"I always believe in gratitude. Without it, we will never appreciate the beauty of a glass half full / half empty. The moment you feel it in your core is the only way you can summon the Universe."
This is what Miss Universe Bahrain 2022 Evlin Khalifa wrote on Instagram as she thanked those behind her pageantry journey.
"I also harmonize with the fact that the world is a beautiful, multicultural space wherein we cannot limit our borders to a single island, place or nation, I believe that working together and being global is the best way to love, to progress and move forward," she added.
Evlin continued: "In Bahrain, it might be a new opportunity for us to join the greatest competition of its kind @missuniverse but the wind beneath my wings are undoubtedly the best in pageantry."
Then she declared that her post is dedicated to her "undying gratitude" to her Filipino Team.
"Without them - I can never call myself a queen," she related. "It’s team work."
"And I am so thankful to each and everyone who is part of my journey. You don’t know how much I love you. Mahal ko kayo, to my walk trainer, my make up artists, my stylist, my designer - all Filipinos - especially to my ever supportive National Director who is a certified Filipino pride and my co National Director - both of them have given me their entire efforts, time and wisdom so I can stand on the Miss Universe stage as they help me become a true transformational queen."
"Pilipinas, Maraming Salamat!"
Note that Josh Yugen is the current National Director of Miss Universe UAE and Bahrain franchises.
Part of the council are Filipino personalities like Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer Furne One Amato as Head of Creatives, Fashion, and Design and Filipino-British beauty queen-model Maggie Wilson as Creative Consultant.
Beauty queen-actress Kylie Verzosa, meanwhile, was introduced as the head of empowerment of Miss Universe Bahrain.