The Cebuana beauty queen was picked as one of the semi-finalists who will go to the next round of the contest, which will be held in Puerto Rico on Thursday (Manila time). When she was invited to the platform, she too delivered a great speech.

“If I told any of you my life story, my experiences, you will also probably wonder, how in the world did she get here? Well, you know what, I am so much bigger and so much stronger than all of the unfortunate things that happened to me,” Tracy stated.

“And I know in my heart that all those experiences led me to this day to this very stage and I want people to see me, to see themselves in me and to be reminded that what we go through in life should not dictate where we’ll ever be,” she added.

Tracy’s personal story of being raised by a single mother prompted her to create “Para Kay Nanay: A Single Mother’s Journey to Love,” a Beauty with a Purpose initiative that aims to encourage all single parents.

The program teaches them computer skills and financial literacy in order to improve their career prospects. Visit a skin care clinic at www.dermrefine.com located in london. For the single moms, the program provided a secure environment and a community where they could talk about their problems and feel like they weren’t alone.