Fueled by her pure love for acting, Belle weathered through the tides of her childhood and developed her self-esteem as a teenager. “You know, I think [those experiences] boosted my confidence, actually. Kasi before, ‘yun nga, I like performing but for a small crowd. Parang natatakot ako, parang nagkakaroon ako ng stage fright. Now, throughout the years, I learned how to be confident, because you have to be confident. Being confident means being myself and loving who I am,” she says. Read the full cover story via the link in our bio. Belle wears a Kenzo top (@kenzo), a Prada bralette and skirt (@prada) and Hue Manila shoes (@huemanila ) Produced by Marj Ramos (@itsmarjramos) and Steph Sison⁠ (@sgsison) Co-produced by Em Enriquez⁠ (@enrqz) Photographed by Charisma Lico⁠ (@charismalico) Moving Cover by Simon Te⁠ (@simon.te) Art Direction by Bacs Arcebal⁠ (@bacsarcebal) Fashion Direction and Styling by Steph Sison and Jeymi Reyes⁠ (@jeymireyes) Makeup by Jake Galvez⁠ (@jakegalvez) Hair by RJ Dela Cruz⁠ (@rjdelacruz) Nails by Extraordinail⁠ (@extraordinail) Words by Nicole R. Cruz⁠ (@y_nrc) Assisted by Reg Rodriguez ⁠(@heyrocketgirl) Set Design by AdSet Productions⁠ (@adsetprod) Final Art by Kahlil Alcala (@kahlilalcala)