How Kylie landed ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ Cannes experience

By AllAn PolicArPio Inquirer.net

FOR Kylie Verzosa, winning an international acting trophy last year was an affirmation that there’s more to her than being a beauty queen.

“It’s heartening because when you’re there, it’s not only yourself you’re carrying, but the Philippines, too,” she said of being named best actress at the 2022 Distinctive International Arab Festivals in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for her performance in the drama thriller “The Housemaid.”

“It makes you realize that people can see us in another light … that we can also be confident and that we can shine,” she told select show biz reporters at the recent opening of the ShangriLa Plaza store of LVNA by Drake Dustin, a fine diamond jewelry brand she endorses.

“I’m so glad that I was able to represent the Philippines to the best of my abilities. You see how you measure up with other people, and you realize that we Filipinos can,” said the 2016 Miss International pageant winner.

But more than the accolade, her presence at the said event also paved the way for a “once-ina-lifetime opportunity”—walking the red carpet at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival in France.

“They (festival organizers) saw me when I won