Michele Gumabao shuts down body-shamers who tell her she's 'too big or too muscular'

Michele Gumabao took to Instagram to shut down her body-shamers who have been telling her that she's "too big or too muscular."

The professional volleyball player, who has also ventured into beauty pageants, opened up about being criticized for her body.

"My legs are too big they say, honestly they really are," Michele wrote in the caption of her post, where she is seen posing on a yacht while wearing a red bikini that highlighted her legs.

"Instead of being insecure about it, which is a constant battle of choice, I just remind myself that these legs got me through years of intense volleyball, allowed me to jump, play and win," she continued.

 

 

 

 

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Transitioning from being a professional volleyball player to beauty pageants, I was and still am being criticized for being too big or too muscular. My legs are too big they say, honestly they really are ???? instead of being insecure about it, which is a constant battle of choice, I just remind myself that these legs got me through years of intense volleyball, allowed me to jump, play and win. If you constantly find yourself comparing who you are and how you look with others, may this remind you that self love and confidence won’t be handed to you, it is a choice! I say let them hate, They‘ll never understand that these muscles are only made for champions ????????

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Aug 12, 2020 at 12:29am PDT

Michele reminded others who are struggling and constantly finding themselves "comparing who you are and how you look with others, may this remind you that self love and confidence won't be handed to you, it is a choice!"

"I say let them hate, They'll never understand that these muscles are only made for champions."

Michele, who won the Miss Globe Philippines crown after joining the Binibining Pilipinas in 2018, won three UAAP titles with the De La Salle Lady Spikers.

She also landed in the Top 15 of the Miss Globe pageant and won two special awards: Miss Dream Girl and Miss Social Media.

Last January, she announced that she has submitted her application to compete in the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 pageant. —Jannielyn Bigtas/MGP, GMA News