14-year-old Half-Pinay, half-Belgian, Barbara Slegers has made it into the pre-semifinals of the prestigious Top Model Belgium contest.

Barbara is currently one of the top 4 out of 90 candidates vying for the title of Junior Girl Model.

The pretty teenager said that she feels proud to be brought up in a strict Filipino culture despite being born and raised in Belgium.

“I’m proud to be half-Pinay, half-Belgian and I hope every Pinoy will also be proud of me because even I was born here in Belgium, my parents raised me under Filipino culture, making sure that my values are still intact”, she said in an interview.

She also emphasized that unlike other candidates, she has “the beauty that is essential but invisible to human eyes”.

“I am not only beautiful from the outside but I am more beautiful inside. That’s what sets me apart”, she said.