field of 62 beauties worldwide in a glittering finale held at Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia last Sunday, coinciding with the 124th Philippine Independence Day.
Tormes, or Shane to family and friends, who also won as Miss Talent for a powerful interpretation of Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary,” became the first Filipina to win the US-based international pageant that was established in 2011.
Shane will reign alongside Miss Global 2021 Jessica da Silva, a single mom who represented the United Arab Emirates, winning the title via a series of virtual competitions several weeks ago, and crowned on the same night in Bali.
The pageant allows single women as well as single mothers aged 18-35 to qualify for the tilt.
Named as runners-up to Shane are: Sandra Lim from Malaysia, 1st; Brooke Rankin from Australia, 2nd; Sandra Boris from Lithuania, 3rd; and Natalia Gurgel from Brazil, 4th.
Tormes was crowned by Miss Global Organization’s president Van Pham. She reprised the victory of Megan Young, the very first and so far, only Filipina Miss World, in the very same venue in 2013.
A “veteran” whose pageant skills were honed by Kagandahang Flores camp, particularly its founder and head trainer Rodgil Flores and senior trainer Jess Soriano, Shane has a string of regional and national titles including Miss Camarines Sur, Mutya ng Ibalong Tourism, Miss Rizal (Province) and Miss Philippines Fire 2020. She has also joined Binibining Pilipinas twice, in 2018 and 2019, on both occasions winning as Miss Friendship, and Miss Talent in 2018.
