Former Miss Universe Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez took to social media to share her excitement over a personal milestone she recently achieved.

In a post on her Instagram Stories, the 28-year-old beauty queen revealed that she has fulfilled her dream of buying her mother a new house in Cebu. 

“I have very simple dreams and I’m very happy to share one I recently achieved. I finally got Mama and her doggos their own house,” she wrote.

Beatrice went on to thank everyone who made this dream of hers possible, including her mentors and managers. 

“Thank you very much to my real-life fairies… for giving me opportunities that allowed me to save up and provide for my family in Cebu,” she said.

Beatrice first rose to fame when she represented the Philippines in the 70th Miss Universe pageant in Israel in 2021, where she finished in the Top 5. During her Miss Universe journey, the Cebuana beauty queen has been open about being raised by a single mother and going to college  through to an athletic scholarship.

“I was raised by a single mom and she had quite a hard time managing our household," she said. "My sister and I tried out for the volleyball varsity team and we were able to get an athletic scholarship, and that's how we were able to go to a good school from high school to college."

“I was able to help my mom in some way and I was able to make her proud,” she added.

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She also talked about being raised by a single parent in a 2021 interview with MEGA.

“I was lucky enough that my mom guided me properly and provided me with everything that I needed to become the person that I am now. But these children, they weren’t able to have this,” she said.

“These children, they’re considered a nuisance to the community because they’re juvenile delinquents. And some people don’t understand that these children are also just victims. That they also need to be guided.”

In addition to being a beauty queen, Beatrice is also a model and a reservist for the Philippine Navy.