Miss Haiti Raquel Pellisier, interested to learn her Filipino roots

Miss Universe 2016 1st Runner-up Raquel Pellisier is from Haiti, but did you know she has Filipino blood from her mother side?

In an interview with GMANetwork.com during her visit in the TV station, the Caribbean beauty said she was really looking forward to visit the Philippines because of her Filipino roots.

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“Before coming here in the Philippines, I was really excited because from my mom’s side, I have Filipino blood, and since I was little, they used to tell me that I never lived with that side of the family, but I’m interested in learning about the culture and that’s why I’m happy to be here,” the 5’11” beauty queen revealed.

She wants to visit the fine white sand beaches in the country, “[I would like to go to] Boracay [and the other] beaches [because] that’s something I really want do.”

Miss Haiti was the crowd favorite at the 65th Miss Universe competition wherein she recalled her experience on the earthquake that hit her country in 2010 during the Q&A portion.

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