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Raquel Basco

Raquel Basco (born October 30, 1994) is an actress, model, and current beauty pageant titleholder for Miss Hawaii International 2019. She is an advocate of mental health, depression, and suicide awareness. Raquel is a field advocate for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. She has done ramp and print modeling as well as musical theater. Early life and education[edit] Raquel was born San Francisco, CA. She is a first generation Filipino-American and attended California High School. She earned a degree in Psychology and Theater and is planning to attend UC Berkeley in Fall to pursue career in Marketing.

Pageantry Raquel represented California in the Miss USA Intercontinental 2017 on July 28. 2017, where she won the title of Miss USA Intercontinental 2017. In 2018, Raquel finished 1st runner up on Miss America World 2018. She placed 2nd runner up to Miss US International 2019 and earned the title of Miss Hawaii International 2019 on June 28, 2019. Raquel will be competing for Miss International 2019 title in Tokyo, Japan in November.

Raquel will be the 4th person from the United States to compete at two major international beauty pageants after Brucene Smith, who competed in Miss World 1971 and won Miss International 1974, Andrea Neu, who previously competed at International 2013 and Miss Earth 2014, and Olivia Jordan who won Miss World 2013 and who competed for Miss Universe 2015.