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Ysabella Roxas Ysmael graciously accepts defeat after competing in MUP

By Aedrianne Acar

Published On: October 29, 2020, 10:15 AM

There's beauty in accepting defeat.

Miss Universe Philippines (MUP) 2020 first runner-up Ysabella Roxas Ysmael took to social media to shed light upon her experience competing in the prestigious pageant.

Ysabella was just a shy away from the title but the judges ultimately awarded the crown to Iloilo City beauty Rabiya Mateo.

Photo taken from Ysbella Roxas Ysmael

On Instagram, she wrote a lengthy post about her MUP journey and said that the last nine months is something that she will treasure forever.

Ysabella posted, “Crown or no crown, a queen prevails.

“First, a huge congratulations to all my MUPh sisters. We made it, together. The friendship and the sisterhood we have gained in the last 9 months is something I will treasure forever.

You all turned out to be what I had never expected, and I am pleasantly surprised. I am proud to be a part of Batch 2020, the inaugural batch, because of all of you.”

She went on to express her heartfelt gratitude to all her supporters for motivating her throughout the pageant.

“To my BELLArinas and my fellow Paranaquenos, thank you for being my guiding light and my motivation to keep going. I am forever grateful for your undying love and support for your Bella Ballerina.

“To my family and my friends, I love each and every one of you. Thank you for being the rock that grounded me and the force that pushed me to keep chasing my dreams. This is not the end.”

Although she did not win the Miss Universe Philippines title, Ysabella pointed out that she will be bringing home something even more special after the competition.

Ysabella declared, “I may not have gone home with a crown on my head, but my crowning glory has undoubtedly been my entire experience during Miss Universe Philippines 2020. Our pillars and mentors in the pageant have taught us the value of being true and authentic, and that is something I can proudly say I am.”

“Thank you for teaching me to stay true to myself and to remember that a queen is phenomenal not because of the crown on her head but because of her heart that is as big as the Universe.” she ended her post.

A little fun fact, Ysbella Roxas Ysmael is the niece of former 1973 Miss Universe Margarita “Margie” Moran.

Now, Rabiya Mateo is the country's representative who will hopefully capture the Philippines' 5th crown in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant!