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Miss Cosmo Top 20 Filipina-Kiwi Franki Russell radiant for 2025

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Dyan Castillejo

ABS-CBN News

MANILA — There&#x27;s a special glow to Miss Cosmo International Top 20 Finalist Franki Russell who has been launched as the newest ambassador of a local skin line. Half-Filipino, Half-Kiwi Franki Russell finished in the Top 20 of the inaugural edition of Miss Cosmo in Vietnam last year when she represented New Zealand. She is excited to have a bright start to 2025 with a major endorsement.&quot;I&#x27;m just so excited to have my very first endorsement as a beauty queen. It feels full-circle and I could not be more grateful to be standing here today,&quot; said Russell. &quot;I feel honored to have been chosen among many other amazing endorsers, artists, and beauty queens here in the Philippines,&quot; she added. <div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/9/2/-pbb-alum-franki-russell-to-represent-new-zealand-in-miss-cosmo-2024-1105">&#x27;PBB&#x27; alum Franki Russell to represent New Zealand in Miss Cosmo 2024</a></div>Franki  said she has  grown and learned a lot after joining the inaugural Miss Cosmo competition last year.&quot;It was my personal journey,&quot; Franki said &quot;I think every journey in my life—whether that&#x27;s showbiz, reality television, or pageantry to now endorsing— it&#x27;s important to just get up everyday,&quot; Franki said.Recalling her pageantry journey, the New Zealand bet gave importance to determination when things don&#x27;t always go the way one would hope. &quot;Instead of just lying in bed and being upset about it—which you can do for a little bit, it&#x27;s okay to do that too— I think it&#x27;s important to look for that next opportunity,&quot; said the 30-year old beauty. &quot;It&#x27;s like what they say. You&#x27;re never rejected, just redirected.&quot;Will she join another pageant ?&quot;I really got so much out of that experience,&quot; Franki said. &quot;Never say never.&quot;&quot;It put me in a situation where I&#x27;m with 50 to 60 girls from all over the world [...] It gave me more excitement for the rest of the world and what&#x27;s our there.&quot;Franki is currently shifting her focus to an upcoming television show to add to her star profile.“I’m excited for a TV series coming up,” she said.Another lesson she&#x27;s learned is facing &quot;bashers&quot; with pride.&quot;I think to have some haters, criticizers, or naysayers there, that means you&#x27;re doing something different and you&#x27;re standing up,&quot; she said. &quot;you&#x27;re taking a shot and chasing your dreams.&quot;&quot;It always comes back to who you are on the inside.&quot;As a new skincare ambassador, Franki also shared the secret of how someone can fully embody a glowing aura aside from sun protection.<div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/8/1/-pbb-alum-franki-russell-no-longer-competing-in-miss-universe-after-new-zealand-drops-franchise-1634">&#x27;PBB&#x27; alum Franki Russell no longer competing in Miss Universe after New Zealand drops franchise</a></div>&quot;Real glow comes from the inside. If you&#x27;re embracing that aura, positive energy, good vibes, it oozes out of you and you glow,&quot; Russell said. &quot;Always keep your heart open.&quot;She looks to continue spreading love in her life, especially with Valentines’ day coming up by sharing some love advice.“Keep that heart open and be that soft, feminine woman you want to be and you’ll never know.”Franki will be with her ‘special someone’ overseas  for Valentines day.

There's a special glow to Miss Cosmo International Top 20 Finalist Franki Russell who has been launched as the newest ambassador of a local skin line.

There's a special glow to Miss Cosmo International Top 20 Finalist Franki Russell who has been launched as the newest ambassador of a local skin line.