This is what Herlene Budol went through to achieve a slim and fit body for the pageant.

HERLENE BUDOL – BBP 2022 first runner-up Herlene Budol opens up about the hardships she went through for the pageant.

A slim figure and a small waist are pleasing to the eyes. These kinds of curves are the curves we see on women who do modeling and join pageants. And achieving this is not as easy as it seems. It takes courage, much discipline, and a lot of focus.

And this is what Herlene Budol, also known as Hipon Girl did when she joined Binibining Pilipinas 2022 pageant. She went through the most extreme diet – no rice at all. As much as we all know, rice is a staple in a Filipino meal and a meal is seemingly incomplete without this carb.

She expressed that her diet almost made her lose her mind. She also suffered side effects caused by the major changes in her diet. She is not allowed to eat rice and most of the time, her meal will only be comprised of eggs and bananas.

Apart from the drastic weight loss, she also suffered from hair loss, changes in her moods, difficulty to pass stools, alopecia, and stress. Also, she became irritated most of the time which made her think that she was abnormal.

She expressed, “Nung nagpacheck-up po ako, ayun po young reason. Kasi nabigla din daw po young katawan ko.”

Before the pageant, her waist measured 27 and during the pageant, she achieved a 23-inch waistline.

Meanwhile, apart from the 1st runner-up title of Hipon Girl, she was also a crowd’s favorite receiving seven special awards in total such as Manila Bulletin Readers’ Choice Award, Binibining Shein, JAG Queen, Binibining Pizza Hut 2022, Binibining Silka, Binibining Kumu, and Binibining World Balance awards.

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