00:12Pia, Iris, Dame, Leigh, Catriona, Zosie, Beanie
00:19Five queens of the modern age
00:23Crowned not only in beauty, but in purpose, compassion, and strength
00:31Pia, you wore your crown lightly
00:36Though its weight ran deep
00:38Behind the stage lights you spoke of anxiety and depression
00:44Yet you did not withdraw
00:51You turned your struggle into service
00:54Raising your voice for HIV awareness
00:57In the Asia-Pacific
00:59Showing through quiet honesty and courage
01:03That seeking help is never weakness
01:06It is the beginning of healing
01:16Iris, you wore your crown with gentle purpose
01:20A student of healing
01:23You turned knowledge into care
01:27Bringing hope to children and raising voices
01:30For the unseen through charity
01:33Education in quiet presence
01:36You showed that true strength is measured
01:40Not in applause
01:46But in the lives you touch
01:49Demi, Leigh, your crown was forged in fire
01:53After surviving a violent carjacking and defending yourself
01:59You transformed trauma into empowerment
02:02Founding the unbreakable campaign
02:05Teaching women self-defense
02:07Resilience and readiness
02:09You proved that true strength is not only what protects you
02:14But what equips you to protect others
02:20Catriona, you walked the runway of your heart
02:24Your light aimed not at fame
02:27But at the children of Tondo
02:29Whose dreams are often unseen
02:33Since 2016
02:34You have worked with young focus
02:37Helped build a preschool in Smoky Mountain
02:40Through Paraiso
02:42And shared your song
02:44We're in this together
02:46To lift young spirits into hope
02:51In your voice they hear possibility
02:55A promise that tomorrow can be gentler than today
03:02Zosabini, you rose not merely as a beauty queen
03:06But as a herald of truth
03:08With your natural hair and unwavering presence
03:11You challenged narrow standards
03:13Speaking boldly against gender-based violence
03:16And standing with the foreshee for justice and compassion
03:21You urged young women to love themselves as they are
03:25Claiming the mirror for all who deserve to see
03:29Their own beauty reflected back with dignity
03:39Five queens, five journeys
03:43Not gilded fables
03:44But real lives shaped by trial, service and courage
03:49They show that the modern crown is earned
03:53In vulnerability and in voice
03:57In action and in heart
04:18May their reigns remind every young woman who looks to them
04:23That she too can be queen
04:26Not by chance
04:29But by faith in herself
04:32And by lifting others along the way
04:37May their reigns remind every young woman who looks to them
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