Maureen Wroblewitz dedicates Miss Universe Philippines achievements to late mom

Maureen Wroblewitz dedicated her achievements in her Miss Universe Philippines stint to her late mom.

On Instagram, Maureen shared throwback photos of herself when she was young and another photo with her siblings and their mom after topping the casting video challenge.

"We’re number 1 thank you to everyone who voted for me and thank you to my team!" Maureen wrote in the caption of her post.

The model-turned-beauty queen said, "these past few days have been full of blessings! Being back in Pangasinan, my Mom’s home, I’ve felt her presence even more."

"I know that she is watching over me, over us," she wrote, tagging her three siblings, "and she is extremely proud of all of us! All of our failures and all of our achievements.

"This is for you Mom," she ended her note.

Maureen entered the Top 50 delegates hoping to become the next Miss Universe Philippines. She was also among the Top 3 for both the Headshot and Video introduction Challenges. — Jannielyn Ann Bigtas/LA, GMA News