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2016 Miss Earth PH Imelda Schweighart, balik-pageant scene

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Francisco Juniour Escuadro

Puspusang paghahanda ang pinagkakaabalahan ngayon ng Filipina-German beauty queen na si Imelda Schweighart para sa kanyang muling pagbabalik sa pageant scene.Isa si Imelda sa finalists ng 2023 Miss Universe Germany na ginanap nitong July 15, 2023 kung saan ipapasa ni reigining Miss Germany Soraya Kohlman ang Miss Universe Germany title.<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CthEG8LrUxv/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A3684334.5999999046%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>Hindi na bago sa larangan ng pageant scene si Imelda na maituturing na na isang pageant veteran dito sa Pilipinas. Matatandaan na ilang national pageants na ang sinalihan ng Filipina-German beauty noong siya ay nandito pa sa Pilipinas.Isa lamang ang Miss Philippines Earth sa nasungkit niyang title bilang representative ng bansa noong 2016.Sa naging panayam ng <a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com">PUSH</a>, ibinahagi niya ang kanyang rason kung bakit siya nagdesisyon na sumabak muli sa pageant scene.“I never would have thought I would join again after 6 years of dedicating my life to being fully present as a mother,” ani Imelda sa panayam ng PUSH.Patuloy pa niya: “It’s true what they say ‘Once a beauty queen, always a beauty queen.’ And It feels like my story has just begun when I resigned as MPE. And so I observed, reflected [because] I wanna try again to inspire women by this saying ‘we can rest, but we don&#x27;t quit.”Kasabay rin sa naging desisyon ng Fil-German beauty ang bagong rules ng Miss Universe Organization na maaari nang sumali ang mga single parents sa prestigous pageant na siyang nagtulak rin para ipagpatuloy niya ang kanyang adbokasiya na “Single Parent Focus.&quot;“It’s about time that mothers can compete. As a millennial, I’ve always strived to be a trendsetter. And &#x27;yung challenge po na I’ll be able to tap into the representation of not only young mothers but as a ‘single mother,&quot; aniya.&quot;And as half Pinay-half German, it is a dream job. And I would gladly do [it] for myself and our beloved single mothers and their children, hopefully, sa buong mundo,” dagdag pa ng beauty queen.Sa parehong panayam, inihain ng Fil-German beauty queen ang kanyang ginagawang adbokasiya.“My advocacy called “Single Parent Focus” is to support single parents and have a community of parents and their children to feel included in society and [be] given the respect they deserve,&quot; aniya.&quot;My passion now is for my job as a single mother and to give that avenue to other parents and their children to be empowered, supported, and welcomed,&quot; dagdag pa niya.Lumipas man ang panahon na masasabing break niya sa larangan ng pageantry, hindi pa rin aniya lumilipas ang kanyang naging trainings na pinagdaanan mula sa mahuhusay na Filipino pageant camp trainers na bitbit niya ngayon sa gagawin competition sa Miss Universe Germany.<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ct7NNszAjrK/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A3685645.399999857%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>“Veteran is an understatement. I joined at a very young age in the province and won my first national title at 15 years old. 15 years old. I was a protégé of a local trainer in Palawan named Robert Gonzales na I hunted po talaga at nag aabang ako sa labas ng backstage at mag propose that I wanted to be trained by him at 9 years old,” sabi pa ng beauty queen.”Throwback kwento pa ni Imelda, maaga siyang nahasa sa pageant scene na masasabi niyang naging daan para masuportahan niya ang kanyang pag-aaral.<div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2016/11/4/fresh-scoops/imelda-schweighart-believes-that-the-miss-earth-cr-108426">RELATED ARTICLE: Imelda Schweighart believes that the Miss Earth Crown is destined for Miss Ecuador </a></div>“Sa awa ng Diyos since nung araw na &#x27;yun, isinabak niya ako sa iba’t ibang maliliit na pageant sa Palawan hanggang palaki ng palaki. Since then, I have been competing with 18-20 year-olds as a kid and as a very young girl. Dahil sa roster niya po ng talents, nakakagawa siya events na nakapagpractice po talaga ako pano magdala ng sarili sa stage,&quot; aniya.Pagpapatuloy pa niya: &quot;At such a very young age, iI juggled my studies as a means of financially saving for myself dahil single mother din po ang aking nanay. Always grateful po sa mga nakakatanda sa akin na pinaglaanan ako ng oras at gabay sa abot ng makakaya nilang lahat.&quot;Since she will be competing with German candidates, ibinahagi rin ng Fil-German beauty na ibang-iba ang competition level ng German pageant scene compared sa Philippine pageant scene.“I think German people are disciplined, hardworking, and have the most empathy and compassion as a whole. They have their own beauty standards also. Here in Germany, it’s more conservative and they honor simplicity and authenticity,&quot; aniya.&quot;When you&#x27;re simple, the more heads turn here in Germany unlike when you&#x27;re fully dressed, with makeup. They don&#x27;t find beauty in this based on my personal observation. I grew up in the Philippines wherein our beauty standards are the contrary. The more flashy you are, the more respect you gain in the industry whether you have a name or just starting,&quot; dagdag pa niya.&quot;So, in Germany, the simpler and natural you are, yun nag patok sa industiya nila,” sambit pa niya.Kung tatanungin naman kung ano ang masasabi niyang edge sa German beauties, para kay Imelda: “When we think about it, ang edge ko is the wisdom that comes from being transformed and becoming a woman as I really surrendered to the challenges that come with the eye-opening awakenings a woman can ever experience, it&#x27;s to become a &quot;mother.&quot;&quot;I am not competing, I am going to enlighten and educate and help transform our view towards a modern mother,&quot; ani pa niya.Representative man ng ibang bansa, thankful and grateful pa rin si Imelda sa tila non-stop support ng Filipino community sa Germany na naniniwala sa kanyang magiging laban sa Miss Universe Germany stage.“Napakagaling ng mga Pilipino pagdating sa suporta dahil lagi sila nakaantabay at nagbibigay pa ng mga advice na may malasakit whether sa pagmemessage sa akin sa social media or comments at mga posts na hindi ko akalain na magaganda,&quot; aniya.&quot;At pamumuri na para sa akin nakakatuwa at nakak proud para na rin ang mga Germans ay makita ang galing at teamwork ng mga Filipino. I really am hoping to bridge the gap between Germans and Filipinos,&quot; dagdag pa niya.&quot;The way ako suportahan ng mga Pinoy online really shows the good traits of Filipinos for the German audience and authorities to see because it&#x27;s not about me. I am not joining for me — I am joining for a good cause to serve others, especially struggling adults and for children’s mental health,&quot; pagpapatuloy pa niya.Bukod sa dasal at panalangin,  pasasalamat ng patuloy na suporta ang mensahe ni Imelda sa Filipino community at Pinoy pageant fans na patuloy na naniniwala sa kanyang gagawing laban.“Sa mga Pinoy na patuloy ang suporta, nagpapasalamat po ako at binibigyan niyo po ng pugay ang pageant journey ko mula noon hanggang ngayon. To have represented you has been one of the biggest achievements of my life. And my love for the Philippines is heightened even when now i’m far away,&quot; aniya.&quot;I grew up in a baryo where my mother is from and then continued my career in Manila at a very young age. At ang values ko, majority ng influence ko bilang laking Pilipinas ako, Pinoy — dala dala kahit saan man ako pumunta. Salamat po sa pagtanggap sa akin at patuloy po natin ipakita sa buong mundo ang kakayanan ng isang Pinoy,” pahayag nito.Kung papalarin, si Imelda ang magiging official representative ng Germany Miss Universe stage sa El Salvador kung saan makakalaban niya ang pambato ng Pilipinas na si Michelle Marquez-Dee.

2016 nang maging kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa prestigious Miss Philippines Earth si Imelda Schweighart.

2016 nang maging kinatawan ng Pilipinas sa prestigious Miss Philippines Earth si Imelda Schweighart.

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2016 Miss Earth PH Imelda Schweighart, balik-pageant scene

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Published July 16, 2023 11:46 AM PHT

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