The Next Move: Michelle Marquez-Dee on Conquering the Universe

Описание: Enter the world of pageantry with Michelle Marquez-Dee as she shares her insights and experiences from the recent Miss Universe competition. In this exclusive interview, Michelle opens up about her incredible journey, valuable life lessons she has learned, and how pageants have evolved to become platforms for meaningful advocacies. From understanding the feeling of both triumph and defeat, embracing the belief that everything happens for a reason, to the transformative power of self-discovery and reinvention, MMD bares it all.

0:00 - Intro
03:34 - Michelle Dee on finding out that her mom is a beauty queen
05:17 - Michelle Dee shares that she did not envision herself to be a beauty queen as a child
06:55 - Michelle Dee shares how she previously viewed pageants and her self assessment on being “beauty queen material”
09:13 - Michelle Dee’s early days as a model and the pressure of following her mom’s footsteps
10:03 - Michelle Dee shares how her relationship with cousin and fellow beauty queen Winwyn Marquez made an impact on her pageant career
12:09 - Michelle Dee shares the moment she decided to pursue pageantry
14:35 - Michelle Dee details the screening process of pageants
15:57 - Michelle Dee shares how her perception of what beauty queens represent evolve
17:25 - Michelle Dee names the beauty queens she admire
18:57 - Michelle Dee shares how she felt moments before her crowing moment of Miss World PH 2019
21:36 - Michelle Dee reveals how she prepares for an international pageant
23:32 - Michelle Dee reveals her mom's reaction when she entered the world of pageantry
24:36 - Michelle Dee shares her golden rules of pageantry
25:50 - Michelle Dee on joining Miss International
26:42 - Michelle Dee shares how her Miss World experience prepared her for Miss Universe
29:02 - Michelle Dee on how she cannot live without being active
30:56 - Michelle Dee shares her admiration for her late grandmother
32:38 - Michelle Dee on her preparation for her first Miss Universe PH pageant
34:40 - Michelle Dee shares the lessons, experiences, and joining Miss Universe PH for the second time
41:04 - Michelle Dee shares how she felt during her coronation as Miss Universe PH 2023
43:03 - Michelle Dee shares her Miss Universe experience in El Salvador and her creative direction throughout the pageant
44:48 - Michelle Dee on her collaboration with Mark Bumgarner
46:34 - Michelle Dee on what was going through on her mind during the Top 5 announcement of Miss Universe
50:41 - Michelle Dee’s advice for aspiring beauty queens
51:12 - Michelle Dee’s future plans

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