Background
Her father is of Chinese-Indian descent while her mother is of Portuguese-Indo-Chinese-Dutch descent.
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Pilar Arlando
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Arlando was raised in Singapore, but has always had questions about her unique heritage. Arlando speaks 4 languages, English, Malay, Mandarin (Basic) and Portuguese (Kristang). At the moment, she is also taking up French.
She is currently majoring in her Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Management Diploma at the Management Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS).
During the pageant, Arlando earned the 2nd Runner Up 2009/10 title. However, due to the furor that arose (cr fraud scandal, bipolar disorder and the infamous mocking of her English language skills by some citizens of Singapore) about the current title holder at that time, Ris Low, she eventually took over her Low"s reign as 2009/10.
She represented her nation as one of the top 12 for the Sports Fast Track Event. During her reign, Arlando has been part of various charity events as an ambassador for her country in some provinces of South Africa.
She also got to meet the President of South Africa, His Excellency Mr.
Jacob Zuma. Apart from that, she has organised and participated in various charity events in Singapore. Recently she organised her very own Children"s Carnival for the masses.
At present, Arlando is aiming to participate in humanitarian work internationally.
She has three major upcoming projects overseas, in Cambodia, Vietnam and South Africa. She also hopes to continue to give support to her adopted charity, the Down Syndrome Association of Singapore, from the 2009 pageant.
Achievements
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Arlando had also attained a few subsidiary awards during her pageant in 2009. Her other titles include: Mission World University Singapore 2009, Mission Personality 2009, Mission Abry 2009, Mission Vitality 2nd Runner Up 2009. Arlando went on to represent Singapore at the Pageant, held in Johannesburg, South Africa on 12 December 2009.
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Singapore