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PAMELA Bianca Manalo always looked up to her older sister.
From the moment she saw her sister, Katherine Anne Manalo, being crowned Ms. Philippines in 2002, then 15-year-old Pamela Bianca knew she wanted to follow her older sister’s footsteps.
"I said to myself, ‘someday I’m going to be a beauty queen as well,’" recalls Pamela Manalo to the Asian Journal.
Dreaming big paid off for the younger Manalo seven years later.
Earlier this year, the 22-year-old Manalo lived up to the meaning of her name when she was crowned Binibining Pilipinas 2009 Universe. Former Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2008 winner Jennifer Barrientos relinquished her crown to Manalo, who then served as the official representative of the Philippines for the Miss Universe Pageant held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas last August.
Experience of a lifetime
Standing 5’10" tall with long flowing black hair, Manalo was among the 84 contestants worldwide to compete in the 58th Miss Universe pageant.
"It was very exciting," said Manalo, who was recently vacationing in Los Angeles. "I had so much fun and I believe I will cherish all the memories I’ve had there especially bonding with the girls."
During her three weeks at the Bahamas leading up to the competition, Manalo said she made quick friends with the beauty queen contestants from the Latin countries. She spent a lot of time with Miss Peru, Miss Panama, Miss Paraguay and Miss Columbia, Michelle Rouillard, her roommate during the pageant.
"I think they expected me to hang out with the girls from the Asian countries," she joked.
Manalo said she would miss most the time she spent with Rouillard.
"She was so nice and very friendly," she said. "Everyday, we would always hang out with each other."
Some people have a misconception that beauty pageants are all about good looks, but beauty involves a lot of hard work.
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