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A 'MASKED' AFFAIR Photos by Joel Bagon and Reggie Maglalang.
Left to right: Melona Dorby wins Best in Gown; Filipino Expat Magazine publisher Dheza Marie Aguilar is flanked by Adicon Charity founder Evangeline Jorquia Rebot and her son RJ.
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he Filipino Expat Magazine attended what is perhaps the most glamorous Filipino event in Scandinavia, the Adicon Masquerade Gala 2014. Held at the Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden, the Adicon Masquerade Gala 2014 drew more than 200 guests from different parts of Europe, all elegantly dressed in their best masquerade ensemble.
Now on its third year, the Adicon Masquerade Gala was organized by Adicon Charity, a non-profit organization founded to help in the hospitalization or medical supplies of poor Filipino children. The foundation is a fulfillment of a promise that founder Vangie RebotJorquia made when her youngest son, JR, suffered and survived a near-death brain seizure.
The venue was filled with fun and laughter as the Adicon Charity organizing team filled the evening with songs, dances and entertainment. At the end of the night, the best costumes were chosen. The winners included: Lorna Patricio, Best in Costume; Melona Dorby, Best in Gown; and Angelyn Sosobrado Korposoff and Vaseloius Pilitsoupolos, Best Duo Costume.
Left photo: Memma Jensen, Ruby Anna Tupas Bengsson, Rina Melchor, Diosa Nilsson and Roots and Wings publisher Rachel Hansen; Right photo: Stockholm-based fashion designer Joel Bagon with Jocelyn Hedstrรถm and Rita Liljegren.
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