Beauty queen Kylie Verzosa: Winning Best Actress is like having a new crown

Kylie Verzosa went from being an international beauty queen to an internationally award-winning actress.

On 5 November, Verzosa was honored Best Actress at the Distinctive International Arab Festivals Award 2022 for her role in the erotic thriller The Housemaid.

"Six years ago when I won the international title for the Philippines, it was such a joyous moment for me. Today, I feel like winning another crown, and this time, for Best Actress," the Miss International 2016 said in her acceptance speech.

Verzosa then dedicated her award to the overseas Filipino workers for "sacrificing their time, happiness, and efforts for the sake of their own country, but most of all, their families."

She further said that while she feels like an actress, her responsibility goes beyond entertainment.

"I believe my responsibility is to tell truthfully and honestly the stories of hope and encouragement and that's what The Housemaid has meant to me," the 30-year-old said.

Directed by Roman Perez Jr., it is an adaptation of a Korean film of the same name by Im Sang-soo. It follows Verzosa as Daisy, a pretty housekeeper recruited to be a maid for the daughter of the millionaire couple William (Albert Martinez) and Roxanne (Louise de los Reyes).

As Roxanne is on her ninth month of pregnancy, William is frustrated that his sexual needs are left unattended. He then turns to naive Daisy to address it.

The Housemaid also stars Alma Moreno and Elia Ilano. It was released in 2021.