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Lara Quigaman embraces white hair after dyeing for years

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1778652994271Lara.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Lara Quigaman/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>Lara Quigaman is inspiring her fans and fellow celebrities to embrace physical changes brought about by factors such as aging and genetics. </p><p>The 43-year-old former beauty queen and actress proudly showed her white hair in an Instagram post on Wednesday, May 19, saying she is done covering it for years.</p><p>&quot;Ilang taon ko tinago, tiniis, tinakpan… and I&#x27;m done. Pagod na ako. Ayoko na,&quot; she said in the caption.</p><p>&quot;So call me lola or grandma, it&#x27;s okay... I&#x27;m going to try and rock this white hair.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYOo6max1vJ/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A12769084.799999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="857" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Quigaman said she is &quot;finally letting go of perfection&quot; as she maintains her &quot;God-given&quot; white hair, which she inherited from her dad.</p><p>&quot;The first time I saw a white hair on my head, I was 12 years old. Since my early 30s, I have been dyeing my hair almost every two weeks just to cover the whites we got from our papa,&quot; she shared.</p><p>&quot;You see, my papa already had almost fully white hair in his 30s. My brothers, my sister, and I all have a head full of whites and greys,&quot; she added. </p><p>Among those who commended Quigaman for deciding to flaunt her white hair is actress Camille Prats, who said she was inspired to follow her example. </p><p>&quot;You are amazing! My whites are starting to show and I&#x27;m contemplating whether I should dye or not. This is so inspiring!&quot; the 40-year-old celebrity said. </p><p>Others also felt empowered to turn what is often considered a sign of aging into an expression of confidence and beauty.</p><p>&quot;I had the same dilemma -- always trying to hide it. I was planning to dye my hair to cover it, but after reading your post, we&#x27;re gonna rock this instead,&quot; one netizen commented.</p><p>&quot;Nasa genes din namin ang ganitong may white hair kaya I&#x27;m always covering it up. It started on me when I was 18. Siguro in time I&#x27;ll do the same,&quot; another added. </p><p>Quigaman rose to fame after winning the Miss International crown in 2005. She went on to pursue a career in showbiz where she met her husband, actor Marco Alcaraz.</p><p>Currently, she is <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/4/6/lara-quigaman-shares-experience-working-as-preschool-teacher-in-canada-1151">working as a preschool teacher in Canada</a> and is enjoying her life as a wife and mom to three sons. </p>

<p>Lara Quigaman is inspiring her fans and fellow celebrities to embrace physical changes brought about by factors such as aging and genetics. </p>

Lara Quigaman is inspiring her fans and fellow celebrities to embrace physical changes brought about by factors such as aging and genetics.

'Finally letting go of perfection': Lara Quigaman embraces white hair after dyeing for years

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'Finally letting go of perfection': Lara Quigaman embraces white hair after dyeing for years

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Published May 13, 2026 02:17 PM PHT

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