MISS Universe Philippines candidate Kisses Delavin revealed that she did not want to win in the reality show Pinoy Big Brother when she joined in 2016.
In the second portion of her sit-down interview with Boy Abunda, Delavin said her goal was to join the entertainment industry, and winning the competition seemed secondary.
“I wanted really not to win PBB because I always thought that it would defeat the purpose. Because it’s a talent show and the winner has to have a car or house and lot, and I didn’t need that. I want to go into showbiz,” she shared.
Her stint in PBB, where she placed second behind the eventual big winner Maymay Entrata, did not affect her that much as her experience in Masbate prepared her for the glitz and glamor of showbiz.
“I think I was already desensitized to it because when I was in Masbate, the people there knew each other. So when you’re Miss Masbate, it’s almost like you’re Miss Universe in Masbate, so when I went to Manila and PBB came, it’s almost like I was prepared for it already,” Delavin added.
But if there’s one thing she gained after becoming a housemate – it is the lasting friendship with her fellow contestants.
Now that she has been in the industry for five years, Delavin has learned many things.
“You’re your own advocate. You’re your own protector. You’re your own knight. So you have to fight for yourself,” Delavin quipped.
“We know some people who like to bash. Some people would say they like and they genuinely do, but they don’t see your work as to how you see your work. You have to discern,” she went on.
Delavin made it to the final 30 of the Miss Universe Philippines and has the chance to succeed reigning queen Rabiya Mateo on the coronation night on Sept. 25.
The winner will represent the country in the Miss Universe pageant in Israel in December.(ABS-CBN News)
