Meet the pageant queen turned pilot who won
Flor Pua was born and raised in Belgium to Filipino parents. She says she grew up embracing both Belgian and Filipino cultures.
The licensed commercial pilot from Antwerp recently competed in the 2019 Miss Universe pageant but didn't make it past the preliminaries. However, she's won the titles of Miss Philippines Europe 2016, Miss Antwerp 2018, and Miss Belgium 2018, after which she went on to represent Belgium at Miss World 2018 and Miss Universe 2019.
"Becoming Miss Belgium, it changed my life. Many new experiences, good and bad, came with it,"