A 38-year-old mother of five from Muntinlupa City will represent the Philippines to an international pageant to be held in Dubai in November.
Erika Joy Santos-Reyes from Barangay Ayala Alabang will compete at the Woman of the Universe pageant slated from Nov. 6 to 12 in Dubai.
Erika Joy Santos-Reyes (Photos from the Facebook accounts of Erika Joy Santos-Reyes and Richard Hinola)
Reyes earned the right to represent the country after winning the Mrs. Philippines 2023 pageant title last Sept. 23 at WhiteWoods Convention and Leisure Hotel in Silang, Cavite.
The Muntinlupa City government congratulated Reyes for her win.
“As a Muntinlupeño and to be the pride of the city, I feel an overflowing happiness,” said Reyes, according to the city government.
She added, “When I was crowned isa lang nasa isip ko, para sa Muntinlupa ‘to! (When I was crowned, there was only one thing in my mind, this is for Muntinlupa).”
“Expect that I am going to put in all the effort to represent Muntinlupa and our country,” she promised about her upcoming participation in the Dubai beauty pageant.
Reyes held a victory press conference on Oct. 7 at The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang.
She earned a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Santo Tomas, according to pageant Facebook account Eventologie. She is the president and CCO of ESC Interactive Communication Services Inc. and Queues Inc.