The 22-year-old stunner from Palawan bested 39 other candidates to succeed Cebu’s Nicole Borromeo.
MANILA, Philippines – Angelica Lopez took home the title of Binibining Pilipinas International 2023 during the pageant’s coronation night at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, May 28. On several accounts, Angelica has opened up about growing up in a “very simple family.” But despite the hardships that they faced, she said that her parents helped her become the resilient and tenacious woman that she is today.
“Coming [from] a financially-strained household, I clearly understand the challenges and the struggles of the less fortunate,” she said during the press presentation. “To the marginalized children of the society, I believe in empowering them to break the cycle of poverty.”Angelica recalled that one of the reasons she joined pageantry at an early age was to help out with the household expenses. “I was able to become independent as well,” she said.
Her personal experiences in dealing with hunger and poverty pushed her to advocate for low-income communities, saying that it’s something that’s “close to her heart.” The second-year Psychology student from Palawan State University also shared that she’s a fan of true crime documentaries, as she’s interested in learning about human behavior. She also mentioned that she and her parents were both music and art aficionados and that she learned and mastered playing the guitar by herself.
In a separate post, she wrote: “Before, I was only watching the previous Binibinis signing their own glam photos in the same venue, and now I am one of them. My heart is bursting with pride and happiness, I am indeed a Binibini.” During the coronation night’s question and answer portion, Angelica was asked: “What makes you a Binibini who walks the talk and who is beyond mere self-promotion?”
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