A Moment With a Miss Universe

I was awed when she came out of the stage after she was introduced as our speaker. Tall, slender and morena. She wears nothing but the thinnest make-up, a wrist watch and a simple little earings. Very simple, yet she carries with her the elegance she always has. An epitome of a Filipina. She is more beautiful in person than on TV. I can’t help but remember when she was a crowd’s favorite and the judges as well when she almost had the crown during the Miss Universe 1999 at Trinidad and Tobago. No wonder she made it and landed first runner-up making the whole Philippines proud.

I was privileged to see her in person and listen to her talk being our speaker early this afternoon. she captured me like how she captured the world back in 1999. Miss Miriam Qiuambao had gone too far from a beauty queen to a TV host to a Real Estate developer. By sharing a part of her life to us from childhood to present, I am blessed. Indeed, an image of a true Filipina and a moment with a Miss Universe.



photos taken from: flickr and Ms. Miriam Qiuambao's blog.