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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1752838978095Screenshot 2025-07-18 at 7.40.02 PM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Miss Eco International Philippines 2026 Gabbi Carballo. <em>Carballo/Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>&quot;No one has it figured out, and it&#x27;s okay.&quot; </p><p>Beauty queen Gabbi Carballo made this statement on Instagram as she used her platform to share some of the lessons she has learned in her 20s. </p><p>&quot;Food for thought as I gracefully lean into the reality that I&#x27;m in my mid-late 20s,&quot; the Miss Eco International Philippines 2026 titleholder said. </p><p>But she quickly added in jest: &quot;It&#x27;s not my birthday but I&#x27;m just still in the process of recognizing it.&quot; </p><p>Drawing from her own life experiences, Carballo shared her first life lesson: &quot;What&#x27;s meant to be can never be taken from you.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It took a lot of risk for me to get here, but things aligned despite my own fear,&quot; she said.</p><p>Carballo also stressed the importance of being &quot;intentional with your relationships&quot; in your 20s, noting that adult friendships &quot;require effort unlike your proximity friendships.&quot;</p><p>Another lesson she learned in her 20s is to strike a balance in everything, saying it is the &quot;most sustainable&quot; way to live. </p><p>&quot;True enjoyment lies in the ability to have self-control without depriving yourself,&quot; she said.</p><p>The beauty queen ended her post by reminding her followers to always express gratitude over everything.</p><p>&quot;Put in the work, then reap the reward, no matter what it looks like,&quot; she said.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMMwmK7Sqso/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=485&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A347976.3000000119%2C%22ls%22%3A345582.59999999404%2C%22le%22%3A347970.40000000596%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 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Beauty queen Gabbi Carballo inspires with lessons she learned in her 20s

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Karen Flores Layno,

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Published Jul 18, 2025 08:14 PM PHT

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Updated Jul 21, 2025 06:58 PM PHT

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