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Bianca Gonzalez reflects on being named a ‘morena icon’ in Allure Philippines’ debut issue

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Bianca Gonzalez took to social media to share her gratitude and reflections after being featured in the maiden issue of Allure Philippines, alongside fellow &quot;morena icons.&quot;On Instagram, Bianca posted snapshots from her magazine shoot, calling it one of the most unforgettable moments of her career.&quot;One of those &#x27;how is this real life&#x27; moments 🥹🤎✨ To be called a MORENA ICON for the maiden issue of Allure Philippines is something that would make young Bianca feel so proud and seen 😭,&quot; she remarked.  Bianca shared that the experience was especially meaningful as she grew up admiring many of the women she was with at the shoot.&quot;Growing up I have alwaysss looked up to Tweetie de Leon as MY morena icon and life peg (I always tell her this and she&#x27;s so used to my fangirling!!) and so to be in the same frame as her, and also one of my ultimate girl crushes Angel Aquino, my dearest sister Iza Calzado, and absolute queens Mylene Dizon, Agot Isidro and Wilma Doesnt.... paano?! Paano ba &#x27;to nangyari??!&quot; she highlighted.The television host then extended her congratulatory message to Allure Philippines, commending the magazine for championing Filipino morenas.&quot;Congratulations to the entire Allure Philippines team, led by a true morena icon Rissa Mananquil Trillo, on the beautiful cover and jampacked first issue!!! Thank you for championing the beautiful brown skin of the Filipina, and for being the representation our generation wish we had growing up,&quot; she said.<div> </div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-25" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DJHIKTgT0JR/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A25%2C%22os%22%3A8325987.099999994%2C%22ls%22%3A403046.700000003%2C%22le%22%3A403056.299999997%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-25" 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>The morena advocate also reflected on how her own words and story have inspired others. She shared that she continues to receive messages from women who were empowered by her advocacy.&quot;To this day, I get random messages from women who share that they read the article I wrote in MEG magazine two decades ago, about how much I love being a morena and how it is really something we should be proud of; or DMs sharing how I helped them feel comfortable in their dark skin despite other people bullying or bashing them for it; and meeting people irl who tell me that I played a part in why they no longer wanted to whiten their skin because they saw that brown skin is beautiful too,&quot; she said. &quot;It makes me so emotional reading and hearing these stories because knowing that what Tweetie and Angel are for me, is also what I am to the generation after me, and how representation and using our voice really matters.&quot;She ended her post with heartfelt pride: &quot;Forever a #proudmorena and just so incredibly honored to even be part of all this!&quot;

‘Forever a #proudmorena and just so incredibly honored to even be part of all this!’ Bianca Gonzalez says about being part of the feature.

‘Forever a #proudmorena and just so incredibly honored to even be part of all this!’ Bianca Gonzalez says about being part of the feature.