After winning first-runner up to Miss Universe Philippines winner Beatrice Luigi Gomez in 2021, model and actress Maureen Wroblewitz has been keeping busy shuttling to and from the US and the Philippines every few months to work on various projects.

Earlier this year, she starred in her first international film called Take Me to Banaue and she also became a Levi’s 501 campaign ambassador in the country.

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The 24-year-old Fil-German beauty revealed that unlike other candidates, she has no immediate plans to join another local pageant any time soon.

“Probably not (laughs). I don’t know. I’m turning 25 so I still have a little more time but as of now, it’s not part of my plan. It’s definitely a time of experience and self-discovery, self-love, prioritizing my peace and getting to know myself better.

“As of now, it’s not really my priority. But of course I watched it I was very supportive of the girls there. But it’s not really part of my plan right now. But it doesn’t have to be not my plan at all. I never know if I change my mind,” she admitted.

Maureen shared how happy she was when her fellow beauty queens won, like Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee and Miss Supranational Philippines 2023 Pauline Amelinckx.

“Oh my gosh I was really rooting for both of them. But Michelle is very deserving. Both of them are very deserving. So I’m really glad. I watched them last year and they’ve grown so much in the past year so I’m very, very happy for both of them, Miss Supra and Miss Universe Philippines. They’re both very deserving,” she said.

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Having experienced being scrutinized by netizens after being in the spotlight during the beauty pageant, Maureen shared what advice she can give to those going through the same thing this year.

“It really affects your mental health. You get a lot of comparisons to a lot of girls and they look at your body. They don’t really look at who you are inside. So of course you have to take care of yourself as well if this is what they see. But they should not just look at your face but who you are as a person and what are your intentions, are they good intentions or what is your purpose in joining?” she explained.

Unlike other beauty queens who are always seen looking glamorous and made up, Maureen said she is most comfortable in casual wear and prefers to wear jeans and a simple top when not at work.

“The reason why I joined at my time is because I saw the beauty pageant industry was changing. It was more of ‘We want to see who you are as a person, like your authentic self’ and I’ve always been the type of person like me before I would always need to be dressed up, look good, wear makeup and I didn’t like that. Because it’s not realistic.

“We have days where we want to just go out without makeup, wear casual clothes, and at the time when I joined, I was already seeing how that changed. And I love that I was able to be part of that change and to tell other people that beauty queens are human beings too and that we want to be more approachable. We want to be able to help and I think showing that you are a real human being and that you can have bad days and good days, it gets you closer to the community and to the Filipino people,” she shared.