Trixie Marie Marana won the Miss Asia 2016 title at glittering rites in Kerala, India; besting 18 other hopefuls from across Asia. Her court is comprised of Yauheniya Vasilyeva of Belarus (1st runner-up) and Ankita Kharat of India (2nd runner-up). Photo collage courtesy of TrendingFacts.blogspot.com Prior to winning the Miss Asia crown, Trixie won several local titles including Miss Dumaguete 2009 and Miss Negros Oriental 2015. She posted a lengthy message on her Facebook account. “Ladies and gentlemen, on this stage, on any stage, on every stage. Without shame, i must say. The moving force of Trixia Marie S. Marana is Jesus Christ. And tonight, it taught that this is not a success. Its how I rose about the trial that i went through in reaching today. For me its not reaching the mountain top that makes you the success(ful). Its the climbing, its the falling, the slipping, the trying [...]