{"id":98757,"date":"2025-08-02T11:19:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/?p=98757"},"modified":"2025-08-02T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T07:19:57","slug":"from-waitress-to-miss-universe-pageantries-how-this-24-year-old-filipina-built-her-dream-life-in-dubai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/feature\/from-waitress-to-miss-universe-pageantries-how-this-24-year-old-filipina-built-her-dream-life-in-dubai\/","title":{"rendered":"From Waitress to Miss Universe Pageantries: How This 24-Year-Old Filipina Built Her Dream Life in Dubai"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cI didnt know what I was doing with my life\u2026 I was just trying to survive\u201d <\/span><\/i>says 24-year-old Philipino Rechel Hoco, who moved to Dubai with nothing but a suitcase of hopes and a heart full of grit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Back in 2021, she lost her father to the pandemic and had to move overseas to ensure her family was financially backed. Despite being the youngest among her siblings, she took up the responsibility on her shoulders and flew down to Dubai.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

No complaints, no connections, just a girl trying to make something out of herself in this vast city.<\/span><\/p>\n

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