Herlene Budol and Miss Tourism World 2022 first runner-up Justine Felizarta. Screengrab from Youtube/GrandTV MANILA, Philippines — Newly-crowned Miss Philippines Tourism Herlene Nicole Budol said her gamble to speak in Filipino for her pageant quest has paid off, if only for the wave of influence it has caused on many young girls. 'Halos kalahati po ng candidates dito sa Miss Grand [Philippines] sinabi po nila sa akin na ako raw po ang naging inspirasyon nila para sumali rito,' she said after her coronation at the culmination of the pageant that was held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on July 13.

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