# @xojessicatorres on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWETpWgDZJP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/63494075-xojessicatorres-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-19T13:14:55.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Jessica Torres | NYC Content Creator & Founder (@xojessicatorres) — https://gondola.cc/xojessicatorres

## Caption

I am the woman I once needed.

From a young girl with no access, no roadmap, and no foundation to the 2025 Bronx Puerto Rican Cultural Pageant Queen standing on this stage as a mentor, speaker and digital content creator leveraging her platform with purpose. 👑🇵🇷 thebxpuertoricanparade 

Everything I once lacked, I created it.
Everything I once needed, I became.
The table I wasn’t allowed to sit at? I built my own.
Everything that was previously labeled as impossible? Became effortless for me through unwavering commitment to self-awareness and inner healing.

Now, I pour into the next generation what I once had to discover on my own guidance , tools, access, and belief. Because every young woman deserves the opportunity to step into her fullest potential. 

Because breaking cycles isn’t just personal for me, it’s generational. 

This is my legacy work.

Although I have earned my crown, in the literal and metaphorical sense, I now step into a new chapter. Once again becoming a student in a new environment, as I represent Puerto Rico on an international stage at queen_of_the_world_pageant_  2026👑🌍

This next level of my journey calls for greater discipline, deeper purpose, and a new level of responsibility and that pressure is a privilege.

And no matter how far I go, I remain committed to being a forever learner who is continuously evolving, expanding, and rising beyond every version of myself that came before.

So that I may lead with intention.
Mentor with authenticity.
And advocate not only for my own growth but for the advancement, visibility, and empowerment of my community.

Even at my best, I’m only just getting started.

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latinaleadership, queenoftheworld, pageantqueen, misspuertorico

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