Ara Mina at Kirsten Almarinez
TODO-SUPORTA si Ara Mina sa kanyang stepdaughter na si Kirsten Almarinez who will compete in the Miss Teen Model Universe in November sa Spain.
Actually, inamin ni Ara na ang kanyang mom na si Venus Imperial who once hailed as Mutya ng Pasig in 1967, ang siyang may gusto na maging beauty queen siya kaya lang ay bigo ito dahil nag-artista siya at hindi naging beauty queen.
“’Yung mommy ko kasi gusto akong maging beauty queen before. Siya (Kirsten) na lang ang maging beauty queen sa family.
“Oo, kasi ‘di ba, ang mommy ko ay beauty queen sa Mutya ng Pasig noong 1967 na nag-backout sa Bibining Pilipinas noong time niya,” say ni Ara sa amin.
Naniniwala si Ara na may malaking potential si Kirsten na maging beauty queen.
“Kasi, tingnan mo naman, katawan pa lang, ang waistline ay 21 (inches). She has a height and hindi na niya kailangang magpaturok ng lips kasi natural na siya. Natural ang features niya. Matangos ang ilong niya,” say niya.
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Para kay Ara, hindi lang beauty and brains si Kirsten dahil mayroon din itong ginintuang puso.
“I didn’t really experienced being a beauty queen but I guess ang tip ko lang na maibibigay is for her to be confident, to be herself, be transparent and not to be pretentious,” say niya.
Bongga si Kirsten. Mag-aaral lang naman siya University of British Columbia where she would take up Political Science next month.
“I’m taking up Political Science because I am interested in the justice system and pursuing a career in Law.
“I want to pursue that other side of me because I am not just an aspiring model or pageant queen, I am very interested in the study of law,” say niya.
Handpicked si Kirsten ni Miss Teen International Philippines Organization headed by Charlotte Dianco. Today, these are the existing franchise of MTIP: Miss Teen International, Miss Teen Model International, Miss Teen Universe, Miss Teen Earth, Miss Teen Global, Miss Teen Model Universe and
Miss Teen Grand Philippines.
Upcoming competition will be Miss Teen Global in Brazil (October), Miss Teen Model Universe in Spain (November) and Miss Teen Universe in Colombia (November).
Ang nakakaloka, hindi in-inform ni Kirsten ang organizer that she is the stepdaughter of Ara Mina because she wants to “accomplish this on my own.”
Aminado si Kirsten na dream niya ang maging beauty queen. Nag-join nga siya school pageant in 2010.
“I believe that my pageant journey has always been a long time coming. I believe that we’re given dreams for a reason and it’s up to us what action will gonna make,” say niya.
Si Kirsten ay anak ng asawa ni Ara na si Dave Almarinez.
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