Monika Sta. Maria still in the running towards becoming Asia’s Next Top Model

Joan Leary

<div><img src='' alt='061115-monika_main.jpg' width='400' height='290' align='left' border='0'>The Philippines last representative on <i>Asia’s Next Top Model</i>, Monika Sta. Maria, got into the final 3 after tough competition from her Indonesian, Singaporean and Japanese counterparts.</div><div><br/></div><div>After Ayu Gani of Indonesia received her award for Best Photo of the Week, <i>Asia’s Next Top Model</i> host Georgina Wilson called the 23-year-old to receive her picture. To be able to secure a spot in the Final 3, the challenge was to model trends from different decades. Monika got a ‘70s trend.</div><div><br/></div><div>Monika is among the three models that represented the Philippines and is the last one left in the competition after Amanda Chan and Franchesca Lagua were eliminated from the competition.</div><div><br/></div><div>The last contestant to secure a spot in the top 3 was Aimee Bradshaw of Singapore. Japan’s representative Barbara Katsuki was eliminated.</div><div><br/></div><div>Monika was a former De La Salle University volleyball player before she heeded the call of the modelling world.</div><div><br/></div><div><i>Photo credit: RTVgames.com</i></div>

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