Laura Lehmann
Laura Victoria Lehmann-Pessumal is a Filipino television host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2017. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2017 pageant in China and finished as a Top 40 semifinalist.
Early life and education
Lehmann is of German, Swiss, Spanish, and Filipino descent and was raised by a single mother.Lehmann attended Assumption College San Lorenzo and Beacon International School for grade school, before graduating high school from the International School Manila. She also attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, United States, before transferring to the Ateneo de Manila University to finish her studies, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology in 2014.
She was a member of the Philippines women's national softball team during her younger years and was supposed to play for the Ateneo before she decided to accept the scholarship offered to her by the Occidental College at the last minute.
Career
Lehmann started her career as a courtside reporter in the UAAP Season 77 and 78 for the Ateneo Blue Eagles. She then went on to be a courstide reporter in the Shakey's V-League in 2015. In 2016, she became one of the hosts of the shows Upfront at the UAAP in ABS-CBN Sports and Action and Listed in Lifestyle.In 2018, Lehmann transferred and signed a management contract with GMA Network.
In 2020, Lehman became one of the hosts of The Game, the flagship sports newscast of One Sports.
Pageantry
Binibining Pilipinas 2014
On March 30, 2014, Lehmann joined the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 pageant wherein she finished as the first runner-up.Miss World Philippines 2017
On September 3, 2017, Lehmann joined and won the Miss World Philippines 2017 pageant succeeding Catriona Gray.On October 7, 2018, Lehmann crowned Katarina Rodriguez as her successor at the Miss World Philippines 2018 pageant held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.