‘I feel like people were pointing out each and every flaw that I had. And it was just so hard to accept,’ the beauty queen confesses.
MANILA, Philippines – Beauty queen Samantha Panlilio opened up about recent challenges to her mental health, saying that she suffered from depression after she finished competing for the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant.
In her Instagram account on Friday, January 29, the beauty queen uploaded a video excerpt of a speech she delivered for the Trinity University of Asia on the topic of mental health in relation to the digital world.
“After competing in Thailand, I felt so lost. Frankly, because of the way some things turned out,” she began her speech. Samantha failed to make it to the Top 20 of the Miss Grand International competition that happened in Thailand last December 2021.
She continued, “I…
