MANILA, Philippines—The fairytale about an ugly duckling that turned into an elegant swan came true for an overseas Filipino woman who bagged the top title at the 2020 BeingShe Universe pageant in Dubai last November, after years of bullying by her townpeople because of her weight and looks.
Lorevie Lianko Carrascal had come a long way since being turned down by beauticians in Malinao, Albay, to beating women from diverse nationalities to get a bejeweled crown symbolizing “power, responsibility, dreams, and confidence.”
The 29-year-old human resources officer told the Inquirer in an online interview that even if she grew up in the pageant-crazy region of B…
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