The moment when a Filipina candidate fails to secure the winning spot in a pageant, fans often find themselves looking back at Catriona Gray’s crowning moment to relive her Miss Univevrse 2018 win — from which she has earned the moniker “pambansang coping mechanism” on social media. It’s been six years since Gray was crowned in the global tilt. The Philippines has yet to come close to winning the Miss Universe title, with Beatrice Luigi Gomez earning the Top 5 spot in 2021, the country’s highest placement in recent editions. Netizens often joke about her doing the “slow-mo turn” for […]…
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