MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Monday hailed Catriona Gray for winning the Miss Universe 2018. ADVERTISEMENT“The Palace wishes to congratulate newly crowned Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. “In her success,” the Palace official said “Miss Philippines has shown to the world that women in our country have the ability to turn dreams into reality through passion, diligence, determination and hard work.”“Ms. Gray’s triumph sets the bar high in empowering more Filipino women to believe in themselves and to fight for their own place in the universe. Gray is now the fourth Filipina to bag the Miss Universe crown after Pia Wurtzbach won the crown in 2015, Margie Moran in 1973 and Gloria Diaz in 1969.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 17, 2018 03:45 UTC