Rikki Mae Abuel Dela Peña strives for the best
Reigning Miss Philippine Youth International Rikki Mae Abuel Dela Peña has proven that pageantry and school can mix together. This after Rikki Mae graduated with the degree of Business Administration Major in Management at the University of Asia and the Pacific in Pasig City recently. “Finally, I made it! I remember back in January during my press conference, I was asked 'Wouldn’t this pageant be a distraction for me as a graduating student?' I believe this is a normal question to those beauty queens who are still studying) I honestly answered no because being a beauty queen serves as my inspiration to do better in school and being a student serves as my motivation in pursuing my dream which is to a role model," the young beauty queen said. Rikki Mae said that the most important lesson learned as a university student was influencing people. "The most important thing that I have learned as a university student is how to have the confi...