Mrs. International Pageant Contestants

Mrs. Puerto Rico International®

Monica

People's Choice Award

1. Which celebrity do you think you look like?
It really depends on the day and how I’m wearing my hair! I don’t think I look too much like anyone but I’ve gotten Sade, Zoe Saldana, and Gal Gadot most often. We share similar bone structure, and I’ll take all three without any argument.

2. Which do your prefer? Talking on the phone or texting?
Phone calls, always. As someone who juggles running a creative agency, PhD coursework, and content creation, a real conversation gets more done in two minutes than a text thread ever could. I think better out loud, connect more genuinely, and honestly, I am way too busy to be forgetting messages in my inbox.

3. What’s something you only do when you get bored?
I fall down rabbit holes researching things I have absolutely no immediate use for, like obscure laws, ancient botanical remedies, or the history of a country I just randomly thought about. It almost always turns into a passion project or business idea, so I can’t complain.

4. Are you overly loyal to any clothing brands?
Yes, I have a deep loyalty to Vietnamese streetwear brands. There is something about the creative direction, the cultural storytelling, and the way the pieces are constructed that I keep coming back to. Bunny Hill Concept is one of many favorites!

5. What is the biggest risk you have ever taken?
Betting on myself. I left a conventional career path to build Reverie Studios from scratch while supporting my family as a military spouse, pursuing a PhD, and chasing an acting career simultaneously. There was no safety net, just vision and stubbornness. It is still paying off.