Catriona Gray of the Philippines was able to bring home the iconic Miss Universe crown during the pageant’s 67th event held in December 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand.
She was able to outperform beauty queens from 93 different countries and territories across the globe. Miss Catriona is the fourth Filipina who was able to win the said prestigious crown.
After undergoing series of screening processes. Out of the 90 plus contestants, the judges have reduced them to top 20, then down to top 10, and further narrowed down to the top 5. Eventually, the judges have chosen the top 3 finalists. They are Miss Philippines, Miss South Africa, and Miss Venezuela. Among the latter, Miss Catriona Gray was crowned Miss Universe of 2018.
Catriona Gray is the darling of the crowd during the Miss Universe 2018 event. How she confidently carries the “LUZVIMINDA,” for the national costume competition is remarkable. She is on fire while wearing her “Mayon Volcano inspired” evening gown. And oh, how she does the lava walk during the swimsuit competition has turned the world into slow motion.
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Aside from the mentioned competitions. Her winning answer during the Top 3 final question and answer portion has persuaded the judges to choose her to become Miss Universe 2018. Ready on, if you are interested to know her winning answer.
The top 3 contestants will be asked the exact same question. Contestants who wait for their turn to answer have to wear soundproof headphones.
Miss Universe 2018 Question: What is the most important lesson you’ve learned in your life, and how would you apply it to your time as Miss Universe?
Catriona Gray Answer: I work a lot in the slums of Tondo Manila and the life there is very it’s poor. And it’s very sad and I’ve always taught myself to look for the beauty in it. To look in the beauty in the faces of the children and to be grateful. And I would bring this aspect as a Miss Universe to see situations with a silver lining and to assess where I could give something where I could provide something as a spokesperson. And this I think if I could teach also people to be grateful, we could have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster and children would have a smile on their face. Thank you!
For your reference, I will also include here the answers of the other finalists so you can come up with a comparison.
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Miss South Africa Answer: Throughout my life, throughout my life. I’ve been exposed to both those who are privileged and underprivileged. And what I’ve learned is that we are all human we all want to be loved we all want to belong and we all want to be seen so we should treat each other that way. Thank you!
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Miss Venezuela Answer (translated in English): I grew up in a family filled with women and each one of them taught me something very important. But what I always remembered is that by working hard and chasing for our dreams and by having courage and strength and willingness to achieve these dreams. We can achieve anything we want in this lifetime. And tonight, I’m proving this I am here at Miss Universe.
There you have it guys!
