Filipina bringing pride to her country, Philippines.
Even though Shamcey was not able to snag the crown, she is still a winner especially among the Filipinos. Her answer in the Q&A portion of the Miss Universe pageant was an embodiment of the Filipino culture, on how we value our religion. She perfectly showed the world what it is to be a Filipino.
When asked, “Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person you love? Why or why not?” She answered, “If I would have to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love. Because the first person that I love is God, who created me. “I have my faith and my principles, and this is what makes me who I am. If the person loves me, he’ll love my God too.”
Furthermore, even Oprah Winfrey congratulated Miss Philippines for her win and for her straightforward answer.
“I have reservations with the results. If the only basis is the Q&A portion, after having been trimmed down to 5, Ms. Philippines deserved to win. What made her different from the rest is that she had no seconds to rethink of her answer as she had no interpreter to break the ice. The rest had their interpreters and having breaks on seconds to think about their answers. Hands down, Ms. Philippines answered straight to the point.”
- Oprah Winfrey via NBC
To Shamcey Supsup, Congratulations! You make all Filipinos proud of you!
I’ll have to agree with this. I’m glad she was able to express a part of Filipino culture through her answer with no hesitation.
(via l1b)
