Rachel Louise Obregon Peters-Villafuerte (Tagalog: [ˈɹeɪʃɛl ˈpɪtɚs bɪljaˈpwɛɾtɛ]; born October 20, 1991) is a Filipino model, host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2017.
[9][10][11] Peters started her pageantry stint when she competed at Miss World Philippines 2014 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila on October 11, 2014.
[19][20] On March 18, 2018, Peters crowned Catriona Gray as her successor at the Binibining Pilipinas 2018 pageant held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.
[3] At the national costume competition, Peters wore a Sarimanok-inspired golden one-piece swimsuit—complete with wings and a headpiece which is a symbol of good fortune for the Maranao people.
[3][4] Peters concluded her Miss Universe journey by finishing as a Top 10 semifinalist, continuing the streak of the Philippines at 8th-straight finalist placement.
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