“It felt like forever.” This is how Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Marquez Dee described when she was announced as the winner last May.
The PLDT Home Ambassador recalls her journey to empowermentNow that she has an enormous opportunity to push her advocacies and start conversations around autism, Michelle says that everything she does must have a purpose.“It felt like forever.”
28-year-old Michelle will represent the Philippines at Miss Universe in El Salvador in November. She is the finest fit, even PLDT Inc. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan himself said upon meeting her, along with the other Miss Universe Philippines queens, at a PLDT and Smart exclusive meet-and-greet with executives and employees at Ramon Cojuangco Building in Makati City recently.
“My mom is one of my biggest inspirations. She is responsible for why I am so strong,” she says. “She is somebody that I look up to. She was nothing but proud. She instilled in me that I should shine as my own woman, be confident in what I have and have to offer.”On the night Michelle won, pageant fans went wild when they saw what netizens dubbed “the snake walk.” She recalls, “The inspiration was my mother.
“Miss Universe is undoubtedly one of the biggest platforms to create positive change worldwide, and that’s my main goal. I want to set a great example for people to become empowered and transformational leaders,” she says. “To finally walk this path is amazing. I’ve had one of the hardest times in the past few months, and it was all worth it. Hard work and dedication can get you anywhere you want in life.
“My two siblings on the autism spectrum are my lifelong mission. Being able to give them what they need and be a part of the solution is something that I don't take lightly. I know the kind of life I want them to live, I know what is lacking in the Philippines and the world. It means the world to me to be part of such a positive change for my siblings and everybody on the autism spectrum.
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