AT A GLANCE
Fil-American bodybuilder Jaclyn Rose Garcia is not only aiming for personal glory when she competes in the 2023 Ms. Health & Fitness online tournament.
By MARK MONTEJO
Fil-American bodybuilder Jaclyn Rose Garcia is not only aiming for personal glory when she competes in the 2023 Ms. Health & Fitness online tournament.
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Garcia, who is also a fourth degree taekwondo black belter, admitted she joined the online body contest to also give back to the community that meant a lot to her late grandparents.
The tournament offers $20,000 (around P1.1 million) to the winner, and Garcia said if she wins, part of her potential prize money would be donated for the renovation of the Pantay Tamurong Elementary School in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, where her late grandfather Quirino Sulay taught for 16 years.
“I wanted to honor them in some kind of way and continue on their legacy of philanthropy,” said Garcia.
“When they both passed away last year, it was very hard on the family. They immigrated to a different country and raised a family. They persevered through illnesses and normal challenges in life, but their hearts remained open and they continued to give every opportunity they had,” she added.
Garcia was no stranger in competitions. She has been a martial artist for over 18 years where she was part of the Ernie Reyes Next Generation performance team for over 11 years that performed all over the world.
Among those is the Wesley Snipes’ Master of Martial Arts TV special and performance.
She was also a marathoner, having raced three marathons since 2014. Last year, she ran the Original Marathon in Athens. Greece.
In bodybuilding, she competed in her first Biking BodyBuilding competition last year where she finished second.
The Ms. Health & Fitness tournament is based on voting where the winner will also get featured on the cover of the Ms. Health & Fitness magazine.
Semifinals will be on June 29 where top bodybuilders in each group will advance to the finals.
Finals will be from June 30 to July 6 where votes will be reset.
Winner will be announced on July 13.
Link to vote for Garcia: https://mshealthandfitness.com/2023/jaclyn-rub
