Actress Max Collins met Miss Grand International winner Vanessa Pulgarin during the latter’s visit to the Philippines, where she is currently in the country for the grand media conference of Reina Filipinas.
Vanessa, a former Miss Grand International-All Stars titleholder, is in the Philippines together with pageant figure Nawat Itsaragrisil for engagements connected to the Reina Filipinas.
Max shared photos and a reel of her with Vanessa, drawing attention from pageant fans who noted their strong physical resemblance.
“Thank you for visiting the Philippines. beautiful @vanepulgarin,” Max wrote.
“You asked, we delivered,” another said.
Some social media users described them as looking like twins.
“Ganda nilang dalawa. Liit ng face ni Miss Colombia at ang fresh ni Max parehas pa matangkad,” a Facebook user said.
“Finally with your long lost twin,” one commented.
“Finally Vanessa Pulgarin meet her twin in Philippines,” another said.
“Mukha [talaga] silang magkapatid ni Vanessa,” a Facebook user said.
Others speculated that the images may have been digitally enhanced or generated due to their symmetry and appearance.
“AI ba to? sobrang perfect ng beauty eh,” a Facebook user commented.
“Para kayong mga AI,” another wrote.
Collins previously reacted to online comparisons between her and Pulgarin after similar posts went viral among pageant fans.
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