Who is Naelah Alshorbaji - Miss Earth Philippines: Biography, Personal Life and Job

Rosemary August 09, 2021 | 16:13

Naelah Alshorbaji of Parañaque City was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2021 during a virtual final on August 8. Check out her biography and related personal information.

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The 23-year-old Filipino-Syrian model is no stranger to beauty pageants. Before joining Miss Philippines Earth 2021, she won Miss Parañaque 2019 and placed fourth runner-up in the Miss Manila competition in 2017.

Naelah Alshorbaji: Biography

Naelah grew up in Syria surrounded by farm animals. Her fondest memories include going swimming and spending quality time with the Alshorbaji-Alzamik clan. She moved to the Philippines at the age of 11, because of the Syrian civil war.

Growing up, Naelah was not afraid to commit mistakes. “Not knowing something doesn’t degrade your intelligence. No one knows everything but not being afraid of making mistakes is important, the wanting and willingness to learn is true intelligence and bravery in my opinion. Never be afraid of mistakes because mistakes are the greatest teachers that life can give, it’s either you win or you learn,” she said.

She is 5’8″ tall. She lives in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Beauty Pageant Career

2021 – Miss Earth Philippines

2019 – Miss Paranaque

2017 – 4th Runner Up, Miss Manila

Naelah Alshorbaji: Career

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On June 24, 2017, she made her beauty pageant debut. Representing Sta. Mesa, she competed against 29 other candidates at Miss Manila 2017. She was fourth runner-up.

On July 14, 2017, she started working as a fashion model.

She represented Barangay Merville when she won Miss Parañaque 2019. She was not able to crown her successor in 2020 and in 2021 due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

On March 2, 2021, she started working at M Residences – Victor Consunji Development Corp in Looc, Batangas, Philippines.

Aside from being a commercial model, Naelah also promotes mental health awareness through her Youtube channel “Master Peace with Naelah.” She’s also into various sports such as boxing, arnis, golf, aerial yoga, and surfing.

Naelah Alshorbaji said she was not afraid to commit mistakes. She said, “no one knows everything but not being afraid of making mistakes is important, the wanting and willingness to learn is true intelligence and bravery in my opinion. Never be afraid of mistakes because mistakes are the greatest teachers that life can give, it’s either you win or you learn.”

In one of her Instagram posts, Naelah featured a machine that turns hard plastic into quality products.

“When I heard about this, I knew I needed to bring it to light. I knew that every barangay needs to have this. I really believe this is one of the ways to move forward to a brighter tomorrow. I mean, the greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it. Change starts from ourselves, we set [an] example to the world,” she wrote in the caption.

Answer at Miss Philippines Earth 2021

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During the question and answer segment with the top 10 candidates, Naelah said social media plays a big role in achieving her goals despite the COVID-19 pandemic. “I believe that despite the restrictions in terms of the pandemic, we have social media to progress and move forward. I think that’s the beauty of the generation that we’re going through right now,” she said.

Naelah said she joined Miss Philippines Earth so she could have “a greater platform to promote the change I want to see in the world.”

She advocates to reduce current plastic waste by turning them into usable products. “I chose this because I believe that plastic is a serious issue that needs to be tackled with a better solution. We may need to stop single use plastic but we also need to figure out how to deal with the current plastic waste overload,” she explained.

Naelah will represent the Philippines in the Miss Earth 2021 pageant, which has yet to announce a finals date.

Who is Naelah Alshorbaji - Miss Earth Philippines: Biography, Personal Life and Job

She is vying to become the fifth Filipina to win the Miss Earth title following Karla Henry (2008), Jamie Herrell (2014), Angelia Ong (2015), and Karen Ibasco (2017).