Kylie Verzosa, the Filipino beauty who was crowned as the Miss International 2016 last year is rising with fame and beauty to a place where her fans can’t get enough of her. Here are some interesting insights from her latest interview with Star Style. Star Style’s True Grit featured Kylie and here are all the secrets that she revealed. Read on to find out...

The beauty queen who is known for her eye-catching beauty and astounding height reminisces how in high school she was a little embarrassed of her tall height that she even prayed to God to make her shorter. The beauty who finds it funny now, is proud to flaunt the crown of a Big 4 beauty pageant today. Kylie hasn’t spent her life wishing or even working to achieve the crown.

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Kylie graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in Business Management, and started teaching mental health issues. Her stunning physique and superb beauty took her on the path of modelling. The beauty reveals that when it came to modelling she started at the bottom. As for the pageant victory, she says, “I didn’t win for being beautiful. I won because of what I knew from experience.”

Kylie insists that she likes being at her best "physically, mentally, and emotionally as it makes her grow and stretch as a person.” The beauty queen also gives some impressive advice to inspire people by saying, “Know your strengths, develop your strengths, be true to yourself, set goals, celebrate victories, and think positive thoughts. I wasn’t Miss International when I was born. It wasn’t my destiny but I made it my destiny. It was a long journey and it took a long time to get to where I am.”

The beauty admits to writing in order to release emotions and listening to music to refresh her mind. Kylie smiles on the memory of how gorgeous she looked in her national costume and the evening gown by Francis Libiran. She added that she really likes then pink Mark Bumgarner dress that she wore.

Kylie who is known for her simplicity and natural beauty shared, “I prefer natural beauty and that’s one of the things I wanted to change in the pageant industry...” “So I told myself that when I join, I’m going there as I am,” she added. When asked what would be her make-up strategy to look camera-ready and she confidently replied, “I’d just apply foundation, a bit of powder, blush, and contour. If all else fails, I would rather go without makeup than unfinished makeup.”

The stunning beauty queen says that she no longer follows a strict diet, candidly saying, “You know, you cannot deprive yourself for too long.” She quickly adds, “But I do eat healthy. I eat fresh fruits and vegetables every day. I don’t eat rice and I try to stay away from meat. My number one enemy now is bread. It’s so addictive.” Her go to snack is nuts and peanut butter. Besides eating healthy, the Miss International winner abides by two to three hours of exercise every other day. She exclaims, “I do a lot of yoga, Pilates, cycling, and boxing, but I get bored fast so I like to mix it up.”

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Versoza shares that the crown was a great her inspiration during the pageant and expresses that the victory parades were the best part of the whole journey. “Just celebrating and seeing all the people, being on a float, it exceeded my dream and so much more.” The beauty queen who is keen on travelling and doing charity work this year has been showered with immense love and support from not just the Filipinos but her fans throughout the world. Don’t you all agree?