The Philippine representative to the recently concluded Miss International beauty pageant, Miss Janicel Lubina finished as one of the Top 10 finalists in the Miss International beauty pageant held in Tokyo, Japan.
The former house helper turned beauty queen won the Miss Best Dresser award while Venezuela’s bet Edymar Martinez was crowned as the 2015 Miss International winner.
Aside from Miss Venezuela, also crowned during the awarding and coronation night were First Runner-up Miss Honduras, Second Runner-up Miss Kenya, Third Runner-up Miss Vietnam, and Fourth Runner-up Miss USA.
Miss Janicel Lubina also turned emotional during her final speech as if she becomes the winner of the beauty pageant. The lovely young lady from the Philippines shared her life story to the world, that poverty shouldn’t stop any one from achieving one’s dreams.
Here’s some parts of Miss Janicel Lubina’s Statement:
“To represent the Philippines here in Miss International is a great honor and an achievement for me. As a simple woman who came from a poor family, my dream to have a better life for my family motivates me to never give up. At a young age, I had to work at the rice fields to help my parents while taking care of my brothers since my parents were working.
“Life is full of challenges and hardships but I never stopped dreaming and working hard to achieve my goals in life. I want to be an inspiration to young people that nothing is impossible. Keep following you dreams and have strong faith in God. If I become Miss International, I would like to share my story to the world that poverty is not a hindrance to achieve success in life,” she said.