Isabelle de Leon (center) stands out in a pre-pageant event of Miss World Philippines. (Gilbert Kim Sancha)

Many still remember Isabelle de Leon as a precocious child actress who starred in a wide array of movies and television series, from drama to comedy, and plucked several awards.

De Leon’s acting projects plummeted a bit in her teenage years but she slowly transformed herself as a singer and model, capped by a major title in Sunday’s Miss World Philippines where she was crowned Miss Multinational.

Isabelle de Leon as Duday (top photo) in the sitcom “Daddy Di Do Du” that topbilled Vic Sotto; as the physically and mentally challenged Helen (left photo) in the movie “Magnifico” that netted her Best Child Actress awards; and as a teenager.

To the question “If the eyes is a window to your soul what would we see if we look into your eyes?” the 25-year-old De Leon replied:

“What they would see in my eyes is love, eyes that see the good in other people aside from my eyes, lips the seeks to speak words of kindness and ears that listens to the needs of other people and hands that nurture other people’s dreams. I believe that’s the kind of beauty that shines from within and nothing can dim the light that shines from within.”