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WATCH: Beatrice Gomez opens up about single mom, athletic scholarship in Miss Universe intro

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Screengrab from YouTube" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/12/07/beatrice.jpg"/><figcaption>Screengrab from YouTube</figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>Beatrice Gomez opened up about her humble beginnings in her newly released introduction video as a Miss Universe candidate.</p><p>In the clip, which was uploaded on the YouTube page of Miss Universe, the Philippine representative said she was raised by a single mother and was able to get good education through an athletic scholarship.</p><p>&quot;I was raised by a single mom and she had quite a hard time managing our household,&quot; Gomez admitted. &quot;My sister and I tried out for the volleyball varsity team and we were able to get an athletic scholarship, and that&#x27;s how we were able to go to a good school from high school to college.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Being part of the volleyball varsity team is not just something that I take as an achievement, but it is something that really changed my life for the better,&quot; she added. &quot;Because I was able to help my mom in some way, and I was able to make her proud.&quot;</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/et3ggs6v0Wk?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>In her intro video, Gomez also shared that she is currently a mass communications student, a community development worker, and a Philippine Navy reservist. </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m very grateful that the Philippines is very supportive of sending an LGBTQ member to represent our country. It&#x27;s a big deal because we are here to give positivity and be an inspiration,&quot; she said, adding that she wants to encourage children to believe that &quot;they can be whoever they want to be when they grow up.&quot;</p><p>Gomez is already in Israel for the 70th Miss Universe pageant, with the coronation night set on December 12 (morning of December 13 in the Philippines). </p><p>The pageant will be aired live on ABS-CBN&#x27;s A2Z channel 11. </p><p>Related video:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V4JFAfFoum4?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

Beatrice Gomez opened up about her humble beginnings in her newly released introduction video as a Miss Universe candidate. 