Ipinanganak sa isang Kabitenyong ina at Australyanong ama, simula sa umpisa, magandang bata talaga si Serenity Charles; ngunit, ang kanyang kagandahan ay hindi nauugnay sa kayabangan, Habang maganda ang pagka-anyo ng bata, ang tunay niyang kagandahan ay ang kanyang kalooban.
Ganito siya pinalaki ng kanyang inang si Jennifer na na-biyuda noong 2015.
"Serenity is a quiet kid and sweet, kind and loving," saad ni Jennifer, "I’m very proud of her - that at her young age, she is grateful for what she has."
At ang mayroon si Serenity ay ang kagandahan at pagtiwala sa sarili na sumali sa mga pageants.
Serenity and her mum, Jennifer Source: Jennifer Balane Hogg
"When she was a little girl, we’d always watch pageants on TV - especially when the Philippines [was part of it]. I think that's where she got [the idea to join] from," saad ni Jennifer.
Ang unang sinalihan ni Serenity na pageant ay ang Miss Gladstone Harbour Festival noong nakalipas na taon.
"It was my first ever pageant that I've done and I won. It was a big achievement for me," saad ni Serenity.
Pagdating sa mga pangarap na natutupad, naghahandang muli si Serenity na sumabak sa parating na Miss Diamond Australia Pageant, isang kompetisyon na nagbibigay ng plataporma sa mga lumalahok na itaguyod ang kani-kanilang napiling charities. Pinili ni Serenity ang charity na nagbigay ng pag-asa sa kanyang pamilya at nagpabago sa kanilang buhay.
Ayon kay Serenity, "My brother Sherwin is 14 years old and when he was born, he had congenital heart disease. He was told by doctors that he only had four years to live; but after all the research we’ve done, we found the HeartKids foundation."
Natulungan ng HeartKids si Sherwin na ma-access ang mga surgeries na nagligtas sa kanyang buhay. Dahil dito, malaki ang pasasalamat ni Serenity at ng kanyang pamilya.
Sherwin's life was saved with the help of the HeartKids foundation. With pageants as her platform, Serenity now raises funds for the organisation. Source: Jennifer Balane Hogg
"If it wasn’t for Heart Kids Foundation, my brother wouldn’t be living to this day right now. I’m fundraising for them to show them how much I appreciate the work they’ve done," saad ni Serenity.
Malaki tin ang kanyang pasasalamat sa pagmamahal at suporta ng kanyang pamilya sa Pilipinas, ng kanyang mga kapatid, ng kanyang amain na si Joshua; at ng kanyang inang si Jennifer na laging nandyan para sa kanya.
"I was really shy when I got on stage. I felt like I was going to do a horrible job, but once you actually go up there and do what you have to do, it’s a great feeling" saad ni Serenity, "I’m really close to my mum. She’s helped me through my tough times. She helped me gain my confidence. I just really appreciate that she’s doing that for me."
Ang Miss/Mr Diamond Australia ay itatanghal sa Emporium Hotel sa Brisbane sa April 12-13.
The Charles / Hogg family Source: Jennifer Balane Hogg
UPDATE: Napanalunan ni Serenity ang titulo na Junior Miss Diamond 2019.
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Serenity Charles won the title of Junior Miss Diamond 2019. Source: Jennifer Balane Hogg
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