Elizabeth Clenci excited to compete in Miss Grand International 2017

Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017 Elizabeth Clenci is looking forward to the competition this coming October.

According to a Balitanghali report by Lhar Santiago on Friday, Clenci will fly to Vietnam on October 5th to compete in Miss Grand International 2017.

"I'm really excited, I am... I get butterflies in my stomach, but I think they're butterflies of excitement," Clenci said.

The beauty queen also shared that her personal advocacy is aligned with campaign of the pageant.

"As peace ambassador, my advocacy is peace through equality and unity and that's what's beautiful about the pageant," Clenci said.

The Filipino-Romanian beauty queen is known for her advocacy to raise awareness about empowering women and gender equality. — Anna Felicia Bajo / AT, GMA News