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Miss World Philippines 2014: Candidate No. 19 Valerie Weigmann

Get to know Val in this exclusive interview by Yahoo Philippines

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Candidate number 19 Valerie Weigmann

Miss World Philippines 2014: Candidate No. 19 Valerie Weigmann

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24 years old, representing Camarines, Albay province/Bicol Region

Val loves to hang out and travel with her friends. She is a co-owner of a German-Turkish restaurant in Makati. She is also involved in social enterprise and in promoting the use of electronic vehicles in the Philippines.

Val loves to collect comic books. She loves graphic novels and Marvel movies based on the comics. She has worked behind the camera as a photographer's assistant. Val is passionate about travel photography.

Her advocacy is Musikaramay, a movement she started with her friends after super typhoon Yolanda. Through Musikaramay, they are raising funds to helps indigenous peoples; specifically, the Aetas of Tarlac. Val really wants to help them especially when it comes to their livelihood and healthcare.

Val believes that all of the Miss World Philippines 2014 candidates are winners just by joining the pageant. She also believes that a Miss World Philippines titleholder should focus on what other people are going thru, and that she should be able to place herself in other people’s shoes.

For Val, the message of Miss World Philippines is all about being considerate and she believes that, with the crown, she can raise awareness and inspire others to take up their own advocacies.

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