Angelique Manto in Bathing Suit Says "Let's Do This"

Angelique Manto is best known for her time in the pageant world. She's since created a strong following on social media, and even has her own YouTube channel. Manto shared a stunning new video on Instagram. In them, she did a swimsuit photoshoot in the water. Manto posed in a green bathing suit, her impressive figure on display. She captioned the post, "I've never shied away from swimsuits — it's a way of embracing the body that got me through everything; and it's the island girl in me finding comfort in the waters too ;)." How does she stay so fit? Read on to see 5 ways Angelique Manto stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bathing Suit Photos!

Manto opened up about her life and career to Kwentuhang Pilipina. She says that she doesn't second-guess or doubt herself. "I feel like the path that I took to get to the career that I have right now are all the steps that I needed to take. So of course you'll have doubts every now and then, but I never, I have never, you know, second guessed the path that I took for this one. So I guess this is what I'm supposed to undergo."

Manto opened up about how she approaches her influencer career to Kwentuhang Pilipina. She says that she wants to create content that people enjoy. "It's never really been a goal of mine to reach a certain number of views, a certain number of followers or a certain number of viewers per se. But it's more about me putting content that I feel like even at least one person can relate to or just anything that would make me happy."

Manto opened up about how she deals with insecurities to PHILStar.com. She says that she ignores what others think of her. Manto also encouraged others to do the same. "You cannot tell me bad things about myself or my flaws because I treat them as uniquely mine or what defines me…I just want you to know that there is enough space for everyone, whatever beauty you have. I think that's the very essence of what Filipina beauty is, knowing that there is space for each and every person with their own unique identities that make them beautiful."

Manto tells PHILStar.com that she doesn't feel pressure to appeal to society's standards. "Going back to that pageant, life has a funny way of telling you something, making you realize that you should not be defined by their standards, and you can tell them more about different facets of yourself beyond physical beauty," she says. "I feel at that moment that it was my lowest, but I also realized that this is a wake-up situation for me that to be at my lowest is a realization of my highest point. So if I would go back, I would tell myself to not stick to the standards of other people because there will be a time when you wake up, they will be celebrating you for who you are."

Manto spends a lot of time in the water, as you can see from her recent Instagram post. She shares a lot of other posts of herself at the beach or the water. Manto posted this black and white photo of the ocean, captioning it, "Back at my happy place for some peace and quiet." She also shared this video of herself wading in the ocean in Bali. She captioned that post, "Enjoying the now."