The recently-concluded Miss International Beauty Pageant left viewers scratching their heads and wondering if they accidentally tuned into the wrong show. 

With Miss Philippines making it to the top 5, one couldn’t help but question if they had stumbled into the Miss South America Pageant instead. Perhaps the organizers had secretly decided to hold a crossover event, mixing up their contestants like a deck of cards.

Miss Philippines, a beautiful and talented woman, is undeniably impressive, but her presence in the top 5 does raises some curious eyebrows. Is it the long-lost Latino heritage of the Philippines that the judges suddenly discovered? Or maybe it was her secret salsa dancing skills? 

The international beauty pageant world has a penchant for surprises, and this one certainly had us all reevaluating our geography textbooks.

In the end, we can only hope that next year, the pageant organizers remember to stick to the world map when choosing their top 5 winners. Until then, we’ll just have to keep our atlases close and our sense of humor even closer.