Instead of sitting around feeling stressed and upset about the pandemic brought about by Coronavirus, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 candidate Nathalia Urcia of Batangas took advantage of the luxury in time choosing what productive activities to do amidst the dragging/slow-paced lifestyle.
During the quarantine period, Nathalia stayed home in Batangas together with her family. Residing at the beach front, the main door of the house is just 20 steps away and one’s feet will get wet by the sea water. Yes, that close! And when we say sea, words like fun, peace, relaxing, calm, dream, play, happy, sad and swim are always associated with it.
Not a single day passed since without Nathalia spending moments on the beach. Alone or with companions, she always welcomed a good swim. During the mornings – after her beauty routines & rituals and properly masked (as covid prevention protocol) together with her pet dogs Brandy & Sophie – they stroll on the sandy beach back and forth. This is her kind of morning exercise – sweating-out and at the same time keeping the mighty bond with her dogs which she treats like her children. This is everyday. She has a deep love for dogs – a Cynophilist she is and always has been. Cuddling her canines, a good frolic at the sea and a trusty make up kit are her best pampering come-ons.
Like many of her close cousins who were also locked down in Batangas, this is the perfect time for them to reconnect to each other – previously stalled by their own personal responsibilities and priorities. Aside from reliving childhood memories, all of them share the same interest of playing cards and other games.
However, in the height of corona virus pandemic, Nathalia did not forget to do her share as a youth, as a citizen, and as an ambassadress of beauty and goodwill. In her very own little way, she finds way to solicit some cash to buy face mask, alcohol and basic needs to help those who have no income during this stressful period. She really has a big heart and this sincere personality is genuine.
As for her advocacy, she always believes in the strength and power of a woman. That she can also stand still through this stressful period of the pandemic; that she can be of great help to the community and to the society. You really cannot snub the great ability and courage of this pure-blooded Batangenya that despite of her complete package of beauty which she can set aside to live a simpler life to perform and deliver her duties as a citizen of this country.
PEOPLE, here’s LATEST NEWS – Si MAUREEN MONTAGNE na ang Miss ECO International 2019! Buntis si Miss Peru. Ang swerte nga naman dumarating kahit may COVID-19. Ha, ha, ha…
According to my sources at Miss World Philippines Organization, the news item posted by PEP.ph is not confirmed. Unless an official statement is released by the organizers of Miss Eco International, everything is still premature at this point.
Hello, Ms. Nathalia Urcia,
Brandy and Sophie are ADORABLE. On behalf of commentators of Norma’s blog, we wish them ALL THE VERY BEST, ALWAYS. 🙂
How has Batangas come along since Taal’s eruption last year? We hope all who were badly affected have somehow regained some measure of control of their lives again.
Aside from that eruption, two recent events that fans and judges might want to ask you is what you make of the SARS-Cov2 pandemic and the “closure” of ABS-CBN, what these mean to YOU.
Both @ scorg and @ Pierro Rocco make it clear. Your PERSONAL BRAND – YOUR VALUES – are what will serve as both armor and ammunition as you enter the cauldron of MUP. And if I may add, I respectfully suggest you take lessons from the history and experience of your Batangas. I know it hosts MIGHTY corporate entities like Pilipinas Shell, Nestle Philippines, and JG Summit. There also are significant foreign investments in power generation and animal feed, among others. Your province is so much more than “the best beaches near Manila”. For me, its personal brand include terms such as “common sense”, “logic”, and “pragmatism”. If you are able to work out how you can unite all these into a cohesive narrative with yourself as living witness to it all, the Question Round and Preliminary Interviews can be a cinch. Non averre paura!
Wow! Flor, I’m literally floored!
@Pierro, I absolutely agree with you on intellectual prowess as a criteria for a beauty queen. Other than the academe, written, online and telecast materials are the best sources of knowledge to sharpen one’s intellect. An adequate stock of knowledge is the passport to a confidently beautiful demeanor in any social setting. I must add though that complementation from personal values makes one’s inner beauty radiate. Obviously, inner beauty plus outer beauty makes for the phenomenal woman MUP is looking for.
Values are best seen in advocacy, the wraparound to one’s personal brand that makes one greater than oneself. Incidentally, in an era where brand advocacy is fast becoming the currency of marketing, values provide pageantry’s link to corporate sponsors whose brands are looking for deep emotional connections to their consumers. To illustrate, aren’t the perceptual images of a phenomenal woman congruent to the emotional triggers of the following branding messages: Toyota’s “Start Your Impossible”; L’Oreal’s “Because You’re Worth It”, Nike’s “Just Do It”, Apple’s “Think Different”, Adidas’ “Impossible Is Nothing”. Don’t these brands resonate enduring passion, excellence, and leadership? Going back to MUP, isn’t it any wonder why it has a lot of corporate sponsors? And the sponsorships were not shaken by this pandemic?
So much on this advocacy thing. Mabuti pa mag-practice KAYO (MUP candidates) on HOW TO ANSWER DIFFICULT QUESTIONS such as the psychographic concerns of Scorg. READ, READ & READ so that you will have many significant, relevant and correct answers to share to the worldwide audience. PRACTICE DAILY your conversational ENGLISH so that you will sound natural and NOT rehearsed or worse FAKE (like GG).
I just HOPE MUP candidates & their handlers are reading the posts of the commenters here Norman. Thank you.
@Pierre, on the hope that candidates and handlers read the posts of commenters: I sincerely wish they do. Perhaps, Sir Norman can pass on to the handlers some select constructive comments that will positively help the candidates in their bid. True, there are so many irreverent smart-alecky comments trolling around, but there are also a good number of progressive ideas that reflect the professional background of the commenters. From their office desks and workplaces, they have something to contribute to the development of pageantry.