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Ms. Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo presents a new way of defining what is beautiful in more ways than one This is an excerpt from MEGA July 2024 Cover story. Manalo is the only child of a Filipino mother and an African-American father. Her parents divorced when she was at a very young age and she grew up with her mother and stepfather in Meycauayan, Bulacan. “I’m a 90s baby so I still got to explore and play on the streets,” she shares, “I got to play all the games: Pogs, taguan (hide and seek), Chinese garter...” RELATED: Chelsea Manalo Serves Up Ethereal Beauty at the MEGA Ball 2024 However, growing up in a provincial town was tough for a biracial kid, Manalo admits. “Only because of my skin tone, my race, my hair... I think they’re just not used to seeing a unique girl so I got picked on […]
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