- Bea Rose Santiago experienced sexual harassment multiple times.
- She revealed she was molested by a priest, an older pageant guy, a businessman and a few others.
- Bea hoped she wouldn’t regret her revelation.
With the recent sexual harassment during Miss Earth, Bea Rose Santiago decided to speak up about her own experiences. She started her revelation with, “Sexual Harassment IS REAL. NOT JUST IN PAGEANTS BUT EVERYWHERE!”
By a priest.
Bea revealed that a priest in Masbate molested her when she was young.
I was molested when I was a child by a priest. He is still preaching somewhere in Masbate.
By a pageant guy.
A 21-year-old pageant guy wanted to couple with her 12-year-old self.
I was told “why are you born too late! or sus sayang ka Bea, kung napanganak ka lang mas maaga” by a pageant guy winner. I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND HE WAS 21.
By a businessman.
Bea recalled that a businessman touched her inappropriately.
I was once touched inappropriately by a well known businessman. This guy is a well known CEO of a big company (companies pa nga e) he even organized parties for girls who didn’t win with his friends🤮 (I think “hoping” they stopped it)
The next time I met him, I was a candidate and the organizers were there to see things thoroughly.
He couldn’t interact with us because the chairwoman was present and so as the chaperones. – still he was talking nonsense to us 🙄
Protecting a pageant queen.
A pervert touched another fellow pageant queen during a photo opportunity. Bea stepped in and tried to protect her from the harassment.
We were at the congress or senate? when a Queen was touched (her behind) while taking a photo. She immediately told me (with a help me look) so i put my hand covering her back protecting her from the “old well known perv” We just won an international pageant but still 😔
By a middle aged man.
Bea, protecting her parts, was still touched inappropriately when a pervert “accidentally” touched it.
I was working, when I posed with a middle aged man (I had a feeling he was a perv) so I put both my hands behind me. He still managed to “accidentally swing his hand touching my behind”
Still a pervert.
She insisted that whatever a man does, he can still be a pervert. Bea shared that she felt guilty for not speaking up or doing whatever she can for her own justice. She expressed that she wants to speak up for future pageant queens.
It happens. No matter how careful you are. No matter how Big/ popular/ old/ “religious” a person is, HE CAN STILL BE A PERVERT.
I still feel guilty for not speaking up and file complaints or SLAP THE HELL OUT OF THEM. I guess speaking up now will help the future Queens.
https://www.facebook.com/bearose.santiago/posts/1187909091357886
Bea hoped she wouldn’t regret her revelation.
I am honestly scared to speak up. I hope I wont regret this.
