IN PHOTOS: Hollywood celebrities with Filipino blood
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Filipinos always take pride in the exceptional talent and skills of other Pinoys. Hence, the term “Pinoy Pride.”
In the sports arena, senator Manny Pacquiao has brought so much honor to the Philippines and his countrymen over the decades. And Pacman will definitely go down in history as one of the greats when it comes to boxing.
When it comes to beauty pageants, the Philippines has produced a significant number of queens, making us the third country in the world--next to the US and Venezuela--to have the most number of beauty queen title holders.
So far, we have four Miss Universe winners, namely: Gloria Diaz (1969), Margie Moran (1973), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), and Catriona Gray (2018).
When it comes to the Miss Earth beauty pageant, the Philippines had also produced four winners, namely: Karla Henry (2008), Jamie Herrell (2014), Angelia Ong (2015), and Karen Ibasco (2017).
The beauty pageant that we have the most number of queens is the Miss International pageant. Our Miss International queens so far are the following: Gemma Cruz (1964), Aurora Pijuan (1970), Melanie Marquez (1979), Lara Quigaman (2005), Bea Rose Santiago (2013), and Kylie Verzosa (2016).
Meanwhile, we have only one Miss World winner so far. It's none other than our very own Kapuso actress Megan Young, who took home the coveted crown in 2013.
Aside from sports and beauty pageants, there are plenty of other fields where Filipinos excel in. One of these is the entertainment industry.
From singers, actors and musicians, to dancers, models, stand-up comedians, and even YouTube personalities, there have been plenty of Filipinos or those with Filipino blood that have made it big in the international scene.
And most of them have been great inspiration and motivation for fellow Filipinos to keep dreaming and believing that they too can one can have the same international success or recognition.
Get to know all the international celebrities with Filipino blood in the gallery below.
