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Winwyn Marquez focuses on 'authenticity' in sharing her motherhood journey

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Winwyn Marquez with her daughter Luna. Instagram/Winwyn Marquez" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/03/27/20230327-winwyn-marquez.jpg"/><figcaption>Winwyn Marquez with her daughter Luna. <em>Instagram/Winwyn Marquez</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA -- Winwyn Marquez is focusing on &quot;authenticity&quot; as she shares her motherhood journey with the world.</p><p>The Reina Hispanoamericana 2017 titleholder has been using her social media platform to open up about her joys and struggles as a mom to her firstborn, Luna.</p><p>She has been posting both glam shots from her work as an actress and model, and &quot;no filter&quot; moments at home with her daughter.</p><p>&quot;I just want to be authentic,&quot; she said in an <a href="https://modernparenting.onemega.com/winwyn-marquez-being-authentic-empowered-her-as-a-parent/">interview</a> with Modern Parenting. &quot;I want to show everyone that this is who I am. This is the real me. I don&#x27;t think I have to maintain na ganito ang itsura ko kasi beauty queen ako. Hindi na siya makatotohanan.&quot; </p><p>Through her posts, Marquez wants to inspire her fellow moms to stay true to themselves and their experiences instead of feeling the pressure of having a picture-perfect social media feed.</p><p>She said she went through similar when she was pregnant with Luna. &quot;In social media at this stage, you really don&#x27;t know what&#x27;s real and what&#x27;s not. When I was pregnant, nakikita ko &#x27;yung mga Instagram moms -- perfect and beautiful. I really wanted to be that way because it might help me also,&quot; she admitted. </p><p>&quot;I realized that I can help and influence more when I was just being real and not trying hard to be that Instagram-perfect mom,&quot; she added.</p><p>&quot;Mas no filter, the better. Kasi mas nakakarating &#x27;yung message and mas important &#x27;yung reach na &#x27;yon kaysa doon sa picture-perfect feed.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/16/22/winwyn-marquez-opens-up-about-postpartum-struggles">Winwyn Marquez opens up about postpartum struggles</a></li></ul><p>Marquez said she still has a lot to learn as a first-time mom, and is thankful for her partner and her family for supporting her in her journey. </p><p>She went on to remind her fellow mothers to always have time to take care of themselves, and help one another instead of focusing on competition.</p><p>&quot;I want women not to bring other women down. It&#x27;s easy to be blinded by the glitz and glam, but we need to be more aware of that,&quot; she said. </p><p>Related video:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/m8OCo4KgRS4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

'I realized that I can help and influence more when I was just being real and not trying hard to be that Instagram-perfect mom.'