Rabiya Mateo. Picture from Instagram
Kapuso actress and host Rabiya Mateo is grateful for all of the breaks that got here her means, and the doorways that opened after she joined the Miss Universe pageant.
Nonetheless, there are occasions when she would look again on her humble beginnings as a easy Iloilo lass attempting to make ends meet, that purchasing new garments was a luxurious she may generally not afford.
“Trying again then, I might say that model was by no means my precedence. As a result of I had nothing in life, hindi ko precedence na bumili ng magagandang damit kasi ang precedence ko was to outlive life (it was by no means my precedence to purchase fairly garments as a result of my precedence was to outlive life),” she stated in an interview with INQUIRER.NET throughout her launch as endorser of a clothes model.
As one of many freshest faces on Philippine tv, the 2020 Miss Universe Philippines titleholder has been launched as Diwata within the new GMA afternoon prime collection “Makiling.” She can also be seen on the each day late afternoon selection present “TiktoClock.”
Mateo stated her she was simply proud of the way in which her profession and her life is popping out to be, since being proclaimed because the first-ever Miss Iloilo, earlier than she launched into the nationwide pageant stage. “I received with nothing. I had nothing.”
“This serves to remind myself to at all times be grateful and grateful for every part that’s occurring. It’s not day by day {that a} model will come and offer you their belief. And, in fact, I even have my crew with me, my photographers, videographers, to whom I say that because the model trusts me, I actually need one of the best output, and portfolio, so I can provide again for the belief I obtained from them,” she stated.
Rabiya Mateo./ARMIN P. ADINA
No matter her background, Mateo was capable of develop her personal sense of trend, and it displays in her model whether or not she is carrying a couture robe or a plain sundress.
Now that she is prospering within the leisure trade, and with each article of clothes she would need at her disposal, the Ilongga magnificence stated she nonetheless goes for consolation over model.
“I’ve to ensure that I’m snug within the garments that I’m carrying, that it doesn’t present a lot pores and skin, that I can current myself in entrance of lots of people whereas carrying that costume,” Mateo shared.
The 2020 Miss Universe semifinalist, nevertheless, revealed that she has a most well-liked hue if given the freedom to resolve on it. “If it might be as much as me, when it comes to colour, I at all times imagine that purple is energy,” declared Mateo, who wore a closely embellished scarlet robe with flowy cape sleeves when she received her the nationwide crown.
She additionally shared her ideas on girls who put an emphasis on trend. “Now there are lots of who will select to be trendy, even when they’re now not snug. And budget-wise, they select actually costly items, it’s now not sensible,” she stated.
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