
Oriental Mindoro candidate Graciella Lehmann took to Instagram to reflect on her Binibining Pilipinas journey.
In a lengthy post on Instagram, the beauty queen expressed her appreciation to all the individuals, who guided her during the prestigious pageant. One of them is Eat Bulaga host Paolo Ballesteros, who created her jaw-dropping 'tikbalang'-inspired national costume.
In fact, it won the category of Best in National Costume at Binibining Pilipinas 2022.
Graciella shared that Paolo was simply generous in sharing his talent and knowledge with her.
“To Mamwa Paolo Ballesteros, you opened the door for me to join again.
“I will forever be grateful for sharing your talent with us, for your generosity, and for your support. You have imparted a lot of life lessons in my life. I love you po.”
She added that joining the competition changed her life, too. “My Binibining Pilipinas journey may have come to an end, but I will never forget how they changed my life, how I conquered my inner battles, how I became the woman I am today because of them.”
Before ending her post, Graciella also thanked her family and friends for being an amazing support system in this journey, which she described as a “very challenging” one.
“To my family and loved ones, friends, teachers, schoolmates, and to all the Mindoreños, thank you for being the best support system in this very challenging journey.”
MEET THE EXCEPTIONAL WINNERS OF THE 2022 BINIBINING PILIPINAS PAGEANT HERE:
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