Push Admin

Sans stylist, Chelsea Manalo relied on friends, online sellers for outfits

Article (news)

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171654773552120240524110544_20c93452-0618-4996-81e7-5924850f94ff (1).jpg" style="width:900px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:center;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo</div>MANILA --  Newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo revealed on Friday that she faced several challenges when she joins the competition.In an interview with ABS-CBN News&#x27; Dyan Castillejo, Manalo said not like the other contestants, she had no stylist and only relied on her designer friends from Bulacan <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">like Manny Halasan who provided her with the outfits needed for all the activities. Sometimes she would even order clothes online.&quot;Wala akong stylist. It was also Kuya Manny. May mga damit din siya na he could try to make for me, &#x27;yun lang &#x27;yung ginagamit ko. There are also Bulacan designers who were there to support me kasi the eagerness for me to join,&quot; she said. Manalo also commended the overwhelming support of local designers who lent her the dresses she needed for the activities during the competition.&quot;Sabi nila &#x27;we’re gonna support you no matter what happens&#x27;. So I also wanna commend Sir Cocoy Lizaso for lending some dresses to me. There are days na nahihirapan ka na maghanap ng dress. It also led to a time na &#x27;yung mga online selling, bumibili na rin ako. It was just really my mom and dad, my designer, Bulacan makeup artist team, Kuya Harold... It’s all just me. It’s hard honestly,&quot; she added.Manalo bested 52 other candidates and will be representing the Philippines at the upcoming Miss Universe in Mexico this November.<div>RELATED NEWS: <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/5/22/bulacan-s-chelsea-manalo-to-represent-ph-at-miss-universe-2024-2113" id="isPasted">Bulacan&#x27;s Chelsea Manalo to represent PH at Miss Universe 2024</a></div>

Newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo revealed on Friday that she faced several challenges when she joined the competition.

Newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo revealed on Friday that she faced several challenges when she joined the competition.