Miss Finland finalists openly tell about their difficulties -“My childhood was not easy”

Miss Finland finalists were announced on Monday. Elle Laitila

The announcement of Miss Finland Finalists emphasizes the attitude of winning through difficulties. Competitors on the stage in turn tell about their challenging experiences and how they have survived.

Tampere Janette central roller27, says as a young person diagnosed Asperger and ADD that he taught him to look at the world in quite different ways.

– It is sometimes difficult for me to express myself in words, but I feel like I have been trained quite well with the competition, he says in an interview on the spot.

He says he wanted to talk openly about his diagnoses during the competition to raise awareness of the neuroba.

– However, especially Asperger may not be much known. That’s something I initially wanted to talk about. With my example, I want to encourage people with a similar diagnosis, he says.

However, he feels more positive for competition than negative.

– I feel that asperger’s outspokenness makes me genuine, approachable and human. I believe that these are also important features for Miss Finland.

Eveliina Liimatta, 30, who works as a model and entrepreneur, has translated her uncertainty at a young age. He says he has suffered from an eating disorder, which has since recovered.

According to Liimatta, there are many appearance pressures in the mission world and the media industry, but their handling is a personal process that is related to the development of self-esteem.

“Although there may be extensive pressure everywhere today, the most important thing is your own self -portrait and healthy self -esteem, it’s all a and o,” he says.

Miss world already familiar Ella Virto;

– Throughout childhood, I have been able to experience loneliness. The feeling that you are not wanted in a group is overwhelming, he says.

According to Virto, the world needs strong female voices. He wants to make his voice heard, especially to young people who can identify with his or her experiences.

– I have traveled a long way to the point of the up and downhill that I give my voice to young people in the same situation now and even more strongly through the race.

Kotka Nelli Mattila;

– Thanks to the therapy, the support and my own determination, I learned to turn the difficulties I experienced into a resource that helps me face the challenges of life fearlessly and trust myself in every situation, he describes.

26-year-old Mariangel Velasquez, who moved from Venezuela to Finland 13 years ago, has been suffering from panic and anxiety disorder for 13 years. The disorder began in childhood when he and his mother were in the midst of shooting.

– My childhood was not easy. I grew up at one of the most dangerous cities in the world and had to shoot at the age of 10, which resulted in a panic and anxiety disorder, he says.

Velasquez strongly believes that everyone can influence their own direction in life and feel that they are a living example of it.

-13 years ago, I couldn’t have imagined that I would become a Bachelor of Science in Economics, I would be able to complete 3 languages, work in my dream industry in marketing and communication, and live a life where music and traveling are strongly present.

From Rauma Tara Lehtonen23, passionately practicing a variety of sports from volleyball to cheerleading until diagnosis of the disk and degeneration forced him to change his plans.

– After that, I felt very powerless and wondered where my life was going, he says.

After that, he decided to head to the mission world. Experience taught him the inbreedness and determination.

– Uncertainties can always be turned into one’s own power and strength, says Lehtonen.