Matunog ngayon ang pangalan ni Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks sa local pageant industry.
May pahiwatig ang pageant fans na threat at nangangamoy winner si Alexie, 22, matapos manalong Miss Iloilo 2024 nito lamang January 13, 2024.
This automatically makes Alexie a candidate in the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines 2024.
Ang kanyang exotic looks—short curly hair, dark skin, and beautiful face—at husay sa pagrampa ang factors para mapansin siya ng judges sa regional pageant.
Dagdag pa rito ang kanyang magaling na pagsagot sa question-and-answer portion.
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Ganito ang final question: “As an Ilongga with heartfelt beauty, what message would you send to the Ilonggas from the past?”
Sagot ni Alexie: “As an Ilongga with a heartfelt beauty, I think one thing that I’m proud of is ever since from the past, we’ve always kept the spirit of Dinagyang, we’ve always kept the spirit of Pagpalangga.
“And the food that we had, that we are selected as the creative city of gastronomy. It is the reason why that this from our past, that we preserve it...
“And one thing that I also want to say is I want women to move forward. Abante, babae. This is something that comes from my heart.
“I want to empower women. I want to educate and advocate women from the past, and, right now that women can be so much more, that women are capable of so much more. Abante, babae.
“My name is Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks and my heart will always be in Iloilo City, thank you.”
Ang sagot na ito ni Alexie at ang performance niya ang nagpanalo sa kanya sa Miss Iloilo 2024 pageant.
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ALEXIE AS ATHLETE AND TINDERA
Si Alexie ay ipinanganak sa Pilipinas ng kanyang nanay na isang Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sa Lebanon.
Hindi na niya nakilala ang kanyang American dad.
Bagamat ipinanganak sa Maynila, lumaki si Alexie sa Leon, Iloilo, sa pangangalaga ng kanyang lola, na siyang humubog sa kanyang pagkatao.
“My grandma is my life. Without her, I don’t have this dream, or I don’t think that I will even be able to achieve the achievements that I have right now,” kuwento ni Alexie sa ABS-CBN News.
“Kasi everything that I do right now or everything that I have ever done is all for her.”
Dahil kakaiba ang kanyang itsura, naranasan ni Alexie na ma-bully sa school. Alam din niya ang kahirapan.
“I often get bullied for being black. I didn’t have my parents growing up.
“Going to school, I remember that we don’t have money to buy rice. And the kids would always eat sa table, and I make sure everyone is done eating, and I would go to the rest room and eat there.
“Because I don’t want them kasi to see what I’m eating kasi they’re gonna bully you for that, e.”
Naging katuwang siya ng kanyang lola sa paghahanapbuhay.
Pagkatapos sa school, didiretso sa palengke si Alexie para tulungan ang lola sa pagtitinda ng gulay.
Pagdating sa kolehiyo, naging atleta siya sa high jump at nanalo ng maraming medalya. Naging atleta rin siya ng Pilipinas sa Southeast Asian Games.
At ngayong taon, tinupad niya ang isa pa niyang pangarap: ang maging beauty queen.
Siya ang magiging kinatawan ng Iloilo sa susunod na Miss Universe Philippines 2024.
Ang mananalo sa national pageant ang siyang magiging kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa Miss Universe 2024 na gaganapin sa Mexico.