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C: Busy days ahead for you! So now let’s go to C: So “natural beauty” is what you want to
more Miss Supranational questions. First, what impart to everyone.
do you wish to accomplish for the people and V: Yes, certainly.
community as Miss Supranational?
V: Honestly, what I want to do during my reign C: Now let’s talk about your home country,
is just to empower girls, giving them more Puerto Rico. What traits or culture you would
confidence in themselves. It is something I truly like to share that the world must know about
believe in. During the competition, I mentioned Puerto Rico?
that I truly believe in the slogan of this pageant V: The world pretty knows more about the
which is “Fashion, Glamour and Natural musicians of Puerto Rico. You know, Daddy
Beauty”. I am very supportive of natural Yankee, Louis Fonsi, and yes, Ricky Martin.
beauty and I am not one of those girls who We have a lot of stars but uhm, people, I think,
always “glam-up” all day, with crown should really try our food. I always miss it
and everything. I like to keep it simple, be when I go to trips. Most of the time people
natural and just want girls to be more like back home are happy and very resilient.
themselves because nowadays, social media is For example, after Hurricane Maria people
so strong that we get a lot of bullying through were very united and got together with their
it especially if you are a candidate for any kind neighbors and made food for everyone and just
of beauty pageant. I just want girls to be better stayed happy about everything despite what
and above themselves. I’ll try to work on that as was going on.
much as I can with you guys.
C: What is your advice for
ladies who wish to join Miss
Supranational in the future?
V: Well, like I told you,
“Stay true to yourself.
Believe in yourself, be
confident.” There’s no one
who can’t do anything. For
example in my case, a lot of
people back home probably
didn’t believe that I could
actually get the crown for
Miss Supranational and
I proved them wrong!
Here I am! And it is pretty
much like that, believe in Valeria Vazquez Latorre,
yourself and believe in your Miss Supranational 2018
dreams—work for them
cause no one’s going to
work for them unless you do Valeria is a native of San Juan,
it and be confident about Puerto Rico. This 25 year old, stunning
yourself. lady is a successful model back in
her country and is also a Medical
C: Very well said. And lastly, Technology student. Valeria describes
what would you like to tell herself as ambitious, hardworking and
your fans and followers? confident person and that among
V: Well, I wanna meet her greatest loves are her dad, mom,
everyone. Every time I go her brother and her Yorkshire terrier
to a country, I want to meet pet, Zuko.
every single one
of you. And my message When she was crowned as 10 th Miss
for all will always be and
this sounds repetitive but I Supranational queen in December
really, really want people to 2018, not only she became the first
just believe in themselves, Puerto Rico representative to take
stay true to yourself, do not home the title. But also made her
please others and just be the first ever candidate to win as Miss
confident about who you Supranational from the Caribbean.
are. She was warmly welcomed by the
First Lady of Puerto Rico, Mrs. Beatriz
C: Thank you so much, Rossello when she returned home
Valeria for this opportunity after the pageant and then received
and for having me. Good a recognition by the Government of
luck to you and have fun on Puerto Rico for the national pride she
your visit here in Thailand has brought to the country just days
and the rest of your trip!
before she begin her #SupraJourney.

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