BAGUIO CITY – “This is the first, last and only pageant that I joined. I’ll carry this for the rest of my life.”
Ito ang pahayag ni Miss Philippines Fire 2019 Alexandra Dayrit sa kanyang naging experience bilang isa sa mga elemental queens ng Miss Philippines Earth.
Sa exclusive interview ng Star FM Baguio sa 26-year-old beauty queen mula Marikina, ibinahagi nito na wala sa plano niya ang pagsali sa national pageant.
Sa kwento ng dalaga na Communications Major in Advertising graduate, bago umano ang pagiging beauty queen ay prayoridad niya ang kanyang tinapos na kurso.
“As a child, I definitely wanted to be an astronaut. I was very nerdy. Eventually, I wanted to be just like my parents who pursued business. Then, I was working in business. I was probably working in corporate for about three years before I decided that I was going to try out for Miss Philippines Earth.”
Sinabi nito na bago siya sumali sa kompetisyon ay nasimulan na niya ang kanyang advocacy sa health and fitness, at maging sa sanitation.
“I chose to join Miss Philippines Earth because I advocate for health and fitness. I work in the fitness industry. Before I joined, I was going around Marikina and teaching kids how to do proper hand washing. Joining [the pageant], my inspiration was really the kids.”
Ibinahagi rin nitong wala siyang kaalam-alam sa industriya at mabilisan niya lamang itong pinag-aralan.
Masaya naman ang beauty queen na marami siyang natutunan sa kanyang unexpected experience.
“For the preparations, it was really hard because I pretty much procrastinated. From zero experience! I crammed yung pag-aaral nung styling, make-up, pagrampa, modeling. I crammed it into a few months. It was very intense but at the same time a very character building experience.”
Nagpapasalamat rin naman si Alex sa mga nakilala niya sa kanyang journey. Hindi anya nito malilimutan ang kaniyang mga itinuturing na ‘Earth sisters’ na kasama niya buong taon.
“If any of us joined in any other year, then, hindi na kami yung magkakasama for a year. There’s an aspect na tinadhana talaga. It’s something that I cherish. I really genuinely learned from each of the girls. The five of us are all so different. Somehow, we got to really get along. We got to grow together which is really beautiful.”
Nangako naman itong ipagpapatuloy niya ang kanyang mga nasimulang proyekto bilang tugon sa kaniyang mga adbokasiya, at excited rin itong malaman kung sino ang mga bagong kokoronahan sa virtual pageant ng Miss PH Earth ngayong taon.
“If you’re a candle, you don’t lose anything by sharing your flame with another candle. Even passing on the crown, it’s not going to take away any of the responsibilities. Being Miss Philippines Fire for 2019 is something that I will carry for the rest of my life. I’m really just excited to welcome someone else to the family.”
Inamin nito na bilib siya sa mga kandidata ngayong taon dahil sa ipinapakita nilang tiyaga, katatagan, creativity at resourcefulness kahit online ang kompetisyon.
“I feel like after seeing everything that they’ve been doing, they just have like a different level of tenacity, of drive, to be able to pull off what they’re doing given the circumstances. It’s a new level of tiyaga, determination and resourcefulness. It’s actually very inspiring.”
Ibinahagi rin ni Alex na kapag naipasa na niya ang kanyang Miss PH Fire crown ay ipagpapatuloy niya ang kanyang nasimulang mga online businesses.
“I launched two online businesses during the lockdown. I will be continuing that.”
