By GMA News Published May 29, 2026 2:28pm + Add GMA on Google Make this your preferred source to get more updates from this publisher on Google. Samantha Bernardo is embracing a new and meaningful chapter in her life as she radiated “queen mom energy” in a stunning new maternity photoshoot.On Instagram, the Filipina beauty queen reflected on her journey from the pageant stage to motherhood.“Once, I stood on the pageant stage celebrating femininity. Today, I’m embracing the most meaningful chapter of womanhood — motherhood,” she wrote.“And in this season of my life, I’ve never felt more grounded, more feminine, or more whole,” she added. The Miss Grand International 2020 1st runner–up also shared a heartfelt reflection on how her purpose has evolved.“This body once carried dreams for a crown. Now, it carries life,” she said. “A new chapter. A new purpose. A different kind of journey.”Samantha and her husband, Scott Moore, announced her pregnancy in November 2025.Last December, she revealed that they will be having a baby boy.Samantha and Scott got engaged in 2023 and married in 2024.—Jade Veronique Yap/CDC, GMA News