BB Gandanghari is just plain BB, beautiful, smart, vibrant and at peace with herself. BB’s name is derived from her motto, “Be all that you can be.” It is also short for Binibining Gandanghari, a Tagalog phrase which literally translates into “maiden with the beauty of a king.” I am truly amazed at her courage, the courage to be her real self. Now she finds peace with her God and herself. She is proud to carry the name “Filipina” whenever she is in another country.

Here is BB Gandanghari, formerly Rustom Padilla, feeling like a female, feeling filipina. Is the filipino society ready to embrace BB as filipina?
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