Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach posted a lengthy message on her personal Instagram account, addressing bashers who keep questioning her work as Miss Universe.
In her caption, Wurtzbach said she posted the message because she is tired of people complaining about her seeming lack of focus on her advocacy, especially on raising awareness for HIV/AIDS.
“Just to get some things straight. I haven’t forgotten about my advocacy, ok? I’m so tired of people complaining that I haven’t found “the cure” for HIV when clearly I said I would raise awareness. I’m not magically gonna come up with a potion that cures everything,” she said.
She added that she is not the type of person who would document all her movement and post it online for people to see.
“Just like the during the competition, I wasn’t posting my everyday pageant activities and that upset a lot of fans. They thought I wasn’t doing any effort. I just really did not like posting anything online. Why? Cos I didn’t feel like I needed to. Instagram isn’t part of the judges panel. Am I gonna carry my phone around with me and take every selfie, every photo I see to ease your worries? No. I don’t work like that. I put my phone down and I work. And did it work? Yes,” Wurtzbach said.
For Wurtzbach, the fact that she is being bashed for allegedly not doing her job is in itself raising awareness for HIV/AIDS.
“So before you go saying that I haven’t done anything, the mere fact that you’re talking about how little I am doing charity work for HIV/AIDS, isn’t that awareness in itself? You’re thinking about it, right? Talking about it, correct? Bashing me in the process BUT still getting the message out there.”
She accompanied the post with a bikini photo to get the attention of her followers.
Meanwhile, in a separate post, Wurtzbach reminded her fans to always be grateful. She accompanied her message with photos of her praying.
“The reason why I’m posting this is to remind everyone that sometimes we forget to simply say thank you. Too often we pray when we’re in the dark but do we also pray to say thank you when we’re okay?” she said.
She also told her fans not to lose hope and to always believe in God’s plan for everyone.
“So guys, don’t lose hope. He has a plan for you. You just have to have faith in yourself and in Him. And together you will find your destiny. Just like I did. I’m still a work in progress but I’ll never forget the true power He holds and will always hold. To my first and true love. You,” Wurtzbach wrote.(MNS)