Filipina Jehza Huelar encounters wardrobe malfunction after making Top 10 in Miss Supranational

“Philippines, mahal na mahal ko kayo.” (Photo: @jehzahuelar/Instagram)

Twenty-four-year-old Davaoena Jehza Huelar made it through to the Top 10 of the Miss Supranational 2018 competition held in Kyrnica-Zdroj, Poland last Saturday, December 8, but soon after encountered a wardrobe malfunction as the zipper on the back of her evening gown fell apart.

Jehza’s stylist Vhee Co shared the photo of the back of the silver gown on Instagram, the zipper noticeably damaged and the dress held together by safety pins. The post captioned, “Still, you did an amazing performance. Congratulations Jehza Huelar” adding the hashtag ‘Justice for the Philippines.’ The philippine representative for Mr. Supranational 2018 confirmed the news sharing that right after Jehza was announced as a finalist, “the zipper of her gown really broke.”

However, Jehza remained positive on social media and did not speak about the incident, instead posted a photo of herself holding up a Philippine flag saying, “Philippines, mahal na mahal ko kayo.”

At the end of the night, Puerto Rico’s Valeria Vazquez took home the top title, crowned by her predecessor Jenny Kim from South Korea. The 1st runner-up was former Binibinining Pilipinas (BBP) Tourism winner half-Filipina Katrina Dimaraan representing the USA, third place won by Magdalena Bienkowska from Poland, the fourth placer Wilda Octaviana Situngkir from Indonesia, and rounding out the top five, Diana Romero of Mexico. In the ten-year history of the pageant, 2013’s Filipina representative Mutya Datul is the only one from the country to have won the Miss Supranational Crown.

Prior to the international beauty pageant scene, Jehza competed in Binibining Pilipinas thrice before winning her national title. Before the dress encounter, Jehza was also challenged at the beginning of the competition when she lost all of her luggage upon arriving at the Eastern-European country. She shares that she “humbly asked the girls of Miss Supranational to lend [her] clothes [she] can wear in the activities,” learning, “I learned that we should not worry much for God will not leave us with an empty hand.”