ni Lolet Abania | October 31, 2021
Nagwagi ang pambato ng Pilipinas na si Emmanuelle Vera na 3rd runner up sa Reina Hispanoamericana 2021 pageant na ginanap sa Bolivia ng Sabado (Linggo ng umaga sa Maynila). Si Miss Mexico Andrea Bazarte naman ang nag-uwi ng korona bilang Reina Hispanoamericana 2021.
Sa kanilang official Facebook page nai-broadcast ng live ang nasabing pageant. Inanunsiyo rin ng Miss World Philippines Organization (MWPO) sa kanilang Facebook page ang naturang report habang nag-share ng kanilang congratulatory message.
“Congratulations to our very own Emmanuelle Vera for placing as Tercera Finalista (3rd Runner-Up) in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2021!” caption ng MWPO.
“We are so proud of you! You represented our country very well. Thank you for raising the flag of the Filipinas. Mabuhay ka!” post pa ng Miss World Philippines.
Pinasalamatan din ng MWPO si Miss Dominican Republic na naging translator ni Vera sa Q&A segment.
Sa question and answer segment, tinanong si Vera, ‘what she would do with her life now after the pandemic has given many people a second chance.’
“I stand before you here today receiving my second chance. The pandemic rendered me jobless and hopeless. But through faith and perseverance, I rose again. But I realized that many Filipinos, countless Filipinos did not have the same opportunity as I did,” ani Vera.
“Throughout the pandemic, I had the privilege of volunteering, raising funds and serving the less fortunate in my country,” dagdag pa ng singer-beauty queen.
“I witnessed their situation and I realized that I will never be the same. Now, because of the pandemic, I choose to see people through the lens of empathy to give them kindness and to act in genuine selfless love, and to live a life that serves a purpose that is bigger than myself and is of service of my fellowmen.”
Matatandaang si Vera ang itinanghal bilang Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2021 sa ginanap na Miss World Philippines pageant noong Oktubre 3.
Noong Oktubre 16, ang Filipina beauty queen ay lumipad patungong Bolivia para mag-represent ng Pilipinas sa ikalawang Reina Hispanoamericana, kung saan nakoronahan si Teresita Marquez noong 2017.