Inamin ni Miss Philippines Earth 2022 Jenny Ramp na nakaranas siya ng pambu-bully noong nag-aaral siya at nang pasukin niya ang mundo ng pageantry.
Naging susi raw iyon para tumibay ang kanyang loob at maging mabuting tao.
Si Jenny ay 19-year-old model mula sa Sta. Ignacia, Tarlac. Nanalo siya laban sa 37 candidates ng pageant na ginanap sa TAG Resort sa Coron, Palawan noong August 6, 2022.
Read: Jenny Ramp of Tarlac wins Miss Philippines Earth 2022
Saad niya, "I too have experienced bullying before both in my school and my pageantry career.
"But at the end of the day, I remained thankful because all of these experiences bring lessons.
"It also taught me to be kinder not only to myself but also to others so other people will not experience what I had in the past."
Nakapanayam ng PEP.ph (Philippine Entertainment Portal) si Jenny sa presscon ng Glutanex sa Mall of Asia noong October 8, 2022.
Bata pa lang ay pangarap na raw ni Jenny maging isang beauty queen.
"Ever since I was younger, people always tell me, 'Join modelling or join pageantry to be a beauty queen.'
"And that is what inspires me because people see the potential in me and they believe in my capabilities to be one.
"I'm so thankful that at the young age of nineteen, I achieved my dreams and I will continue working so hard to achieve more."
Sabi pa niya, "This journey did not come easy, it definitely came with [my] fair shares of hardships and challenges. Miss Philippines Earth is my first ever national pageant.
"To be honest, at times I feel I'm inexperienced compared to other girls who have joined pageants before [or to those] who joined Miss Philippines Earth [for the second time].
"I also thought that maybe because I was too young, that will be [an] added disadvantage."
Pero nagpokus daw siyang maging "best version" ng sarili niya.
"That's what kept me going during the pageant of Ms. Philippines Earth. I wanted to challenge myself, work harder, and make myself proud as well as my family, friends and everyone else."
Ipinagpasalamat ni Jenny na maganda ang kanyang support system.
"I'm truly so blessed to have such supportive parents. They always believe in me and they always believe that I can be able to accomplish my dreams.
"It is because of them that I become successful. I never have doubts on myself because I know that whatever happens, my parents will be there loving me continuously and forever."
Dahil karamihan sa beauty queens ay pumapasok sa mundo ng showbiz, bukas kaya si Jenny na mag-artista?
"Sure, I'm open to any opportunity that may come my way and I'm happy to work woth anyone," sagot niya.
Sino ang hinahangaan niyang artista?
Sagot ni Jenny, "Siguro si Catriona Gray, because she started as a pageant winner, as Miss Universe, [then] she [got] to be an artista as well."
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A CALL AGAINST DEFORESTATION
Sa huli, nagbigay si Jenny ng opinyon sa isyu ng illegal mining at quarrying na patuloy na sumisira sa kalikasan.
Isa kasi sa adbokasiya ng Miss Philippines Earth ang pangalagaan ang kalikasan.
Isang halimbawa nga raw ang apela ng netizens na alagaan ang bundok ng Sierra Madre nang nanalasa ang Bagyong Karding noong Setyembre.
Napatunayan noong malaking tulong ang bundok ng Sierra Madre para magsilbing panangga para humina ang pagtama ng super typhoon sa Kamaynilaan.
"I'm happy that you asked that 'coz it's such a big issue. Deforestation is such a tragedy, something that happens all over the place especially here in the Philippines where we have a lot of forests," ani Jenny.
Dagdag niya, "We really have to take care of our forests and do tree planting activities as well, which is something that I do a lot as Miss Philippines Earth."