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Miss World PHL candidate posts answer she wanted to give at Q&A
On coronation night Sunday, Catriona Gray's efforts won her the Miss World Philippines crown—but the other beauty queens went home only with "try again later."
Candidate number 10 Kristine Gaile Lopez was lucky enough to make it to the Top 12, but she was unfortunately unable to complete her response during the Question and Answer portion.
Lopez was asked what advice she would give to cyberbullying victims and the time ran out before she was able to say what she wanted.
#10 Kristine Lopez
— Jannie (@jannieannb) October 2, 2016
Q: What advice would you give to victims of cyberbullying? @gmanews pic.twitter.com/U6ddxRPYti
Lopez did not make the next cut, but days after the pageant, she took to social media to thank the people who supported her still and apologized for her moment of "stage fright."
"To all the people who have such high hopes on me, I am sorry for disappointing you especially in the Q&A portion," the beauty queen wrote on her Facebook account.
"I might not have answer the question because of stage fright, but my answer would be this: 'I would advice the victim to accept the challenge, and just let those bullies bully you, BUT NEVER EVER let those people BRING YOU DOWN. It is YOU yourself who knows you more than anything else. STAND UP, DRESS UP, and SHOW the WORLD WHAT YOU'VE GOT and still be a GOOD PERSON and kill them with KINDNESS'."
She added, "And yes, I said 'love your mother,' because the only thing that's on my mind that time was my mother Melchora Reyes, my mom, a true model of a Filipina woman. A real model of love and sacrifice and the only person who I can run to when all else fails. I love you mommy!"
Even though she went home without a title, Lopez declared that she will keep on dreaming, "I felt like a failure but that won't stop me from achieving my dreams and goals in life. This is just the beginning, and it's a good start right?" — Aya Tantiangco/BM, GMA News
