Newly crowned Miss Eco International Alexie Brooks back in PH, dedicates win to late grandma | ABS-CBN
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Newly crowned Miss Eco International Alexie Brooks back in PH, dedicates win to late grandma
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Published Apr 22, 2025 01:53 PM PHT
Miss Eco International 2025 Alexie Brooks. The Miss Philippines/Facebook
Miss Eco International 2025 Alexie Brooks. The Miss Philippines/Facebook Alexie Brooks is back in the Philippines after winning the Miss Eco International 2025 pageant in Egypt.
Alexie Brooks is back in the Philippines after winning the Miss Eco International 2025 pageant in Egypt.
In an interview with the media upon her arrival in Manila on Monday, the beauty queen from Iloilo dedicated her victory not just to her country, but also to the most important person in her life -- her grandmother, who passed away last year.
In an interview with the media upon her arrival in Manila on Monday, the beauty queen from Iloilo dedicated her victory not just to her country, but also to the most important person in her life -- her grandmother, who passed away last year.
"I wanted to win not only to bring glory to the country, but also to give my grandma a beautiful birthday gift," she said of her Lola Basing, the woman who raised her.
"I wanted to win not only to bring glory to the country, but also to give my grandma a beautiful birthday gift," she said of her Lola Basing, the woman who raised her.
"So that time when I won, the first thing that made me cry... is [because] I made my grandma happy and proud. Na kahit wala na siya, I'm still doing my best for her," she added.
"So that time when I won, the first thing that made me cry... is [because] I made my grandma happy and proud. Na kahit wala na siya, I'm still doing my best for her," she added.
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Brooks is now the third Miss Eco International titleholder from the Philippines, after Kathleen Paton in 2022 and Cynthia Thomalla in 2018.
Brooks is now the third Miss Eco International titleholder from the Philippines, after Kathleen Paton in 2022 and Cynthia Thomalla in 2018.
She said she is looking forward to a purposeful reign. "My grandma just died and I don't have anyone left, so I would love to dedicate my life to bigger causes than myself."
She said she is looking forward to a purposeful reign. "My grandma just died and I don't have anyone left, so I would love to dedicate my life to bigger causes than myself."
But for now, Brooks will take the time to rest, now that she is back home. "I want adobo and I feel like I'll be the one cooking it pa," she said in jest.
But for now, Brooks will take the time to rest, now that she is back home. "I want adobo and I feel like I'll be the one cooking it pa," she said in jest.
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