Kisses Delavin is now on her way to achieving one of her biggest dreams: become a beauty queen.
The Miss Universe Philippines Organization has released the names of the 75 hopefuls along with the individual portrait in swimsuit of each candidate.
Kisses exudes confidence and in fighting form in her official swimsuit photo, a surprising turn from her sweet image in her showbiz projects.
On Sunday, August 8, 2021, Kisses uploaded on Instagram more of her photos in nude swimsuit, including a throwback photo from her childhood years.
In the old photo, a young Kisses was clad in a pink one-piece swimwear in what looked like a pageant for kids.
Kisses wrote in her caption, "Hello Universe! Here are my swimsuit photos for Miss Universe Philippines!
"Ay Sandali, may nakasabay! [emoji] #Kisses4Universe"
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In her previous interview with Tonight With Boy Abunda, Kisses revealed that becoming a beauty queen has been her "dream ever since I was little."
The former Pinoy Big Brother housemate said, "I have joined pageants as early as I was three years old. So naging Little Miss St. Dominic nung three years old ako."
In a another post on Instagram, Kisses thanked everyone who has been supporting her bid to becoming the next Miss Universe Philippines.
In her video post, Kisses said, "Hello, everybody! Kisses Delavin here! Kirsten Danielle Delavin, rather.
"Thank you so much for voting for me and to all the judges who voted for me, thank you! I have now ascended to the top 75 of Miss Universe Philippines 2021.
"And I'm very, very happy and blessed! Follow me and my journey to the crown!"
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KISSES' MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES JOURNEY
On Monday, August 9, 2021, beauty queen mentor Gerry Diaz, who now heads Aces & Queens and trained the reigning Miss Universe Philippines titleholder Rabiya Mateo, shared a video of Kisses talking about her pageant journey so far.
In the video, Kisses expressed her excitement to be in competition with equally stunning and accomplished women.
She said, "I feel very blessed to be in this moment in time, to be in here, to be competing with girls that are equally accomplished, that are equally empowered. I feel so blessed.
"And at the same time, I feel very confident because I carry in my heart all those Filipino people who would also like to be on that stage."
The aspiring beauty queen was also asked about her training under Aces & Queen for the pageant.
She said, "I feel I aced it, gano'n!"
Kisses added, "I expect to be trained by the best and, hopefully, I will absorb everything and just be open to learning from everybody."
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