A deaf-mute student named
Princess Pura proved to stand her dream of being a beauty queen. For the first
time in Philippine national pageant history, Pura who passed the final screening for national
contest has broken unspoken barriers will hold its debut presentation next
week.
Pura, 17, one of the 23 official candidates in the
first “Queen of the Philippines” beauty contest. On Friday at the press
presentation of the beauty queen candidates in Quezon City, Pura made a surprising
entry by presenting herself in sign language.
Yet, she seemed nervous as she walked wearing
a cocktail dress and swimwear in front of people comprising of guests and
media. With a heigh of 5’7”, the awareness that she was certainly part of the
show made her look more confident as she smiled to the crowd.
The “Queen of the
Philippines” beauty contest is organized by Ovette Ricalde, of Megastar
Productions. Pura and the rest of the candidates will compete for three titles
– Face of Beauty International, Face of the World, and Miss Yacht Model
International.
The grand coronation
night will be held at the Subic Bay Yacht Club, Subic Bay Free Zone on August
1.
Pura was discovered by
Mars P. Galang when she was still 11 years old. He finds Pura a shy girl and
needs to boost her self confidence. Galang discovered her at the Philippines
School for the Deaf in Pasay City, where his son was also a student.
Pura
who possesses beauty and height, told
Galang that she wants to be a beauty queen someday but she does not how to be
start with her dream so Galang gave her the opportunity be become a model
before she joined the beauty contest. Puras first stretch in a beauty contest
was when she joined Teen Faces Ad
Model Search in Greenhills in San Juan City.
