Miss Supranational Philippines 2023 Pauline Amelinckx. Image: Instagram/@the_missphilippines
Miss Supranational Philippines 2023 Pauline Amelinckx has spoken up against negative comments being thrown at her fellow beauty queens, pointing out that some remarks are “disguised as support” for their chosen bets.
Sharing a photo with her fellow Miss Universe Philippines 2023 candidates on Instagram last Friday, June 9, Amelinckx said “supporting other women” should be the purpose of fans when their chosen candidate joins a beauty pageant.
“Hey everyone! I reflected on this post and i think this has been long overdue. I really wanted to speak out and speak up against those individuals who claim to be pageant fans but who have made it their [pastime] to bring beauty queens down, only, they disguise it as support [for] their bets,” she said.
The Boholana-Belgian stunner then admitted that the support of her fellow beauty queens is one of the reasons why she keeps going in the pageant industry.
“Being in the beauty pageant industry, my fellow queens and I understand the value of supporting other women, and lifting each other up through the different challenges we face,” she said. “In this industry, that support system is one of the things that actually keeps us going. We chose to be in this industry, for its platform, its reach, [and] personal growth. We allow ourselves to be authentic and vulnerable in the sea of noise that tries to tell us how and who we [should be].”
Amelinckx then stressed that pageant fans should “choose kindness” when it comes to supporting their chosen candidate, saying she “will not stand” by those who bring “other queens down.
“Genuine support and kindness is so impactful as it carries us through. But I will not stand for supporting a bet (kahit sino man!) if it is by bringing other queens down. It’s so disappointing to see this happen online. and if [that’s] the way you show support, i can only implore you to rethink your actions and [choose kindness instead. lifting one person up [doesn’t] need to be through the destruction of someone else,” she added.
Amelinckx’s post gained rave responses from her fellow beauty queens in the comments, including Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray, Angelique Manto, Emmanelle Vera, Hannah Arnold, Graciella Lehmann, and Bella Ysmael.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@paulineamelinckx
The official Instagram page of Miss Universe Philippines’ seemingly approved of the beauty queen’s post, as seen in the comments.
Image: Screengrab from Instagram/@paulineamelinckx
Amelinckx was named as Miss Supranational Philippines 2023 after her third attempt at the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, which was won by Michelle Marquez Dee of Makati.
Amelinckx will vie for the country’s second Miss Supranational crown after Mutya Datul in 2013. EDV