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Since the start of her career, Klea Pineda has always been open about her dream of becoming a beauty queen and one of her wishes now that she's turned 18 is for her dream to finally come true.

 

A post shared by Klea Pineda (@kleapineda) on Jan 28, 2017 at 12:42am PST

While at the blogger's conference for her debut, #EighteenK, they were curious to find out how important this goal is for Klea.

According to the StarStruck winner, "Dalawa 'yung goal ko sa buhay, 'yung pagiging artista and pagiging isang beauty queen. So alin man doon 'yung ibigay sa akin ni Lord, okay na okay na ako doon 'eh. 'Yung binigay Niya sa akin una 'yung pagiging artista ko, thank you na talaga sa Kaniya. Kung ibigay man Niya sa'kin 'yung pagiging beauty queen, sobrang saya ko na para sarili ko."

How did her passion for pageants start anyway?

"Simula 'nung makanood ako ng mga beauty pageant tsaka may nagsasabi rin sa akin na 'Pwede ka, matangkad ka, sali ka, try mo!' So ako naman, na-challenge ako and nagustuhan ko na rin siya 'nung nanonood ako ng mga beauty pageant nitong nakaraang years," Klea answered.

Klea also shared her plans of joining a beauty queen boot camp to prepare herself for the moment she finally competes. 

"Gusto ko sana mag-training na this year, para kapag sumali na ako, sobrang buo na ako [at] alam ko sa sarili ko na kaya ko na. Siguro after three or four years. Mas gusto ko ma-train sa question and answer kasi ngayong, 18-years-old pa lang ako, wala pa akong experience so [kailangan] ko 'yun. Gusto ko ma-experience 'yung may mag-ke-question sa'kin tapos masasagot ko siya ng tuloy-tuloy na sobrang confident," she shared.

Klea highly looks up to Pia Wurtzbach for her determination and her excellent representation of Filipinas worldwide but of course, she plans to win the crown in her own way.

"Gusto ko magkaroon ng sarili kong way, sarili kong itsura, ayokong [ma-compare] sa kaniya (Pia Wurtzbach). Siguro 'yung sa na-achieve niya, gusto ko 'yon pero 'yung itsura niya and ginagawa niya, ayokong gayahin siya. Gusto kong gumawa ng sarili kong idea," said Klea.

Lastly, Klea was asked about the qualities she thinks makes for a great beauty queen.

According to her, "Pagiging [mahusay na] beauty queen, siguro 'yung ma-she-share mo lahat ng nasa isip, puso, opinyon at love mo sa mga tao. [Kailangan] Ma-inspire mo 'yung kabataan na maabot nila 'yung dream nila na kahit sa tingin nila imposible, kailangan mong i-try ng i-try hanggang sa makuha mo."

Klea is set to celebrate her debut this Saturday (March 25) at the Nobu Hotel, City of Dreams Manila.

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