So i woke up this morning to exciting news that a childhood friend of mine had just won the Miss BB Pilipinas World pageant. Winning this competition, she will go on to representing the Philippines in the Miss World pageant that will take place in Warsaw, Poland in October 2007.

Believe it or not, this girl was one I collaborated with when I used to organize and host variety shows back when I lived in Saudi Arabia. She was a girl FULL of talent and passion and at a very young age, she was just incredibly determined to get to where she wanted to go. Being 17 years old, her passion and hard work to make it big in the entertainment industry has paid off. She is also an MTV VJ, model and an aspiring actress in the Philippines hoping to make it big in the Asian movie industry as well as the European movie industry as she was born with Scottish roots.

The reason why I am writing about her in this blog is because she is someone young girls can look up to. She decided to make that move to the Philippines hoping to fulfill her dreams. She put herself out there, displayed her talent and was discovered. I believe she took in criticism, turned it around and kept on going…..she really believed in herself. Being born with Philippine roots I am extremely proud of Maggie. She’s done really well and though I have not been able to see her in awhile, I have been able to watch her grow into this beautiful talented young woman. She chose to be active about pursuing her dreams and look where it has brought her.

Maggie, all the best to you! I am so very proud of you and I see HUGE SUCCESS in your future. =)
I’ll be rootin’ for ya!!

For more on Maggie visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Nales_Wilson