Filipino-Belgian Roxanne Baeyens wins Miss Face of Tourism Philippines 2019

Roxanne Baeyens tooks home the Face of Toursim Philippines 2019 crown, winning the pageant at the SMX Convention Center at the Mall of Asia Complex on Sunday.

The Filipino-Belgian, who hails from Baguio City, is set to represent the Philippines in the Miss Tourism Culture Universe 2019 pageant to be held in Myanmar.

"God’s timing is perfect. “You are exactly where you need to be” Roxanne began her caption on Instagram.

"I can’t wait for the next chapter of my journey knowing i have a supportive family beside me," Roxanne continued. 

 

 

 

 

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God’s timing is perfect. “You are exactly where you need to be” ? Thank you @faceoftourismph! ???? I can’t wait for the next chapter of my journey knowing i have a supportive family beside me. To the organizers most especially to @direkmarki and miss @roannerefrea thank you for trusting me and believing in me. To my co candidates i’m gonna miss our sleepless nights together and bangayan moments haha! It makes me emotional, but i know this isn’t goodbye! IT WON’T BE! To my family, thank you. From the moment i started pageantry you were there through my defeat and success. The best part of my journey is seeing the sparkle in your eyes that shows how proud you are. I Love You so much! @mimibaeyens @baeyensjeff. To my handlers @patacsilmichaeljv Thank you for making me go out of my shell. I reached where i am now because you first believed in me. Other than being hands on, i am grateful because of the genuine love and care you give me. (Nauna pa kayo naiyak sakin haha!) TO THE CITY OF BAGUIO, thank you for the never ending support! It is my pride and honor to represent our city. PROUD CORDILLERAN!!! ♥????? Thank you so much sir @rianfernandez888 and sir @enchiong1217 for the amazing Gown, mother Shiva Rivera, mother Justine Valenciano and sir @jerome.peralta for the QnA, mother Paul Sanglay for the beautiful Lashes, Alex Hornbuckle and MY BFF @camelskie and her family @bloodberry17 and sa lahat ng nanuod at nag cheer. Thank you mother Andrew Demot Visaya Jr. For the heels, thank you @tatsdionisio for my beautiful makeup in the swimsuit competition . Thank you sir Sherwil Pal-et and sir Lone Seven for the beautiful Vlog/Video. Thank you Beauty Lounge by mam John Arevir, mam Samantha Caroline Go Rodriguez and sir JR Thank you so much din sa lahat lahat ng friends namin na nagchachat at sumosupport khit sa social media. Thank you @zenayaaesthetics for making me more confident before the pageant! Thanks @seth_arellano for helping out! Thank you so much everyone! My heart is full, to those i haven’t mentioned thank you from the bottom of my heart! Most specially, to mother Janis Martinez ???? SEE YOU SOON MYANMAR! I can’t wait to represent my home, my country this July ????????

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Apr 7, 2019 at 10:45pm PDT

For the final Q&A portion, Roxanne was asked "Why should you be the next Face of Tourism Philippines 2019?"

She answered: "As a tourism graduate, I’ve learned one important thing. The best way to find yourself is to lose in the service of others. If I were to gain the crown tonight, I will encourage others to be like me not only to help the environment, contribute to the economy of the Philippines but teach them even with the small act of goodness, it could lead to something big; that’s what makes a winner and that’s the life I want to lead. God is happy if He will give us a gift. But God would be happier if we would be the answer to somebody else’s prayer.”

Candidates who also won include Aubrey Neis (Face of Eco-Tourism 2019) and Camilla Ricarto (Face of Cultural Heritage).

 

 

 

 

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It’s all about fixing other women’s crowns! I love you girls!!! ♥? #faceoftourismph2019

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Apr 7, 2019 at 11:42pm PDT

— Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News