Miss Universe Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez talks about the personal connection she shares with her advocacy on youth empowerment. Read an excerpt about it below. Related: Beatrice Luigi Gomez Gets Honest About Miss Universe Training When she’s not strutting in six-inch heels and wearing trailing beaded gowns, Gomez has no trouble trading it in with a uniform to work in the frontlines of battle. A community development worker and a navy marines’ reservist, her main advocacy surrounds youth empowerment towards children in conflict with the law and victims of armed conflict. Her genuine connection towards it roots from her experience as a child who grew up in a broken family. “I was lucky enough that my mom guided me properly and provided me with everything that I needed to become the person that I am now, but these children, they weren't able to have this,” she shares. With her privilege, […]
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