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This morning I watched Miss Universe.

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I kept on reviewing it also as a director,

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because we have to deliver
Miss Universe quality as a production

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You're here to win the title.

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All of you.

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You want to be all Miss Universe.

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So you prepare yourself to be
a representative of the Philippines,

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for Miss Universe, for this pageant.

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But some of you, last night,

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were performing for another pageant.

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Do you understand?

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So don't be like…

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Focus on the fact that what
they're looking for is a Miss Universe,

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like, lady, woman.

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Girls, one minute!

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Miss Universe style.

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That's what we are here for.

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Just the richness
and the diversity of our history

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make up who we are today.

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We are in a constant search
of finding our identity,

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but in the process still sticking
to what we know as a culture.

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The food is wonderful,
the scenery and the biodiversity,

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but at the end of the day,
it's the people that you come back for.

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There is just a genuineness to help you
when you actually need it.

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They're so keen to give you a warm smile
or a warm embrace.

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There is no place like the Philippines.

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The Filipinos have had this
life-long love affair with Miss Universe.

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We just love pageantry.

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I've mentioned before that

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the whole Philippines stops
for only three things and that's…

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-Boxing.
-Basketball.

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And beauty pageants.

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The entire country will stop,
everyone will…

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…skip work, or tune in that evening.

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And Miss Universe
was the biggest pageant that

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you know, our family and our friends
would, you know, follow.

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I think it's definitely like the World Cup
or the Super Bowl for the Filipinos.

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Because they've had four winners.

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But I would say it's been passed on
through generations

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all the way up to now.

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This year has been very, very interesting

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because there are
a lot of rules that changed.

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There's no age limit,
there's no height requirement.

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During my time, the age limit was 25.

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And the other thing is, we also have
the accredited partnership system.

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So our accredited partners
go through the sifting process

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where they actually do
the screening process

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in the different provinces and cities
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and even outside the Philippines.

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So before, normally we would just have,
let's say, 30 to 38 delegates.

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now, this year, I think we have 53.

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This year is the most diverse
and inclusive batch of delegates

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that we've ever had.

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Today is about the delegates

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who have worked so hard
to get to the nationals.

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Their reason or purpose varies,
but one thing's for sure,

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there is only one crown,
and only one dream will come true.

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-Very!
-Very.

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You? Are you?

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Yeah, this one's excited.

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Because I don't get to spend
much time with them anymore,

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because, of course, we're like…
I leave at 3:00 in the morning

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and I come home… What time is it? 7:00?

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So I think she's well prepared,
if ever she does decide to join a pageant.

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She has all the tools for that now, right?

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-Yeah.
-Yeah, excited for that?

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My first ever pageant was in 2010
and I was already 24.

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So during that time, I was already
the oldest in the batch of 2010

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and that was also the last cut-off age
to get the crown.

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You know what,
women can do whatever they want.

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As long as they put their hearts
and minds into it.

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And Selena was just, you know,
the perfect example for that.

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She's still able to keep herself fit

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you know, able to perform her duties
as a mom

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and still, you know,
did quite well during the pageant.

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Selena was a great inspiration
for all moms out there.

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Especially this one
'cause she's nine years old,

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so she's a bit clingy,

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-so the times that--
-It was tough.

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-This is tough, this…
-Journey.

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…journey she's doing.

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My daughter sometimes cries,

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when I do my makeup,
"Where are you going, Mom?"

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And then I tell her
I have to go for a shoot or what not,

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but it's early in the morning.

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So now I'm happy
that I'm given the opportunity again

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to, like, represent moms,
represent women of age. Like…

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It's… You can still do it.

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I mean, I have this opportunity now,
I have this platform now.

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So I'm going to try
and make the most out of it.

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Miss Universe is a beautiful woman
that is a spokesperson,

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she has an advocacy.

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And she really knows what she wants
to put out into the world.

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She's also a model
and she's also traveling the world

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and connecting with people.

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When you look at those things,

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I don't think that's a certain age
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I don't think that's a certain size,

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I don't think that matters
if she's married or not.

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I think it's great because it allows women
from any background to be represented.

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That there are no boundaries
to a woman's dream,

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and that they can do it.

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Models, spokeswomen, Miss Universe,
I think it needs to be more inclusive.

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And it really is about time.

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As an organization,
we put a lot of value in

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bringing an advocacy campaign
during the pageant

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and even post pageant
that would make an impact

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on the delegate's lives, as well as
the chosen advocacies that we have.

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And this year, I'm proud to share
that we actually did a campaign called,

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"Love For All" where we chose

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seven different advocacies
and partner organizations.

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Plastic straw, one sec, with Eunice.

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What about plastic caps? Who has these?

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Eunice as well.

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I chose the environment.

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It's something that
I've been working on for years.

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And I knew I would have a massive platform
to be able to do that and have

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Filipinos actually listen to me

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and spread awareness about these topics
that are a bit

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brushed under the rug in the Philippines.

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It's got your…

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-That is child's height.
-That's got your name on it!

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-I don't think so.
-You got tongs.

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Not today, Satan!

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Okay.

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Go, babe!

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Yes!

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That's what I'm talking about!

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You did that, see?
Your boots came in handy.

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-Okay
-Oh, my God, don't get me wet!

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-Okay.
-Hold on!

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Of course, being Miss Universe Philippines
is not about that crown, it's really about

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what you embody
and how you influence other people.

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You really have to believe in that.

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Because throughout the competitions
there will be trials, turbulations,

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and you have to fall back
onto that core purpose

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of why you're joining.

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It's where it says 1st Avenue.

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Give me the tweezers.

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The duration of the makeup is two hours
and then for two hours…

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…she'll yawn.

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And when you yawn,
you tend to have a teary eye.

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It's gonna be a challenge for the makeup.

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Yeah, he's mad.

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The problem is, sometimes,
someone is very good in makeup

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but it doesn't… You don't match.

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Your make up is good
for a specific type of face.

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And when we met,

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the first time he did my makeup,
it's perfect.

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It's like he's been doing my make up
for a very long time.

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So I was like, "Where were you?"

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When I was competing in Binibining
I was changing makeup artists,

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looking for someone who can do my face.

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And, I don't know, where were you?

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-Where were you at that time?
-I don't know, maybe it's destiny.

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Close your eyes.

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Everybody expects us to be
so eager to win,

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but all I wish is to be at the top.

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I think being in the top 20
is such a big achievement.

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And whoever beats me, I'm cool.

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It's like we're tired, we want to rest.

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They're tired as well!

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Some don't even get enough sleep.

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Or do they sleep? That's the question.

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Because when you have,
like, a 7:00 a.m. call time,

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you can't go there not being ready.

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Good morning, boys!

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We have a lot of sponsors

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and with every sponsor,
you have deliverables.

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I approach brands who share
the same values of women empowerment.

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Especially pushing for
the empowerment of Filipinas.

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And then when we finalize,
that's when we discuss

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what will Miss Universe Philippines
and your brand do together.

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It can be about video content,
postings or event appearances.

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Initially, to save on money
and time and production

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the clients would ask to limit it
to maybe shooting 15 girls, 15 ladies.

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But Jonas made it clear to us,

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"No, if you're going to shoot them,
you shoot all of them."

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It's hard to manage five people.

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Imagine managing 53 people.

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Yes, he did give that direction.
So, you know…

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Of course in my head I was thinking.
"Fifty-three girls in one day is a lot."

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And action!

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-Nice, one more!
-Action!

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Yes!

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One more, higher.
One, two, three and throw!

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Three, two, one.

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Make that skirt fly. There you go!

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-Be careful!
-First position!

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Okay, let's go!

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-Yes!
-Throw! Nice one. More.

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I'll only replace Iloilo for a rich man.

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And action!

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Okay, got it, cut!

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Just look front, look front.

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Perfect! All right, next two.

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Babe, I am the rich man!

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Ballut!

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You internalize it for the whole day
before you really perform.

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It's something that will
really show you who you are

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and showcase what you are capable of
when you are having your shoot.

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Victoria, here is your image.

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It's interesting,
the way you sat on the chair.

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But overall, I like your poise and grace

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amidst the need to stabilize.

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I like how I feel the oneness
with the photo with Wuling.

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And I think that's very important

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when you do a photoshoot,
especially with a product.

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I hoped that I could see your legs more,
or your heels more.

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But this is, like, "giving" to me,
so congratulations.

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For the branded shoots,
or for the branded productions,

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they do help
in terms of allowing us to see

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who is Miss Universe Philippines material.

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And action!

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More!

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Hold it, hold it!

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And action!

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Yes!

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Do you sell Buscopan here?

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-Buscopan?
-Yes, please.

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How many is that?

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The Miss Universe Philippines
board of directors,

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they were all, of course, worried
about the health of the delegates.

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Some of them were getting sick.

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It's the effects of…

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I woke up like this.

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Maybe when I get a little bit more rest,

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vocal rest.

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And then, sometimes, those shoots

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wouldn't end
until past 11:00 p.m. to midnight.

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So you can just imagine
what lack of sleep truly means.

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And when I mean lack of sleep,
I really mean, like, lack of sleep, so…

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The waiting time is so long that
it's so tiring, you know?

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Because they would say,
"You just have to shoot like 30 minutes."

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But you're waiting there
for the whole day.

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So it's so tiring.

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Alex!

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How about me, Ms. Shane?

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Still for later?

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There you go.

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I've been ready since a while ago.

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Yes, she's the first one.

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-No, she's not yet done.
-I'm not yet finished.

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What? They haven't shot you yet?

247
00:14:03,916 --> 00:14:06,083
You've been talking while you're not done?

248
00:14:06,166 --> 00:14:08,083
-Go up.
-They don't need me until later.

249
00:14:08,166 --> 00:14:10,625
They'll shoot her later, after the show.

250
00:14:19,208 --> 00:14:22,416
So, yeah, it's very full circle
when I joined MU.

251
00:14:23,166 --> 00:14:26,166
He's been my number one,
one of my number one supporters

252
00:14:26,250 --> 00:14:30,625
or how do you say,
someone who's encouraging me to join.

253
00:14:30,708 --> 00:14:32,166
Always, of course!

254
00:14:33,916 --> 00:14:36,458
And it was here, like, when we…

255
00:14:36,541 --> 00:14:40,250
-Decided.
-And decided that you're joining again.

256
00:14:40,333 --> 00:14:42,208
Yeah, it was.

257
00:14:43,541 --> 00:14:45,125
Is there something inside?

258
00:14:45,208 --> 00:14:48,625
My story is, back when I competed,

259
00:14:48,708 --> 00:14:52,291
of course I was aiming for
the Miss Universe Philippines crown.

260
00:14:52,375 --> 00:14:54,916
But unfortunately…
Well, not unfortunately,

261
00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:57,208
but instead I got appointed
a different crown,

262
00:14:57,291 --> 00:14:58,750
not one that I expected.

263
00:14:58,833 --> 00:15:01,166
And then my very close friend,
Pia Wurtzbach,

264
00:15:01,250 --> 00:15:03,833
won the Miss Universe Philippines crown.

265
00:15:03,916 --> 00:15:07,541
I ended up winning a crown,
you could say, right below it.

266
00:15:07,625 --> 00:15:10,083
It was the Miss Intercontinental title.

267
00:15:10,166 --> 00:15:13,791
Back then, if you had won a crown,
you were not allowed to recompete again.

268
00:15:13,875 --> 00:15:16,000
Even if you wanted to go
for a separate crown.

269
00:15:16,083 --> 00:15:18,166
Technically, back then,
my chances were shot.

270
00:15:18,958 --> 00:15:23,541
Until the franchise got separated
from Binibining Pilipinas.

271
00:15:24,166 --> 00:15:28,625
But by that time, I was already too old,
or surpassed the age restriction.

272
00:15:30,333 --> 00:15:31,666
It just always…

273
00:15:33,041 --> 00:15:35,166
burned inside of my heart,
or inside my gut,

274
00:15:35,250 --> 00:15:37,791
or my soul, knowing that
if I had the opportunity,

275
00:15:37,875 --> 00:15:39,083
I knew I would take it.

276
00:15:39,166 --> 00:15:42,375
So if I didn't take the opportunity
once it was offered to me

277
00:15:42,458 --> 00:15:44,458
after years of saying I would do it,

278
00:15:44,541 --> 00:15:48,916
or after years of my friends
encouraging me to do it if I could,

279
00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,916
like, "What if the age restrictions
got lifted? You'd do it?"

280
00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,625
I would be like, "Yeah, I would."

281
00:15:53,708 --> 00:15:56,375
I would always agree that I think I would.

282
00:15:56,458 --> 00:16:01,250
Of course Christi, she's always been
good at runway so… I like her walk.

283
00:16:01,333 --> 00:16:03,625
Apart from being a beauty queen,
she's a model.

284
00:16:03,708 --> 00:16:05,125
She's done shows.

285
00:16:05,208 --> 00:16:07,500
I did not expect her to

286
00:16:07,583 --> 00:16:09,500
still want to get a crown.

287
00:16:09,583 --> 00:16:13,083
Because I felt like
she's already established herself

288
00:16:13,166 --> 00:16:15,041
in the modeling industry.

289
00:16:15,125 --> 00:16:16,458
So, the "Comeback Queens"

290
00:16:16,541 --> 00:16:20,416
are those who are more well known
by pageant watchers and fans,

291
00:16:20,500 --> 00:16:22,500
bring with them their own audience.

292
00:16:22,583 --> 00:16:25,625
Usually, most years,
there are, like, very clear

293
00:16:25,708 --> 00:16:29,750
one to two to three, major frontrunners.

294
00:16:29,833 --> 00:16:33,083
This year, you could say
there was, like, eight.

295
00:16:33,166 --> 00:16:35,625
Of course you have Ahtisa,
who lost to Catriona Gray.

296
00:16:35,708 --> 00:16:39,166
Because she was
First Runner Up in Miss International.

297
00:16:39,250 --> 00:16:41,666
And then, Kris Tiffany Janson.

298
00:16:41,750 --> 00:16:43,708
You also had Stacey
who's a comeback queen.

299
00:16:43,791 --> 00:16:45,583
Stacey is also popular.

300
00:16:45,666 --> 00:16:47,916
We also had VVV
who's also a comeback queen.

301
00:16:49,291 --> 00:16:52,458
So they're all national crown winners.

302
00:16:52,541 --> 00:16:54,291
So for them to join again,

303
00:16:54,375 --> 00:16:57,250
people would always have,
like, high hopes for them.

304
00:16:57,333 --> 00:17:00,583
I found that after a few events
from Miss Universe Philippines,

305
00:17:00,666 --> 00:17:03,083
the playing field
became more level, meaning…

306
00:17:03,166 --> 00:17:06,083
Some newbies would come out
and start showing that

307
00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:08,041
they were capable of taking the crown.

308
00:17:08,125 --> 00:17:10,083
It was unreal, the competition this year.

309
00:17:10,166 --> 00:17:12,708
Alexie is also another favorite.

310
00:17:12,791 --> 00:17:15,666
She was able to compete with the veterans

311
00:17:15,750 --> 00:17:18,958
in terms of the followers
and the support that she gained.

312
00:17:19,041 --> 00:17:22,875
She had a very strong,
you know, message, personality,

313
00:17:22,958 --> 00:17:27,250
fiery, you know, magnetic soul,
that you just wanted to…

314
00:17:27,333 --> 00:17:29,666
You wanted to root for
and you wanted to see win.

315
00:17:29,750 --> 00:17:32,083
Tarah has caught my eye.

316
00:17:32,166 --> 00:17:35,625
I like Baguio, she's very playful.

317
00:17:35,708 --> 00:17:38,250
It shows her personality when she walks.

318
00:17:38,333 --> 00:17:42,125
And sometimes the veteran wins,
sometimes a newbie wins.

319
00:17:42,208 --> 00:17:46,750
Honestly, the hardest,
the most competitive, the most qualified,

320
00:17:46,833 --> 00:17:51,458
like, no offense to any other batch,
but this year was brutal and like…

321
00:17:51,541 --> 00:17:56,208
Nobody can really foresee
how the competition will unfold.

322
00:18:02,333 --> 00:18:05,708
Challenges like these help boost
the confidence of the candidates,

323
00:18:05,791 --> 00:18:08,833
it tells them whether
they're right on track,

324
00:18:08,916 --> 00:18:12,625
if, you know, the sponsors like them
or if they're a crowd favorite.

325
00:18:22,250 --> 00:18:24,916
Welcome to the better side of Boracay!

326
00:18:25,416 --> 00:18:28,958
Who do you think will be
this year's Miss Aqua Boracay?

327
00:18:32,333 --> 00:18:36,875
That will all depend on how
you guys perform on Saturday.

328
00:18:45,000 --> 00:18:48,458
Try it. So, walk…

329
00:18:55,208 --> 00:18:56,208
And then…

330
00:18:58,791 --> 00:18:59,958
Got to turn.

331
00:19:02,333 --> 00:19:03,208
What do you think?

332
00:19:05,166 --> 00:19:06,208
Too basic.

333
00:19:07,750 --> 00:19:10,000
Everything is seeming like
it's "too basic."

334
00:19:10,666 --> 00:19:12,250
It's Miss Universe, boo.

335
00:19:12,333 --> 00:19:16,833
From the time I can remember,
I always ran track.

336
00:19:16,916 --> 00:19:18,750
I started running when I was five.

337
00:19:18,833 --> 00:19:22,333
And it turned out I was really good at it.
I just had the talent.

338
00:19:22,416 --> 00:19:25,166
So I actually kept on working towards it,
and running,

339
00:19:25,250 --> 00:19:30,125
and, you know, I was on the path
of possibly going professional.

340
00:19:30,666 --> 00:19:34,291
But, life, you know, has its ways.

341
00:19:35,166 --> 00:19:38,916
So, middle school,
I started having hip pain.

342
00:19:39,666 --> 00:19:40,791
My seventh grade year,

343
00:19:40,875 --> 00:19:43,583
and it actually took another year
to finally figure out

344
00:19:43,666 --> 00:19:45,458
that I tore my labrum.

345
00:19:45,541 --> 00:19:51,000
So I had my first surgery in 8th grade,
I was 14.

346
00:19:51,083 --> 00:19:52,958
It's my baby's first surgery.

347
00:19:53,041 --> 00:19:54,916
-Hi, bubbie!
-Hi, Mom.

348
00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,541
Then the pain never really went away.

349
00:19:58,083 --> 00:20:04,458
And even after that, all of that,
I was on crutches for two months,

350
00:20:04,541 --> 00:20:07,500
on physical therapy for… ever.

351
00:20:07,583 --> 00:20:11,875
And even after that I was, like,
"Okay, it's time to get back to running."

352
00:20:11,958 --> 00:20:13,166
But…

353
00:20:14,291 --> 00:20:17,416
I wasn't at where I needed to be,

354
00:20:17,500 --> 00:20:20,250
for timewise,
and I couldn't get back to that.

355
00:20:21,291 --> 00:20:24,250
Yeah, I had to realize,
okay, this is probably not for me.

356
00:20:24,333 --> 00:20:27,375
I still have a bit of nerve damage
on my thigh.

357
00:20:27,458 --> 00:20:32,250
Like, I get that tingling sensation still
and sometimes burning sensation.

358
00:20:32,333 --> 00:20:34,750
But now I've figured out another goal

359
00:20:34,833 --> 00:20:37,541
and that's what led me here,
to Miss Universe Philippines.

360
00:20:38,208 --> 00:20:39,333
Yes!

361
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,833
That's what I need you to do
with your hips!

362
00:20:45,125 --> 00:20:48,041
-So stretch it for now. Can you--
-No.

363
00:20:48,125 --> 00:20:50,666
-Okay.
-'Cause I have rehearsals.

364
00:20:51,833 --> 00:20:54,625
If you have rehearsals,
then it's going to hurt more.

365
00:20:56,333 --> 00:21:00,000
But your hips is not swaying enough.

366
00:21:00,083 --> 00:21:02,000
Like I think you can do it.

367
00:21:02,083 --> 00:21:03,541
Sit on those hips.

368
00:21:06,916 --> 00:21:10,416
No poses. Just look at the right
and then when you reach in the middle,

369
00:21:10,500 --> 00:21:12,000
-you pose in the front.
-Okay.

370
00:21:12,083 --> 00:21:16,416
Originally, there was a camera here,
pose here, and then both sides,

371
00:21:16,500 --> 00:21:18,208
but we changed everything.

372
00:21:18,291 --> 00:21:20,541
-Is there still not a camera there?
-No more.

373
00:21:22,291 --> 00:21:23,250
What a time!

374
00:21:24,166 --> 00:21:27,416
Disclaimer, this doesn't affect
any judging

375
00:21:27,541 --> 00:21:30,375
of Miss Universe Philippines finals
of May…

376
00:21:30,458 --> 00:21:33,083
So, basically, these eight winners

377
00:21:33,166 --> 00:21:36,333
are all a function
of how you will perform tomorrow.

378
00:21:38,291 --> 00:21:39,916
Party dancer, sir!

379
00:21:42,250 --> 00:21:45,625
We have Miss Universe Philippines Manila!

380
00:21:49,083 --> 00:21:52,916
The floor's texture is really different,
that's why I'm trying to get used to it.

381
00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:54,833
That's why I keep on walking, walking.

382
00:21:54,916 --> 00:21:56,166
You can sleep in Manila.

383
00:21:57,000 --> 00:21:59,083
You are in Boracay. You don't sleep here!

384
00:21:59,166 --> 00:22:00,208
My feet hurt.

385
00:22:01,291 --> 00:22:02,500
You know, my feet,

386
00:22:03,750 --> 00:22:05,583
they're breathing on their own.

387
00:22:06,250 --> 00:22:07,250
I think I'm good now.

388
00:22:08,875 --> 00:22:11,833
I think I'm really going to sleep now.

389
00:22:11,916 --> 00:22:13,666
Let Virginia do her thing.

390
00:22:14,916 --> 00:22:17,500
Let's close our eyes
and let Virginia do her thing.

391
00:22:17,583 --> 00:22:21,625
I'm nervous,
not because I'm scared I might fail.

392
00:22:21,708 --> 00:22:23,833
I'm nervous because

393
00:22:23,916 --> 00:22:29,250
I'm putting a pressure to myself
that I want to win a title.

394
00:22:29,333 --> 00:22:34,458
For the girls, for the candidates,
I know it has an impact on them

395
00:22:34,541 --> 00:22:36,500
when they don't make it to the top 20.

396
00:22:36,583 --> 00:22:38,500
And if you don't win that, like…

397
00:22:39,500 --> 00:22:40,708
Right?

398
00:22:52,791 --> 00:22:54,875
What about the strides, are they okay now?

399
00:22:54,958 --> 00:22:57,000
-It's better than a while ago.
-It's better…

400
00:22:57,083 --> 00:22:58,833
-It's more intentional also.
-Yeah.

401
00:22:58,916 --> 00:23:00,291
-Even coming back?
-Yes.

402
00:23:00,375 --> 00:23:01,625
Okay.

403
00:23:01,708 --> 00:23:02,583
Come here!

404
00:23:02,666 --> 00:23:04,750
Come here, we have to be in shade.
It's hot!

405
00:23:04,833 --> 00:23:08,208
I don't know what you did there,
but it looks much better than before.

406
00:23:08,291 --> 00:23:11,458
And I don't know what Rianne told you,
but what did you do?

407
00:23:11,541 --> 00:23:13,083
-More energy.
-Energy.

408
00:23:13,166 --> 00:23:14,083
-Really?
-Yeah.

409
00:23:14,166 --> 00:23:16,000
Again, you looked so good on that one,

410
00:23:16,083 --> 00:23:19,333
so we have to make sure
that happens tonight, you know.

411
00:23:19,416 --> 00:23:22,000
And just longer strides, so, okay.

412
00:23:22,083 --> 00:23:25,083
I don't know this obsession
with whitening stuff.

413
00:23:25,166 --> 00:23:26,833
I accidentally used that for a week.

414
00:23:26,916 --> 00:23:28,833
I went home like, "Why am I white?"

415
00:23:28,916 --> 00:23:30,916
-You used it?
-I didn't know it was white.

416
00:23:31,000 --> 00:23:32,083
You didn't read?

417
00:23:32,166 --> 00:23:34,625
Bro, I was rushing, I was just like…

418
00:23:34,708 --> 00:23:37,083
And he was the one
who applied it on my legs too!

419
00:23:37,958 --> 00:23:40,750
I was like,
"I'm turning into a white woman!"

420
00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:45,750
I was like, "I need to tan!"

421
00:23:45,833 --> 00:23:48,250
After this pageant,
you and Matea, remember,

422
00:23:48,333 --> 00:23:50,708
her dad's gonna come,
remember the four by one.

423
00:23:50,791 --> 00:23:53,125
-Bro, no!
-We're running track.

424
00:23:53,208 --> 00:23:54,375
Bye!

425
00:23:55,291 --> 00:23:56,583
Four by one?

426
00:23:56,666 --> 00:23:58,416
It's you, me, Chelsea and…

427
00:23:58,500 --> 00:24:00,208
Let's just put Laguna, but…

428
00:24:00,291 --> 00:24:04,583
She's gonna be holding the whistle,
like, "Girl, you so slow!"

429
00:24:04,666 --> 00:24:05,583
Laguna…

430
00:24:05,666 --> 00:24:08,125
Laguna looks so lazy!
She's not going to do anything!

431
00:24:08,208 --> 00:24:11,083
Chelsea will be like,
"What am I supposed to do with this?"

432
00:24:11,166 --> 00:24:12,500
Chelsea's like this…

433
00:24:12,583 --> 00:24:14,166
Laguna is not even trying.

434
00:24:14,750 --> 00:24:17,833
She's like, "Why am I even here?
It's so hot!"

435
00:24:17,916 --> 00:24:20,416
Your nose line is already
at the back of the neck.

436
00:24:22,166 --> 00:24:24,083
You guys are going to be late.

437
00:24:24,166 --> 00:24:25,625
No, no, no, it's 6:30.

438
00:24:25,708 --> 00:24:28,166
We have to pray first, before she leaves.

439
00:24:28,250 --> 00:24:29,333
Okay, okay.

440
00:24:29,416 --> 00:24:31,041
-Who's praying?
-Me.

441
00:24:31,125 --> 00:24:33,500
-For you guys.
-I thought for me, I was like, "Huh?"

442
00:24:33,583 --> 00:24:36,125
-For the both of you!
-What's happening with me?

443
00:24:36,208 --> 00:24:40,333
Yeah. I mean, just pray for blessings
for a good performance tonight, yeah?

444
00:24:43,291 --> 00:24:44,875
I think women in general

445
00:24:44,958 --> 00:24:47,125
do worry if they have to
get into a swimsuit.

446
00:24:47,208 --> 00:24:50,041
Everybody on the Internet
is gonna be watching

447
00:24:50,125 --> 00:24:51,416
and they can comment.

448
00:24:52,166 --> 00:24:56,291
That was the first look for a lot
of the bloggers, the media, the fans,

449
00:24:56,375 --> 00:24:59,250
anyone who's been following
to see who's gonna bring it.

450
00:24:59,333 --> 00:25:01,666
There was a lot of stress
that went around.

451
00:25:01,750 --> 00:25:05,041
When we're walking,
are you going to walk on the right side?

452
00:25:05,125 --> 00:25:07,708
It's not about shape.
Let me tell you that.

453
00:25:07,791 --> 00:25:09,958
And that's why
I've heard some people say this,

454
00:25:10,041 --> 00:25:13,000
"The swimsuit competition
is won from the head up."

455
00:25:13,083 --> 00:25:16,125
We just want to show off, like,
how hard we've been working.

456
00:25:16,666 --> 00:25:17,750
Bye, Mom.

457
00:25:19,083 --> 00:25:20,000
Good luck, Alexie!

458
00:25:20,083 --> 00:25:23,333
I've looked at it as a way for a girl
to show their inner confidence.

459
00:25:23,416 --> 00:25:27,333
It's about how you carry yourself with
pride and sass and your feminine prowess.

460
00:25:27,416 --> 00:25:29,250
Like that's your chance to show up.

461
00:25:29,333 --> 00:25:30,875
One minute! One minute!

462
00:25:32,583 --> 00:25:35,250
When she wants something,
she goes after it.

463
00:25:35,333 --> 00:25:38,666
It was just finding time
to make sure that I felt prepared.

464
00:25:38,750 --> 00:25:40,000
At the end of it, I was.

465
00:25:40,083 --> 00:25:42,916
-Amen.
-Amen!

466
00:25:43,000 --> 00:25:44,541
Let's give a good show!

467
00:25:44,625 --> 00:25:47,083
Good evening, Boracay!

468
00:25:48,041 --> 00:25:49,166
Hello, Boracay!

469
00:26:14,875 --> 00:26:17,041
You go out there and you want to show them

470
00:26:17,125 --> 00:26:18,583
that you know what you're doing.

471
00:26:18,666 --> 00:26:20,833
If you mess up,
don't show it on your face.

472
00:26:20,916 --> 00:26:21,916
A lot of just breaths,

473
00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:24,375
shaking out my legs,
making sure nothing goes wrong,

474
00:26:24,458 --> 00:26:26,416
making sure I'm not cramping or anything.

475
00:26:26,500 --> 00:26:27,333
I'm like, "Okay."

476
00:26:27,416 --> 00:26:31,125
"Face, smile, you know what you're doing,
so do it."

477
00:26:47,750 --> 00:26:50,416
Whenever I finish a runway thing,
I go backstage

478
00:26:50,500 --> 00:26:52,916
and I call my mom,
I'm like, "Mom, how was it?"

479
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:54,375
"I need to know."

480
00:26:54,458 --> 00:26:56,333
She's like, "You did so great! Gosh!"

481
00:26:56,416 --> 00:26:57,458
Like…

482
00:26:57,541 --> 00:27:00,166
Like, "I'm so proud of you."
And that made me happy.

483
00:27:00,250 --> 00:27:03,583
And then I watched it and I was like,
"Okay, I think I did really good."

484
00:27:03,666 --> 00:27:07,500
-I, like, lost my balance. My hair…
-Mine too.

485
00:27:07,583 --> 00:27:11,083
There was a key point where I was
just like, "Is that me?" You know?

486
00:27:11,166 --> 00:27:13,708
-The boobies.
-Damn, damn!

487
00:27:13,791 --> 00:27:15,666
-They are bouncing.
-She got a 'tude.

488
00:27:15,750 --> 00:27:17,833
I try not to leave the stage
with any regrets

489
00:27:17,916 --> 00:27:20,333
because you can't
go back out there and fix it.

490
00:27:39,333 --> 00:27:43,000
This is the time wherein
I will be officially calling in

491
00:27:43,083 --> 00:27:46,583
Miss Universe 2024 Aqua Angels.

492
00:27:46,666 --> 00:27:49,250
You also put a lot of pressure
on yourself.

493
00:27:49,333 --> 00:27:51,833
And the moment you disappoint your fans,

494
00:27:51,916 --> 00:27:54,291
then it's such a bigger heartbreak.

495
00:27:54,375 --> 00:27:57,833
All right, I'd like to call in…

496
00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:00,583
Cainta!

497
00:28:04,750 --> 00:28:05,708
Taguig!

498
00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:10,083
Bacoor!

499
00:28:12,666 --> 00:28:14,250
Iloilo!

500
00:28:18,083 --> 00:28:19,208
Baguio!

501
00:28:22,916 --> 00:28:24,666
Quezon Province!

502
00:28:27,916 --> 00:28:30,666
Northern California!

503
00:28:32,791 --> 00:28:36,083
And the last, but not the least…

504
00:28:41,166 --> 00:28:43,000
Cavite!

505
00:28:59,208 --> 00:29:02,500
You know, that was actually hard on me.

506
00:29:02,583 --> 00:29:05,875
I went backstage, sitting there,
trying not to talk to anyone.

507
00:29:05,958 --> 00:29:08,708
I feel like if I talk,
I would just burst out into tears.

508
00:29:08,791 --> 00:29:11,208
'Cause I was just devastated.

509
00:29:11,291 --> 00:29:14,416
Once you win an award,
then it gives you that self-confidence.

510
00:29:14,500 --> 00:29:18,416
That, yes, what you're doing is right,
or that people are noticing you.

511
00:29:18,500 --> 00:29:21,125
I know it could be disheartening
to candidates

512
00:29:21,208 --> 00:29:23,666
when they don't make it
or don't win the challenges,

513
00:29:23,750 --> 00:29:27,958
but it doesn't have to stop them
from putting their best foot forward

514
00:29:28,041 --> 00:29:33,041
and, you know, just giving their best shot
until the very end.

515
00:29:33,125 --> 00:29:36,333
Don't carry that decision
onto the next thing that I do.

516
00:29:36,416 --> 00:29:39,875
You know, they chose who they wanted
and it just wasn't me that time.

517
00:29:48,083 --> 00:29:49,083
Let me show you.

518
00:29:49,166 --> 00:29:52,666
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.

519
00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:53,583
Okay.

520
00:29:53,666 --> 00:29:57,916
It's really like dancing, indeed.
Dance! Okay, like party dancing!

521
00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,916
Again, ready, go, and…

522
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,166
And, and move.

523
00:30:02,250 --> 00:30:04,375
And, yes!

524
00:30:04,458 --> 00:30:05,291
Just a minute.

525
00:30:05,375 --> 00:30:06,833
-Actually, keep going.
-One more!

526
00:30:06,916 --> 00:30:10,458
Preparing for the Miss Universe
Philippines pageant is…

527
00:30:11,208 --> 00:30:13,958
a 360 training or like…

528
00:30:14,041 --> 00:30:18,166
You have to be prepared mentally,
physically, emotionally.

529
00:30:18,250 --> 00:30:20,833
I'm camera-shy. Let's start the training.

530
00:30:20,916 --> 00:30:22,583
Okay, one more!

531
00:30:24,791 --> 00:30:26,750
And, beautiful. Pause first!

532
00:30:26,833 --> 00:30:27,916
And stay!

533
00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:30,125
I think pasarela is an art form.

534
00:30:30,208 --> 00:30:31,375
And, move…

535
00:30:33,208 --> 00:30:36,583
Again, step here and then neck!

536
00:30:39,583 --> 00:30:41,291
-Yes!
-Magic!

537
00:30:42,416 --> 00:30:43,458
Smile!

538
00:30:47,916 --> 00:30:48,958
She'll become a meme.

539
00:30:49,041 --> 00:30:50,458
That was neck!

540
00:30:51,000 --> 00:30:52,833
I'm tired, I want to choke her.

541
00:30:56,375 --> 00:30:58,666
-It's part of the training.
-Part of the training.

542
00:30:58,750 --> 00:31:01,041
Ian brings out, you know,

543
00:31:01,541 --> 00:31:04,625
the best catwalk in the candidates.

544
00:31:06,833 --> 00:31:08,125
I grabbed my shorts.

545
00:31:08,208 --> 00:31:09,041
Well, Ian…

546
00:31:10,250 --> 00:31:13,166
Ian is a dream come true because

547
00:31:13,250 --> 00:31:16,500
he's the best of the best
in the industry at the moment.

548
00:31:16,583 --> 00:31:19,500
And Ian used to be
a really big pageant fan

549
00:31:19,583 --> 00:31:21,833
back during Binibining Pilipinas' days.

550
00:31:21,916 --> 00:31:25,416
So it's also a big full circle moment
for him to be starting as a fan

551
00:31:25,500 --> 00:31:29,250
and then to later on be training
the best queens in the biz.

552
00:31:29,333 --> 00:31:32,916
And I feel like, how he trains them,

553
00:31:33,000 --> 00:31:36,125
he wants them to all have,
like, their signature

554
00:31:36,208 --> 00:31:41,833
either stride or signature turn
or signature pose.

555
00:31:41,916 --> 00:31:43,833
Ready, and Bukidnon!

556
00:31:43,916 --> 00:31:45,500
Enter!

557
00:31:46,166 --> 00:31:49,083
Natasha is Natasha.

558
00:31:49,166 --> 00:31:51,208
She graduated in Bukidnon.

559
00:31:51,291 --> 00:31:53,166
She lived and grew up in Bukidnon.

560
00:31:53,250 --> 00:31:55,000
She's Miss Bukidnon!

561
00:31:59,166 --> 00:32:00,208
What?

562
00:32:00,958 --> 00:32:02,666
Slow reveal or fast reveal?

563
00:32:02,750 --> 00:32:05,083
-Up to you!
-It depends with the music also.

564
00:32:05,166 --> 00:32:06,458
What's your personality?

565
00:32:06,541 --> 00:32:10,500
Do you remove your scarf like this?
Or like this?

566
00:32:11,083 --> 00:32:13,166
Do you want to remove it like this?

567
00:32:13,750 --> 00:32:15,708
Because I want to remove it like this.

568
00:32:15,791 --> 00:32:17,166
Is that okay? Slow burn?

569
00:32:17,250 --> 00:32:18,416
Like…

570
00:32:19,208 --> 00:32:20,458
Like…

571
00:32:20,541 --> 00:32:21,666
And then…

572
00:32:25,708 --> 00:32:27,875
We can do that. Try it.

573
00:32:27,958 --> 00:32:29,583
That's the music, honestly.

574
00:32:29,666 --> 00:32:31,666
If it's snappy, I'll do it snappy.

575
00:32:31,750 --> 00:32:33,541
No, no snappy for you, honey.

576
00:32:33,625 --> 00:32:35,541
If it's "Raining in Manila," I'll do it--

577
00:32:35,625 --> 00:32:37,125
No more snappy for you!

578
00:32:37,208 --> 00:32:38,833
No more snappy for Christi.

579
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:42,833
She's been so snappy
for the rest of her life.

580
00:32:42,916 --> 00:32:46,458
So for Miss Universe, no snappy Christi.

581
00:32:50,375 --> 00:32:51,500
-Side?
-No side.

582
00:32:51,583 --> 00:32:53,333
-Okay, so it's--
-Going there.

583
00:32:53,416 --> 00:32:55,208
-Side… The way…
-No, the other side.

584
00:32:55,291 --> 00:32:56,625
There!

585
00:32:56,708 --> 00:32:57,583
This way?

586
00:32:58,083 --> 00:33:01,041
You don't like something clean?

587
00:33:01,666 --> 00:33:03,458
You don't like something clean?

588
00:33:03,541 --> 00:33:06,083
We can do that also
but can we try in the shoot?

589
00:33:06,166 --> 00:33:08,541
-Okay.
-Then we're good to fit it.

590
00:33:08,625 --> 00:33:10,958
Ever since before I joined, I knew

591
00:33:11,041 --> 00:33:14,583
what I wanted to do with my national
costume, if given the opportunity.

592
00:33:14,666 --> 00:33:16,791
"Divine timing, stars aligning", whatever,

593
00:33:16,875 --> 00:33:21,875
that I get to actually portray,
artistically and conceptually, the sea.

594
00:33:21,958 --> 00:33:23,875
Oh, my gosh, it's amazing.

595
00:33:26,375 --> 00:33:27,458
I love it.

596
00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:29,083
Oh, my God, it's giving.

597
00:33:29,166 --> 00:33:31,458
I'll just need to practice
with different shoes.

598
00:33:31,541 --> 00:33:32,833
Yeah.

599
00:33:32,916 --> 00:33:35,333
But it's all right because you can see it.

600
00:33:35,416 --> 00:33:38,250
I mean, the scope of Miss Universe
is really big.

601
00:33:38,750 --> 00:33:41,000
And also, representing a country

602
00:33:41,083 --> 00:33:44,166
and you making the national costume
is a very privileged honor.

603
00:33:44,250 --> 00:33:48,000
When I found out that Axel was doing
a couple other girls, I was like, "Oh!"

604
00:33:48,833 --> 00:33:50,416
"Who?" I was like, "Who?"

605
00:33:52,041 --> 00:33:54,791
Stand up straight. Straight.

606
00:33:54,875 --> 00:33:55,958
Yeah.

607
00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:05,125
A little higher please! Yeah.

608
00:34:06,375 --> 00:34:07,541
Oh, Stacey.

609
00:34:08,375 --> 00:34:10,000
It's, like, interesting, you know?

610
00:34:10,083 --> 00:34:14,041
'Cause Stacey's also a friend of mine,
but I think also a frontrunner.

611
00:34:14,125 --> 00:34:17,041
So knowing that
he's dressing these, you know,

612
00:34:17,125 --> 00:34:21,708
other more highlighted queens
or competitors,

613
00:34:21,791 --> 00:34:25,666
it was going to be interesting to see how
he was going to make all of us different,

614
00:34:25,750 --> 00:34:26,916
which he did.

615
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:29,333
And then slightly open your lips.

616
00:34:33,916 --> 00:34:34,750
Exactly.

617
00:34:39,166 --> 00:34:41,750
Of course, we are really glad.

618
00:34:41,833 --> 00:34:43,750
It is very overwhelming that…

619
00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:48,708
It's been a dream for Sultan Kudarat
to be in mainstream.

620
00:34:55,791 --> 00:34:56,791
It's so fun.

621
00:34:56,875 --> 00:34:59,166
There's so much culture and everything.

622
00:34:59,250 --> 00:35:02,583
People will literally dance for you
and all of that.

623
00:35:13,250 --> 00:35:14,833
So good!

624
00:35:14,916 --> 00:35:17,166
That looks so good, I'm not going to lie!

625
00:35:17,250 --> 00:35:18,250
Bye, Jasmine!

626
00:35:22,541 --> 00:35:25,708
She is very cute. I will pray for her.

627
00:35:30,291 --> 00:35:34,166
That's it. Once again,
ladies and gentlemen, congratulations.

628
00:35:37,166 --> 00:35:41,666
But another favorite of mine
is when we went to different

629
00:35:41,750 --> 00:35:42,750
tourist spots.

630
00:35:42,833 --> 00:35:46,458
They were incredibly hospitable
and so warm.

631
00:35:46,541 --> 00:35:53,291
We're also doing a fashion show featuring
Inaul fabrics and local designers.

632
00:36:01,791 --> 00:36:03,833
In the swimsuit, I told you, if possible,

633
00:36:03,916 --> 00:36:07,166
you can smile the whole time
because it's fun.

634
00:36:07,250 --> 00:36:09,541
So this time it should be fierce.

635
00:36:09,625 --> 00:36:12,708
You can… You're on a runway.

636
00:36:12,791 --> 00:36:14,958
So this is modeling.

637
00:36:16,333 --> 00:36:18,041
It's not "pa-sweet."

638
00:36:18,125 --> 00:36:22,750
Because a while ago, I saw Ms. Albay
still doing a pageant pose.

639
00:36:22,833 --> 00:36:26,083
You can try to do some variations.

640
00:36:28,166 --> 00:36:30,000
Can you try, Voltaire?

641
00:36:47,291 --> 00:36:48,791
Like that!

642
00:36:51,916 --> 00:36:54,166
Let's go, Shamcey Supsup!

643
00:36:56,125 --> 00:36:59,333
It's not flowy…
It's flowy, but it's not long.

644
00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,083
How…

645
00:37:01,166 --> 00:37:03,333
The dress I was wearing during the parade.

646
00:37:03,416 --> 00:37:05,208
Just like…

647
00:37:06,208 --> 00:37:09,333
I remember, during Sultan Kudarat…

648
00:37:09,833 --> 00:37:14,333
…I actually had no dress
that I will wear for our event.

649
00:37:14,416 --> 00:37:16,833
Because we had an event
for a fashion show,

650
00:37:16,916 --> 00:37:20,583
which we should wear metallic
and flowy floral,

651
00:37:20,666 --> 00:37:23,708
and I didn't have any of those.

652
00:37:23,791 --> 00:37:25,791
That's the only dress I have.

653
00:37:25,875 --> 00:37:28,166
What I wore in the parade, that's it.

654
00:37:29,583 --> 00:37:30,666
This one?

655
00:37:31,625 --> 00:37:33,125
-This one?
-Actually,

656
00:37:33,208 --> 00:37:34,875
-Flowy sure.
-This one?

657
00:37:34,958 --> 00:37:35,875
Flowy sure!

658
00:37:35,958 --> 00:37:37,333
But I don't want that.

659
00:37:37,416 --> 00:37:39,541
You're not that confident.

660
00:37:39,625 --> 00:37:42,458
So the metallic dress,
it came from my sister,

661
00:37:42,541 --> 00:37:46,625
Miss Victoria,
Victoria Velazques Vincent, from Bacoor.

662
00:37:46,708 --> 00:37:48,666
She handed me that metallic dress.

663
00:37:48,750 --> 00:37:52,458
And the floral flowy dress
came from Matea from Florida.

664
00:37:52,541 --> 00:37:56,000
So, meaning to say that
even if it is a competition,

665
00:37:56,083 --> 00:37:58,875
it won't feel like it
because we help one another.

666
00:38:22,166 --> 00:38:24,041
It was… Just felt…

667
00:38:25,166 --> 00:38:26,375
so rewarding

668
00:38:26,458 --> 00:38:29,958
to have these little kids
come up to me and…

669
00:38:30,041 --> 00:38:33,416
That again, was another one
of those life-affirming moments.

670
00:38:33,500 --> 00:38:36,583
That the work that you are doing
is making a dent somehow

671
00:38:37,125 --> 00:38:41,041
and you are inspiring little boys
and little girls

672
00:38:41,125 --> 00:38:43,666
to reach after their own dream, too.

673
00:38:43,750 --> 00:38:47,208
Just by you being bold enough
to reach yours.

674
00:38:48,250 --> 00:38:49,625
Thank you!

675
00:38:52,041 --> 00:38:53,250
VVV!

676
00:38:54,250 --> 00:38:59,083
They were on their floats,
parading around the city.

677
00:38:59,166 --> 00:39:04,375
Even the girls are so amazed that they
have fans in this part of the country.

678
00:39:04,458 --> 00:39:08,750
You see families, you see kids,
you see the dads, the moms,

679
00:39:08,833 --> 00:39:11,125
some were even carrying their dogs.

680
00:39:11,208 --> 00:39:16,416
So that really showed
how much Filipinos support these women

681
00:39:17,166 --> 00:39:19,416
and look to them as role models.

682
00:39:21,500 --> 00:39:23,916
Some place like Sultan Kudarat,

683
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:26,916
mere mention of it,
to a lot of people, they get scared.

684
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:33,666
Like, even for me, who hails from Mindanao
and is not scared to travel in Mindanao,

685
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:36,833
there's still that fear.

686
00:39:36,916 --> 00:39:39,041
That is something that is negative.

687
00:39:39,125 --> 00:39:43,333
We have a clear sign
of a societal illness.

688
00:39:43,416 --> 00:39:45,791
Mindanao is also partly Muslim,

689
00:39:45,875 --> 00:39:50,833
the peace and order,
there will be fights there,

690
00:39:50,916 --> 00:39:53,125
it's not safe, so…

691
00:39:53,208 --> 00:39:56,583
A big pageant like Miss Universe
Philippines going there

692
00:39:56,666 --> 00:39:58,250
shows and tells people,

693
00:39:58,333 --> 00:40:01,208
"Guys, it's okay. It's safe to go to."

694
00:40:07,083 --> 00:40:11,000
You know, it's not only national costume
here in Sultan Kudarat.

695
00:40:11,083 --> 00:40:13,208
If I may say.

696
00:40:13,291 --> 00:40:15,166
We are also doing the runway challenge,

697
00:40:15,250 --> 00:40:19,166
one of the most important parts
of the competition.

698
00:40:22,583 --> 00:40:23,833
Do I remember?

699
00:40:25,000 --> 00:40:27,958
It's not, like,
ingrained in my memory or anything.

700
00:40:28,041 --> 00:40:31,250
I'm not like seeing my therapist about it
or anything like that.

701
00:40:33,416 --> 00:40:34,750
Oh, my God, time crunch.

702
00:40:34,833 --> 00:40:38,250
Yeah, runway challenge
was not one of my hottest days.

703
00:40:38,333 --> 00:40:40,458
Yeah, I wasn't feeling it that day.

704
00:40:40,541 --> 00:40:41,500
Mama Angel!

705
00:40:41,583 --> 00:40:43,333
There wasn't enough time to get ready.

706
00:40:43,416 --> 00:40:45,166
I didn't have my personal glam.

707
00:40:45,250 --> 00:40:47,250
I could just hear Mama Ru screaming…

708
00:40:47,333 --> 00:40:49,625
Girls, three minutes.

709
00:40:49,708 --> 00:40:52,833
And I was like,
"I just sat down in this chair."

710
00:40:53,583 --> 00:40:54,416
Honey.

711
00:40:55,625 --> 00:40:57,625
Everyone, who is available to do hair?

712
00:40:58,333 --> 00:40:59,416
Hair!

713
00:41:01,416 --> 00:41:03,458
Girls, one minute!

714
00:41:04,166 --> 00:41:06,083
Roll the tape, roll the tape,

715
00:41:06,166 --> 00:41:08,750
and then I can just…
Maybe I'll do voiceover.

716
00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:13,166
I was feeling the pressure.

717
00:41:13,250 --> 00:41:14,750
My hair wasn't finished.

718
00:41:17,458 --> 00:41:21,500
My makeup wasn't finished,
people were saying my dress is too long.

719
00:41:24,333 --> 00:41:26,500
-Shit.
-Yeah. That's…

720
00:41:26,583 --> 00:41:28,541
-Excuse my french.
-That about sums it up.

721
00:41:28,625 --> 00:41:31,875
We're often pulled
in a hundred different directions…

722
00:41:31,958 --> 00:41:32,833
at once.

723
00:41:33,541 --> 00:41:36,333
-Oh, my God!
-Same, same, same.

724
00:41:36,416 --> 00:41:38,250
You look great, though. You look great.

725
00:41:38,333 --> 00:41:41,000
But they were like,
"You can get ready until 8:00!"

726
00:41:41,083 --> 00:41:43,750
-They gave us the most reassurance.
-Like five minutes.

727
00:41:47,166 --> 00:41:48,583
Oh, my goodness.

728
00:41:48,666 --> 00:41:52,291
Mama A, is there a stylist
that can sew this?

729
00:41:57,916 --> 00:42:01,333
So, they said we were going to have
4:00 to 7:00 and when we got there…

730
00:42:01,416 --> 00:42:02,708
We got here at like 6:00.

731
00:42:02,791 --> 00:42:04,166
I was barefaced already.

732
00:42:04,250 --> 00:42:06,541
Yeah, it's one of those situations, right,

733
00:42:06,625 --> 00:42:07,625
that stretches you.

734
00:42:07,708 --> 00:42:11,666
I almost broke down that day, which sucks
because you never want to show weakness.

735
00:42:12,208 --> 00:42:14,083
You don't want to mess up your makeup.

736
00:42:14,166 --> 00:42:16,041
You're so strong.

737
00:42:16,833 --> 00:42:18,500
So you have to back on that.

738
00:42:38,166 --> 00:42:41,958
There were so many pockets of experiences
throughout the competition

739
00:42:42,041 --> 00:42:44,750
that allowed me to realize
that pressure is a privilege.

740
00:42:44,833 --> 00:42:46,416
Every girl is gonna go through

741
00:42:46,500 --> 00:42:48,875
those peaks and valleys,
hurdles and struggles.

742
00:42:48,958 --> 00:42:51,875
You just always need to push forward
and just know that

743
00:42:51,958 --> 00:42:55,541
one step in front of the other
and one challenge after the next.

744
00:42:55,625 --> 00:42:57,375
So where you lack in one,

745
00:42:57,458 --> 00:43:01,291
there's always going to be an opportunity
to pick up in the next. But, yeah.

746
00:43:07,291 --> 00:43:09,750
It's a script for the voiceover

747
00:43:09,833 --> 00:43:12,541
while we walk, right, for the runway.

748
00:43:15,583 --> 00:43:18,541
"Inspired by the town's legend of Jacinta,

749
00:43:18,625 --> 00:43:22,625
this architectural floral piece
depicts her splendid garden

750
00:43:22,708 --> 00:43:27,000
with Caintas prolific putat flower
taking center stage."

751
00:43:27,833 --> 00:43:28,791
You think it's good?

752
00:43:28,875 --> 00:43:33,416
Yeah, it fits,
but the steel at the back is…

753
00:43:33,958 --> 00:43:39,541
It's painful. So I have to request them
to put something to protect my skin.

754
00:43:40,083 --> 00:43:43,000
Because I know, later,
it might get bruises.

755
00:43:43,083 --> 00:43:46,666
Yeah. I'll wear this
for around three hours so…

756
00:43:48,458 --> 00:43:50,250
It's my first time wearing this.

757
00:43:51,500 --> 00:43:53,875
We have this saying Tagalog that means,

758
00:43:53,958 --> 00:43:56,000
"Tiis ganda," which means

759
00:43:56,666 --> 00:43:58,000
"Beauty is pain".

760
00:43:58,958 --> 00:44:02,041
I mean, if this isn't
a testament to that then…

761
00:44:05,208 --> 00:44:09,458
One of the most awaited parts of
the competition is the national costume.

762
00:44:09,541 --> 00:44:12,166
And this year was exceptional.

763
00:44:12,916 --> 00:44:16,291
It showcases the creativity
of our designers.

764
00:44:16,875 --> 00:44:19,625
Represented by this beautiful woman
from their town.

765
00:44:20,916 --> 00:44:24,875
Those costumes are either heavy,
difficult to maneuver and very hot.

766
00:44:24,958 --> 00:44:28,708
We're all wearing these, like,
super tight corseted,

767
00:44:28,791 --> 00:44:30,708
you know, pieces and head pieces.

768
00:44:30,791 --> 00:44:35,041
So you could actually lose five pounds
by wearing it for the entire night.

769
00:44:39,250 --> 00:44:40,916
Let's go now backstage.

770
00:44:47,583 --> 00:44:49,708
One thing is I'm scared of spiders myself.

771
00:44:57,958 --> 00:45:00,625
I was migraining so hard
'cause the head piece was, like,

772
00:45:00,708 --> 00:45:02,583
digging into my scalp.

773
00:45:02,666 --> 00:45:04,166
I told the girls around me,

774
00:45:04,250 --> 00:45:08,000
you know, if I faint, just remove this
because this is the culprit.

775
00:45:08,083 --> 00:45:10,166
I was able to withstand it,
but some weren't.

776
00:45:10,250 --> 00:45:11,375
It was really difficult.

777
00:45:11,458 --> 00:45:13,750
You just have to power through.

778
00:45:13,833 --> 00:45:15,208
Babe, we got to go!

779
00:45:15,291 --> 00:45:18,583
After hours and hours,
it takes its toll on you physically.

780
00:45:18,666 --> 00:45:20,250
Might have been the hardest part.

781
00:45:20,333 --> 00:45:22,000
But, I mean, I survived.

782
00:45:36,291 --> 00:45:37,791
Let's just stay here!

783
00:45:42,833 --> 00:45:44,166
I forgot to smile.

784
00:46:00,791 --> 00:46:03,541
I mean, there are 53 stunning costumes,

785
00:46:03,625 --> 00:46:06,833
and they chose the three
such deserving worthy costumes.

786
00:46:06,916 --> 00:46:09,458
Southern California!

787
00:46:09,541 --> 00:46:10,833
Tacloban!

788
00:46:10,916 --> 00:46:12,333
Iloilo City!

789
00:46:12,416 --> 00:46:15,416
For that night, we couldn't feel
that they were tired at all.

790
00:46:15,500 --> 00:46:17,875
They were carrying
their costumes with pride,

791
00:46:17,958 --> 00:46:20,833
getting strapped into big constructions.

792
00:46:20,916 --> 00:46:23,458
And if you see our pictures,
they're all smiling there.

793
00:46:23,541 --> 00:46:25,791
So, really, hats off to the girls.

794
00:46:25,875 --> 00:46:27,166
Very impressive.

795
00:46:27,250 --> 00:46:29,833
But again, it's not part
of the "actual" competition.

796
00:46:29,916 --> 00:46:31,250
It has no bearing.

797
00:46:35,833 --> 00:46:39,958
Well, I'm really happy to be able
to come home here in Laguna

798
00:46:40,041 --> 00:46:42,083
because the hectic schedule

799
00:46:42,166 --> 00:46:47,000
that we've experienced there in
Sultan Kudarat was really tiring.

800
00:46:47,083 --> 00:46:49,291
I think I have sacrificed a lot.

801
00:46:49,375 --> 00:46:54,166
Time, my business, my teaching career,

802
00:46:54,250 --> 00:46:56,708
and, of course,

803
00:46:56,791 --> 00:47:00,833
spending time with my cats,
my family and my friends.

804
00:47:00,916 --> 00:47:03,875
For you, sometimes,
it may just be too much.

805
00:47:03,958 --> 00:47:07,833
So it's important that they have to
take care of their mental health as well.

806
00:47:07,916 --> 00:47:14,083
But it's also important that
you don't let the noise distract you.

807
00:47:14,166 --> 00:47:16,083
That you don't let the noise…

808
00:47:16,916 --> 00:47:18,166
confuse you.

809
00:47:59,833 --> 00:48:03,375
We wanted to bring
the delegates to Palawan

810
00:48:03,458 --> 00:48:05,250
because we wanted to give them

811
00:48:05,333 --> 00:48:08,500
this really unique opportunity
to understand

812
00:48:08,583 --> 00:48:12,666
just how much work and how challenging
it is to produce a pearl.

813
00:48:12,750 --> 00:48:16,791
But after ten years,
we shift them with this golden leaf pearl.

814
00:48:16,875 --> 00:48:18,875
The brand also was really respectful

815
00:48:18,958 --> 00:48:22,875
in knowing that us girls needed time to…

816
00:48:23,750 --> 00:48:24,750
breathe…

817
00:48:24,833 --> 00:48:28,000
and to connect with nature
and with one another.

818
00:48:43,791 --> 00:48:45,750
Go, Kim!

819
00:49:08,208 --> 00:49:09,250
Yes, girl!

820
00:49:10,750 --> 00:49:12,708
…like a big spider.

821
00:49:12,791 --> 00:49:14,416
I'm like, "Hey, Alexie!"

822
00:49:14,500 --> 00:49:16,541
-I hit…
-On the way to inside?

823
00:49:16,625 --> 00:49:18,250
How big is big?

824
00:49:18,333 --> 00:49:19,375
Like that!

825
00:49:19,458 --> 00:49:20,958
-Shit! What did you do?
-No way.

826
00:49:21,041 --> 00:49:24,708
-It was huge.
-The spirit of Alexie is haunting you.

827
00:49:25,458 --> 00:49:27,250
Miss Brooks.

828
00:49:27,333 --> 00:49:29,458
It's a very fulfilling moment.

829
00:49:29,541 --> 00:49:32,375
Finally, if someone will tell me,
"Is it sunrise or sunset?"

830
00:49:32,458 --> 00:49:33,875
It's sunrise for me.

831
00:49:35,291 --> 00:49:37,750
It's very serene.
It's very beautiful to see

832
00:49:37,833 --> 00:49:39,750
because it's just the start of your day,

833
00:49:39,833 --> 00:49:42,208
to be thankful for
that you have this life.

834
00:49:42,291 --> 00:49:44,208
There was a room, did you see that?

835
00:49:44,291 --> 00:49:45,833
They're all open.

836
00:49:47,708 --> 00:49:50,166
I'll have a little a nap
before we go down.

837
00:49:50,250 --> 00:49:51,875
To nap before you go down.

838
00:49:51,958 --> 00:49:55,541
That was a big turning point for me, Kim,
and Chelsea, that we're all there.

839
00:49:55,625 --> 00:50:00,416
I think that was a big moment
where we all were reevaluating our "whys,"

840
00:50:00,500 --> 00:50:04,708
and knowing that we were nearing
the end of the competition,

841
00:50:04,791 --> 00:50:06,583
and that it was crunch time,

842
00:50:06,666 --> 00:50:08,500
and reminding ourselves to focus,

843
00:50:08,583 --> 00:50:11,833
but also reminding ourselves
to be grateful and to be present.

844
00:50:11,916 --> 00:50:15,666
It was really nice to be there.

845
00:50:17,291 --> 00:50:20,875
I prayed while it was happening.

846
00:50:20,958 --> 00:50:24,833
I'm sure everyone thought
that sleep was a really good option.

847
00:50:24,916 --> 00:50:26,583
It's all right. We're the…

848
00:50:26,666 --> 00:50:27,916
top three.

849
00:50:29,250 --> 00:50:33,000
You know, I think that was
one of the most special points,

850
00:50:33,083 --> 00:50:35,000
or like definitely one of the highlights

851
00:50:35,083 --> 00:50:37,666
of my entire
Miss Universe Philippines journey.

852
00:50:38,708 --> 00:50:40,500
Let's just see if I'm doing it right.

853
00:50:41,666 --> 00:50:42,916
There's a lot of arm too.

854
00:50:43,000 --> 00:50:44,708
-Not as much as mine.
-But that's…

855
00:50:44,791 --> 00:50:46,875
-That's better.
-That's even better.

856
00:51:06,541 --> 00:51:08,583
In my day-to-day life,
outside of pageantry,

857
00:51:08,666 --> 00:51:10,333
-I never wear extensions.
-Yeah!

858
00:51:10,416 --> 00:51:13,041
-I never wear extensions also.
-I hate them so much, I…

859
00:51:13,125 --> 00:51:16,000
-Only events.
-I can never wait to take them out.

860
00:51:16,083 --> 00:51:18,333
-All right, you ready, Dia?
-I'm ready, let's go.

861
00:51:18,416 --> 00:51:19,625
All right, let's go.

862
00:51:19,708 --> 00:51:22,166
No, I said "Salamat," but with an accent.

863
00:51:22,250 --> 00:51:24,958
"Salamat." Yeah, "Salamat."

864
00:51:25,041 --> 00:51:27,166
It means "thank you."

865
00:51:27,250 --> 00:51:28,333
It's my dialect.

866
00:51:28,416 --> 00:51:30,416
You have to say it with an accent. How?

867
00:51:30,500 --> 00:51:31,750
Salamat.

868
00:51:34,083 --> 00:51:35,541
Legible, from space.

869
00:51:35,625 --> 00:51:38,125
And then we pose somewhere.

870
00:51:38,208 --> 00:51:40,125
-Right here.
-Easy, easy.

871
00:51:40,208 --> 00:51:42,208
-"M," right?
-Yeah, yeah, yeah.

872
00:51:42,916 --> 00:51:44,875
-Girl!
-Baby!

873
00:51:44,958 --> 00:51:47,583
-I'm not good at "M"!
-We're losing sunlight, ladies!

874
00:51:47,666 --> 00:51:50,750
-Go big or go home.
-That's enough now!

875
00:51:50,833 --> 00:51:52,166
-That's big.
-Okay!

876
00:51:52,250 --> 00:51:54,125
-Nice!
-Yes!

877
00:51:58,708 --> 00:51:59,916
In the middle!

878
00:52:01,000 --> 00:52:02,041
Girl, baby!

879
00:52:02,125 --> 00:52:05,250
All right, V, let's see
if it's legible from space!

880
00:52:09,375 --> 00:52:11,625
-Go on, go on!
-Is it legible?

881
00:52:11,708 --> 00:52:13,625
Let's wave.

882
00:52:15,416 --> 00:52:18,291
I think that was a big shifting point
for a lot of us girls

883
00:52:18,375 --> 00:52:19,583
who were in Palawan.

884
00:52:19,666 --> 00:52:21,708
It gave us that added extra energy

885
00:52:21,791 --> 00:52:24,791
and a revitalized boost
to continue the rest of the competition

886
00:52:24,875 --> 00:52:26,541
and to bond with one another.

887
00:52:29,416 --> 00:52:34,666
I tell the delegates
that the prelims sometimes determines…

888
00:52:35,916 --> 00:52:39,208
the top five or the top ten, the winners.

889
00:52:39,291 --> 00:52:41,458
And this is very crucial 'cause many…

890
00:52:42,250 --> 00:52:46,208
Many of the girls
who are not frontrunners,

891
00:52:46,291 --> 00:52:48,916
or is not popular,

892
00:52:49,000 --> 00:52:51,375
this is where they shine.

893
00:52:51,458 --> 00:52:56,208
Because when the judges talk to them,
they just don't look at their photos.

894
00:52:56,291 --> 00:52:57,958
It's when they talk to you

895
00:52:58,041 --> 00:53:01,791
and how they feel when they talk to you,
it can change the game.

896
00:53:07,583 --> 00:53:09,625
For the closed door interview,

897
00:53:09,708 --> 00:53:12,958
I'm the one that really formulates,
comes up with all the questions,

898
00:53:13,041 --> 00:53:16,125
Jonas and I would have a discussion of

899
00:53:16,208 --> 00:53:20,500
what type of questions
I should gear towards.

900
00:53:20,583 --> 00:53:22,791
'Cause there were times
that we were questioned,

901
00:53:22,875 --> 00:53:24,875
"Why aren't you asking
difficult questions?"

902
00:53:24,958 --> 00:53:26,750
"Why are you asking easy questions?"

903
00:53:26,833 --> 00:53:28,916
I'm like,
"No, they're not easy questions."

904
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:32,541
Any question is a difficult question
when you're in front of a panel

905
00:53:32,625 --> 00:53:35,500
in Miss Universe Philippines
during a closed door interview.

906
00:53:35,583 --> 00:53:38,041
They can ask your name
and you can forget about it.

907
00:53:38,125 --> 00:53:43,625
And then, maximum of five minutes
per delegate, 45 seconds per question.

908
00:53:43,708 --> 00:53:45,833
When you hear the bell, smile.

909
00:53:45,916 --> 00:53:47,458
Forty-five seconds, done.

910
00:53:47,541 --> 00:53:50,000
Not like talking too fast…

911
00:53:50,083 --> 00:53:51,500
I just wanted to let you know…

912
00:53:53,416 --> 00:53:54,916
Sir V!

913
00:53:57,041 --> 00:53:58,583
I know!

914
00:54:01,750 --> 00:54:03,000
I'm so proud of you.

915
00:54:03,708 --> 00:54:05,000
I want to thank you.

916
00:54:07,875 --> 00:54:11,666
Just remember to be yourself,
to be you, be fun!

917
00:54:12,458 --> 00:54:14,666
Don't go in there "pageant-mode"

918
00:54:14,750 --> 00:54:17,875
and be like, "Hi, how are you?
My advocacy is…"

919
00:54:19,708 --> 00:54:21,416
We don't want that.

920
00:54:21,500 --> 00:54:23,083
And I'm rooting for all of you.

921
00:54:23,750 --> 00:54:24,833
Most of you.

922
00:54:27,166 --> 00:54:31,416
It felt like,
"Okay, now everyone is competitive."

923
00:54:31,500 --> 00:54:32,875
Next, we have…

924
00:54:32,958 --> 00:54:35,666
Kris Tiffany Janson, Cebu.

925
00:54:35,750 --> 00:54:39,416
Breathe, breathe. I'll massage your back.

926
00:54:39,500 --> 00:54:42,500
I believe that I'm ready
and prepared to represent

927
00:54:42,583 --> 00:54:45,833
the Filipino beauty and essence
on a global stage.

928
00:54:45,916 --> 00:54:48,333
So I have this with me.

929
00:54:48,416 --> 00:54:50,500
This is an image of Sante Niño.

930
00:54:51,166 --> 00:54:54,500
This is the image
that we Cebanos celebrate.

931
00:54:54,583 --> 00:54:56,208
And I always have this with me,

932
00:54:56,291 --> 00:55:00,666
and hopefully it gave me the energy
and the right mental state

933
00:55:00,750 --> 00:55:02,250
during the Q and A.

934
00:55:03,291 --> 00:55:05,416
And I was just, like, making an image that

935
00:55:05,500 --> 00:55:09,916
this preliminary interview
is like a job interview.

936
00:55:10,000 --> 00:55:11,541
Here it already is.

937
00:55:11,625 --> 00:55:14,208
Okay! This is it.

938
00:55:14,291 --> 00:55:17,166
Next we have Chelsea Manalo from Bulacan.

939
00:55:17,250 --> 00:55:21,416
When I got into the room,
there's like a whole panel.

940
00:55:21,500 --> 00:55:24,958
In my head, I'm like,
"Why are we sitting down?

941
00:55:25,041 --> 00:55:28,625
"And why is there a curve of judges
just looking at you?"

942
00:55:28,708 --> 00:55:31,125
And they're not even smiling.
Are they hungry?

943
00:55:31,208 --> 00:55:33,916
It's early.
They might have been hungry, so…

944
00:55:34,000 --> 00:55:39,416
As a child, you mentioned that you were
bullied for your skin color and hair type.

945
00:55:39,500 --> 00:55:44,041
But at 14, you suddenly became a model
and praised for your beauty.

946
00:55:44,125 --> 00:55:47,000
How did this impact your life
and your growth?

947
00:55:47,083 --> 00:55:49,833
It has impacted in so many ways.

948
00:55:49,916 --> 00:55:55,125
My mother actually was, you know,
who inspired me to be at myself.

949
00:55:55,208 --> 00:55:57,458
She told me to always believe in myself.

950
00:55:57,541 --> 00:56:00,958
No one will ever know who you are,
if you, yourself,

951
00:56:01,041 --> 00:56:04,666
know what you want, what you aspire to be.

952
00:56:04,750 --> 00:56:09,958
And because of this, it has,
you know, made me grow as a woman.

953
00:56:10,041 --> 00:56:12,875
And as a model,
it made me become more independent

954
00:56:12,958 --> 00:56:17,625
because this is what I used as my income
to provide for myself for college.

955
00:56:17,708 --> 00:56:20,833
It gained more relationship
with my friends,

956
00:56:20,916 --> 00:56:22,250
with the people around me.

957
00:56:22,333 --> 00:56:26,666
And here I am to be faced with
all of these leaders in front of me,

958
00:56:26,750 --> 00:56:30,291
you know, believing in myself,
and I'm really excited for that.

959
00:56:30,375 --> 00:56:31,833
You know? Thank you.

960
00:56:31,916 --> 00:56:33,916
Chelsea, you look like a Disney princess.

961
00:56:34,000 --> 00:56:36,250
Thank you very much. Thank you.

962
00:56:36,333 --> 00:56:38,458
Thank you so much,
Chelsea Manalo, Bulacan.

963
00:56:38,541 --> 00:56:40,916
Thank you, everyone. Have a great day.

964
00:56:41,000 --> 00:56:42,458
Thank you, guys.

965
00:56:42,541 --> 00:56:43,791
Thank you, Sir Borg.

966
00:56:47,250 --> 00:56:48,250
Sir Borg…

967
00:56:55,208 --> 00:56:56,708
She's intelligent also.

968
00:56:58,500 --> 00:56:59,833
Yay, babe!

969
00:56:59,916 --> 00:57:02,333
-How are you?
-It was amazing, Kimmy!

970
00:57:02,416 --> 00:57:04,458
-It was amazing? Good!
-It was amazing.

971
00:57:04,541 --> 00:57:07,208
That's good. See?
You didn't have to be so worried.

972
00:57:08,333 --> 00:57:10,708
That was amazing. I am so happy.

973
00:57:10,791 --> 00:57:12,500
Yeah? That's so good.

974
00:57:12,583 --> 00:57:15,083
I'm just going to have to work it now

975
00:57:15,166 --> 00:57:19,750
for the evening competition
and the swimsuit competition.

976
00:57:19,833 --> 00:57:22,291
And who knows what can happen after that.

977
00:57:22,375 --> 00:57:24,916
As long as you're mostly excited.

978
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:27,333
I feel the feeling of being nervous
and excitement…

979
00:57:27,416 --> 00:57:28,875
-It's normal.
-…is the same.

980
00:57:28,958 --> 00:57:31,250
-Really? Yeah!
-You don't know which one is it.

981
00:57:31,333 --> 00:57:33,750
The problem was, of course,

982
00:57:33,833 --> 00:57:37,083
what if your story
is not as relatable as the other girl?

983
00:57:37,166 --> 00:57:38,458
You know, just…

984
00:57:38,541 --> 00:57:41,166
"I like her answer,"
but you don't know that

985
00:57:41,250 --> 00:57:44,125
you just like her answer
because you can relate to it.

986
00:57:44,208 --> 00:57:46,791
As a survivor of domestic violence…

987
00:57:46,875 --> 00:57:51,250
I was born two months early,
so I developed a hearing impairment.

988
00:57:51,333 --> 00:57:56,708
Even if my father's life has ended,
his dreams for me should never end too.

989
00:57:56,791 --> 00:57:59,916
The trick is really to show
your personality and who you are.

990
00:58:00,000 --> 00:58:02,125
You can go,
"What did you have for breakfast?"

991
00:58:02,208 --> 00:58:05,083
You can go,
"Well, I had bacon, I had eggs."

992
00:58:05,166 --> 00:58:07,583
Or, "Oh, my God,
I had this most amazing breakfast!"

993
00:58:07,666 --> 00:58:09,458
"It was so fantastic!"

994
00:58:10,250 --> 00:58:14,625
So there's a way of being able
to show who you are

995
00:58:14,708 --> 00:58:18,333
and to be able to impress the judges
without being too much,

996
00:58:18,416 --> 00:58:20,250
with any kind of question.

997
00:58:20,333 --> 00:58:24,250
Now we have Maria Ahtisa Manalo,
Quezon Province.

998
00:58:24,333 --> 00:58:26,500
Hello, everyone, good afternoon.

999
00:58:26,583 --> 00:58:29,208
I came from very humble beginnings.

1000
00:58:29,291 --> 00:58:31,458
Kayla Jean Carter, Northern California.

1001
00:58:31,541 --> 00:58:33,916
So it is rare blood disorder,

1002
00:58:34,000 --> 00:58:39,666
and I had a situation in 2021
where I was bleeding profusely for 18 days

1003
00:58:39,750 --> 00:58:41,166
and I almost lost my life.

1004
00:58:41,250 --> 00:58:44,208
Stacey Daniella Gabriel, Cainta.

1005
00:58:44,291 --> 00:58:45,833
One of the shyest contestants.

1006
00:58:47,250 --> 00:58:48,083
Yeah.

1007
00:58:48,166 --> 00:58:52,250
No, yes. You're about to find out,
Ms. Crystal. I'm very shy.

1008
00:58:53,333 --> 00:58:54,958
-Very good?
-Yes!

1009
00:58:57,500 --> 00:58:59,833
I can finally collapse
and take a breather now.

1010
00:58:59,916 --> 00:59:01,666
That was very nerve-wracking.

1011
00:59:03,958 --> 00:59:05,833
I know you did good.

1012
00:59:05,916 --> 00:59:08,250
-I got a little bit nervous.
-You did?

1013
00:59:08,333 --> 00:59:10,333
I mean, it's natural,
for sure, it's given.

1014
00:59:10,416 --> 00:59:14,291
But, like, I tend to,
like, eat some words.

1015
00:59:14,375 --> 00:59:16,916
I don't think it's eat,
like, mixed up some words.

1016
00:59:17,000 --> 00:59:19,291
I'm happy you're done.

1017
00:59:19,375 --> 00:59:22,041
Really, it boils down to
judges' preference.

1018
00:59:23,166 --> 00:59:26,875
And it's very difficult already
because it's very subjective.

1019
00:59:27,500 --> 00:59:29,166
But if you ask me

1020
00:59:30,291 --> 00:59:32,416
where things could go wrong…

1021
00:59:33,750 --> 00:59:39,000
at that point, I would say,
maybe a big part can be the evening gown.

1022
00:59:39,083 --> 00:59:41,666
Because a gown can make it or break it.

1023
00:59:42,625 --> 00:59:44,416
So I have to rush it.

1024
00:59:45,416 --> 00:59:47,166
-With a sleeve.
-I can't wait to see!

1025
00:59:47,250 --> 00:59:48,208
I'll show you.

1026
00:59:48,291 --> 00:59:51,625
I think fashion is very important
in beauty pageants.

1027
00:59:53,083 --> 00:59:55,500
Because how else would you be able to,

1028
00:59:55,583 --> 00:59:59,833
like, showcase the physical attributes
or the body structure of a delegate

1029
00:59:59,916 --> 01:00:01,166
without dressing her up?

1030
01:00:01,250 --> 01:00:05,458
Stacey, of course, I did not
make any sketches whatsoever.

1031
01:00:05,541 --> 01:00:07,125
I just studied her.

1032
01:00:07,208 --> 01:00:12,958
I asked her to wear a particular gown
and I checked what are her flaws.

1033
01:00:13,041 --> 01:00:16,583
Where I need to come in
as a designer to, you know,

1034
01:00:16,666 --> 01:00:17,958
enhance or…

1035
01:00:18,041 --> 01:00:21,125
I mean, make the perfect
pageant gown for her.

1036
01:00:21,208 --> 01:00:23,666
I was also thinking, Cousin Jim,
what's up with the…

1037
01:00:23,750 --> 01:00:25,333
-Yes, tighten.
-Tighten here, yeah?

1038
01:00:25,416 --> 01:00:29,625
I already have in my mind
the one she wore in the prelims.

1039
01:00:29,708 --> 01:00:32,500
That was the black and silver, in lines.

1040
01:00:32,583 --> 01:00:35,458
So what I did with Stacey,

1041
01:00:35,541 --> 01:00:37,875
let's face it, she's on the petite side.

1042
01:00:37,958 --> 01:00:41,750
I want a dress
that would make her look taller,

1043
01:00:41,833 --> 01:00:43,916
longer legs, longer torso.

1044
01:00:44,000 --> 01:00:46,833
So what I did, I choose a pattern that is

1045
01:00:46,916 --> 01:00:50,708
in vertical lines
and I made a cut high-waisted

1046
01:00:50,791 --> 01:00:53,625
to give her an illusion of longer legs.

1047
01:00:53,708 --> 01:00:56,875
You see the cut,
how it gave you a longer lower part?

1048
01:00:58,083 --> 01:01:00,833
And then to make this one, your torso,

1049
01:01:00,916 --> 01:01:04,875
look longer also, you have to,
you know, open this one,

1050
01:01:04,958 --> 01:01:06,416
-show neck.
-Yes. Yes.

1051
01:01:06,500 --> 01:01:11,375
It's a good thing you have
a nice swan-like neck, you know.

1052
01:01:11,458 --> 01:01:13,458
-And the hair up.
-Yes.

1053
01:01:13,541 --> 01:01:15,083
-So like this.
-Yes.

1054
01:01:15,166 --> 01:01:19,416
So at least it, you know,
gives you longer torso.

1055
01:01:19,500 --> 01:01:25,666
A dress can make a difference,
but it doesn't define her destiny.

1056
01:01:25,750 --> 01:01:28,583
Okay, so Mark is not here.

1057
01:01:28,666 --> 01:01:30,458
They are a tandem.

1058
01:01:30,541 --> 01:01:32,708
Well, they're partners,
they're life partners,

1059
01:01:32,791 --> 01:01:35,291
lovers in business.

1060
01:01:35,375 --> 01:01:39,083
Definitely, we feel the pressure
in the studio.

1061
01:01:39,375 --> 01:01:41,500
Mark, me.

1062
01:01:41,583 --> 01:01:46,083
So, I told them my concept,
I wanted it to be inspired,

1063
01:01:46,166 --> 01:01:48,791
-something related to the sea or nature.
-Nature.

1064
01:01:48,875 --> 01:01:53,625
Something you don't see normally
or expect on a pageant stage.

1065
01:01:54,750 --> 01:01:55,583
So…

1066
01:01:55,666 --> 01:02:00,166
Now it's just time to decide and then fit.

1067
01:02:00,250 --> 01:02:01,083
Yeah.

1068
01:02:01,166 --> 01:02:03,791
Do you think it's going to be overpowered?
We can see.

1069
01:02:03,875 --> 01:02:07,041
It's fine.
It adds a little… light under your…

1070
01:02:07,125 --> 01:02:09,875
A little, a glimmer of disco.

1071
01:02:09,958 --> 01:02:13,666
I've seen many partnerships
of designers with delegates

1072
01:02:13,750 --> 01:02:16,166
that are really based on a friendship.

1073
01:02:16,250 --> 01:02:19,000
And when they wear it,
they wear it with so much pride.

1074
01:02:19,083 --> 01:02:20,875
They wear it so much more beautifully

1075
01:02:20,958 --> 01:02:23,583
than somebody that
they don't have a relationship with.

1076
01:02:23,666 --> 01:02:24,916
Should we add stones?

1077
01:02:25,000 --> 01:02:25,833
No.

1078
01:02:26,958 --> 01:02:28,625
No, no, no, no.

1079
01:02:28,708 --> 01:02:30,416
-No, no, no, no.
-No!

1080
01:02:30,500 --> 01:02:32,333
I thought about it.

1081
01:02:32,416 --> 01:02:33,250
Okay.

1082
01:02:33,333 --> 01:02:34,916
-But it's going to be…
-No for now.

1083
01:02:35,000 --> 01:02:36,875
-Until…
-Until I see you tomorrow.

1084
01:02:36,958 --> 01:02:39,541
And you're, like,
bedazzle the whole freaking thing.

1085
01:02:39,625 --> 01:02:41,500
Mark and Earl, they're just the best.

1086
01:02:41,583 --> 01:02:45,291
I'm, like, absolutely blessed that
they were in my corner from the start.

1087
01:02:45,375 --> 01:02:47,750
Not only are they the top designers
in the country,

1088
01:02:47,833 --> 01:02:49,708
but they're also my best friends, so…

1089
01:02:50,541 --> 01:02:51,583
I love them, so much.

1090
01:02:52,333 --> 01:02:53,958
What do you think, Earl?

1091
01:02:54,041 --> 01:02:56,000
She's going to down.

1092
01:02:56,500 --> 01:02:59,125
Does that hairstyle fit with the gown?

1093
01:03:00,291 --> 01:03:01,541
Relax your lips.

1094
01:03:03,083 --> 01:03:04,666
Put a little smile.

1095
01:03:05,791 --> 01:03:08,458
You're preparing for something evil.

1096
01:03:09,750 --> 01:03:12,416
Stand straight now, stand straight.

1097
01:03:13,250 --> 01:03:14,208
Bend.

1098
01:03:14,291 --> 01:03:17,041
The color was just divine,
I just loved it so much.

1099
01:03:17,125 --> 01:03:18,583
It was just a gorgeous gown.

1100
01:03:18,666 --> 01:03:20,458
Giddy! I'm so happy!

1101
01:03:21,416 --> 01:03:24,083
Admittedly, I haven't done
a proper training in a while,

1102
01:03:24,166 --> 01:03:26,583
but I've been training by myself at home.

1103
01:03:26,666 --> 01:03:28,916
The thing with me is, I feel like…

1104
01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:30,833
So sleep is a non-negotiable for me

1105
01:03:30,916 --> 01:03:33,375
because I believe
that no matter how much you train,

1106
01:03:33,458 --> 01:03:36,000
if you don't get enough sleep,
you still don't perform.

1107
01:03:36,083 --> 01:03:37,833
You have to be rested and recovered.

1108
01:03:37,916 --> 01:03:40,583
So let's see if that pays off today,
hopefully!

1109
01:03:40,666 --> 01:03:43,375
It's showtime, baby! Let's go!

1110
01:03:46,750 --> 01:03:49,875
The judges are given
all of the number or the names,

1111
01:03:49,958 --> 01:03:53,833
and then they will have to, like,
score it during the preliminary interview.

1112
01:03:53,916 --> 01:03:57,333
And then during the night time,
that's the time that they will judge them

1113
01:03:57,416 --> 01:03:59,625
during the swimsuit and the evening gown.

1114
01:03:59,708 --> 01:04:03,458
And then they will tally all those scores
and they will have a ranking.

1115
01:04:03,541 --> 01:04:07,166
So if you get in,
then that will be used in the finals.

1116
01:04:07,250 --> 01:04:09,833
It's a celebration of the women
around the Philippines.

1117
01:04:09,916 --> 01:04:14,375
We all know that this is the most
important part of the competition.

1118
01:04:14,458 --> 01:04:17,000
Everything matters this time
from gown and everything.

1119
01:04:17,083 --> 01:04:18,125
So everything matters.

1120
01:04:18,208 --> 01:04:20,666
I'm rooting for Christi
and Ahtisa and Stacey.

1121
01:04:20,750 --> 01:04:22,666
-Ahtisa Manalo.
-Let's support Taguig!

1122
01:04:22,750 --> 01:04:24,958
And VVV, top four!
I couldn't make up my mind.

1123
01:04:25,041 --> 01:04:28,125
Whatever happens, I know I did my best.

1124
01:04:28,208 --> 01:04:29,500
You better work.

1125
01:04:31,375 --> 01:04:34,250
That was it.
Just, you know, "sissy" that walk.

1126
01:04:34,333 --> 01:04:37,000
And welcome to the preliminaries.

1127
01:04:46,500 --> 01:04:49,041
Who do you think will win tonight?

1128
01:05:05,416 --> 01:05:08,291
I was listening to RuPaul backstage,

1129
01:05:08,375 --> 01:05:11,000
just, like, trying to get my spice on.

1130
01:05:11,083 --> 01:05:13,416
Only our fastest.

1131
01:05:13,500 --> 01:05:15,416
Just so we can remove it safely.

1132
01:05:15,500 --> 01:05:18,666
I changed my look actually, I did,
and I had straight hair.

1133
01:05:18,750 --> 01:05:20,958
And it wasn't a strategy for me,

1134
01:05:21,041 --> 01:05:24,791
rather than to just show a different side.

1135
01:05:24,875 --> 01:05:27,541
I think, by then, I was feeling momentum,

1136
01:05:27,625 --> 01:05:29,541
I was feeling hungry,

1137
01:05:30,500 --> 01:05:31,958
and I'm proud of what I did.

1138
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:04,416
The evening competition or
the evening gown also was a worry for me,

1139
01:06:04,500 --> 01:06:05,583
for my hair.

1140
01:06:06,333 --> 01:06:10,250
I was worried that my hair would get stuck
in all of those jewelries

1141
01:06:10,333 --> 01:06:11,916
behind the back of my dress.

1142
01:06:12,750 --> 01:06:15,166
I was also listening
to a lot of worship music.

1143
01:06:15,250 --> 01:06:17,083
You can see the duality, you know.

1144
01:06:17,166 --> 01:06:20,291
You gotta keep the balance
between RuPaul and Jesus.

1145
01:06:21,125 --> 01:06:23,916
The poses that I decided to do
are a little bit more

1146
01:06:24,000 --> 01:06:25,666
high fashion, avant-garde.

1147
01:06:26,500 --> 01:06:27,750
Fashion.

1148
01:07:00,166 --> 01:07:01,166
Tight?

1149
01:07:01,250 --> 01:07:04,166
Yes, it is so tight here.
I can't lift up my leg.

1150
01:07:04,250 --> 01:07:06,083
How did you go up or down the stairs?

1151
01:07:06,166 --> 01:07:10,875
They had to help. I had to have to guys
help me go back up the stairs.

1152
01:07:10,958 --> 01:07:12,916
-It was embarrassing.
-Damn!

1153
01:07:13,000 --> 01:07:16,166
Who told you because you slipped
you're not going to get part of…

1154
01:07:16,250 --> 01:07:18,541
What if they remember you because of that?

1155
01:07:18,625 --> 01:07:20,416
"She was the one that almost slipped."

1156
01:07:20,500 --> 01:07:23,250
Now I don't want
to put any stones on my dress.

1157
01:07:26,208 --> 01:07:30,041
Remain seated as we proceed
to the giving of our special awards.

1158
01:07:33,875 --> 01:07:37,291
The brands have zero influence
when it comes to selecting who would be

1159
01:07:37,375 --> 01:07:40,083
able to advance in the competition.

1160
01:07:40,166 --> 01:07:42,291
At the end,
it's really the judges' decision.

1161
01:07:42,375 --> 01:07:44,666
Those who win branded awards are just

1162
01:07:44,750 --> 01:07:47,500
contestants that really exhibit
the brand attributes

1163
01:07:47,583 --> 01:07:50,916
of the specific sponsors involved.

1164
01:07:51,916 --> 01:07:54,333
Our Miss Creamsilk is you…

1165
01:07:55,791 --> 01:07:58,041
Iloilo, Alexie Brooks!

1166
01:07:58,125 --> 01:07:59,750
Our Miss Danielitos,

1167
01:07:59,833 --> 01:08:02,833
Quezon Province, Maria Ahtisa Manalo!

1168
01:08:02,916 --> 01:08:04,583
Miss Jewelmer,

1169
01:08:04,666 --> 01:08:06,916
Taguig, Christi McGarry!

1170
01:08:07,000 --> 01:08:08,833
Kemans, Bacoor!

1171
01:08:08,916 --> 01:08:11,041
Baguio, Tarah Valencia!

1172
01:08:11,125 --> 01:08:12,250
Quezon Province!

1173
01:08:12,333 --> 01:08:14,916
Taguig, Christi McGarry.

1174
01:08:15,000 --> 01:08:16,583
Miss Smiley is you,

1175
01:08:16,666 --> 01:08:20,333
Quezon Province, Maria Ahtisa Manalo.

1176
01:08:20,416 --> 01:08:22,958
Cebu, Kris Tiffany Janson!

1177
01:08:23,041 --> 01:08:25,625
Taguig, Christi McGarry!

1178
01:08:25,708 --> 01:08:26,750
Cavite!

1179
01:08:26,833 --> 01:08:28,041
Quezon Province!

1180
01:08:28,125 --> 01:08:29,166
Bacoor!

1181
01:08:29,250 --> 01:08:31,416
Bulacan, Chelsea Manalo.

1182
01:08:31,500 --> 01:08:33,458
Iloilo, Alexie Brooks.

1183
01:08:33,541 --> 01:08:34,916
Quezon Province.

1184
01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:37,625
Once again, Iloilo, Alexie Brooks

1185
01:08:37,708 --> 01:08:41,500
and Quezon Province, Maria Ahtisa Manalo.

1186
01:08:48,000 --> 01:08:49,291
You okay?

1187
01:08:49,375 --> 01:08:50,416
You okay?

1188
01:08:50,500 --> 01:08:52,041
Anita, you okay?

1189
01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:54,000
Good.

1190
01:08:54,583 --> 01:08:55,791
Rest your feet.

1191
01:08:57,250 --> 01:08:59,416
It's the most satisfying thing, huh?

1192
01:08:59,500 --> 01:09:02,625
I think it's taking off the heels
and the lashes.

1193
01:09:06,041 --> 01:09:08,000
-My feet are off!
-My feet are dying.

1194
01:09:08,083 --> 01:09:10,416
-Here's your sash.
-Thank you, sister.

1195
01:09:10,500 --> 01:09:13,208
-Congratulations, girls!
-You look amazing!

1196
01:09:13,291 --> 01:09:16,416
All right, good job, ladies! Good job!

1197
01:09:17,416 --> 01:09:19,666
Rehearsal tomorrow…

1198
01:09:37,500 --> 01:09:40,166
The one that caught my eye,
during the preliminaries,

1199
01:09:40,250 --> 01:09:41,916
it was Christi.

1200
01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:47,083
Maybe because, you know, she was tall,
very regal and classy.

1201
01:09:47,833 --> 01:09:50,833
My family, my dad, Grandma, my mom.

1202
01:09:50,916 --> 01:09:52,333
-Good job.
-I'll be right back.

1203
01:09:52,416 --> 01:09:54,083
-I'm gonna get the awards.
-Good job.

1204
01:09:54,166 --> 01:09:56,333
In pageantry, you have to have
goldfish memory.

1205
01:09:56,416 --> 01:09:59,250
Nothing that happened yesterday
matters today.

1206
01:09:59,333 --> 01:10:02,958
I think it's just, like,
hard not to get discouraged,

1207
01:10:03,041 --> 01:10:06,958
especially when, you know,
you're not being featured or

1208
01:10:07,083 --> 01:10:08,750
you're not being picked up.

1209
01:10:08,833 --> 01:10:10,666
Obviously, people like me in person.

1210
01:10:10,750 --> 01:10:12,916
Like, we have a conversation,
we have a laugh,

1211
01:10:13,000 --> 01:10:15,583
and then we share stories,
and, you know, it's all good.

1212
01:10:15,666 --> 01:10:18,416
But then, you know,
that's what's kept inside the room.

1213
01:10:50,125 --> 01:10:53,416
I would be lying if I said
it didn't affect me negatively.

1214
01:10:53,500 --> 01:10:57,208
It's hard not to listen
to all the outside voices

1215
01:10:57,291 --> 01:10:59,166
and, you know, the opinions and…

1216
01:11:00,708 --> 01:11:02,750
Whatever these people
want to say or think.

1217
01:11:05,500 --> 01:11:11,000
"She won Miss Supermodel,
but she's a bit chubby now."

1218
01:11:11,083 --> 01:11:12,375
It's like that, so…

1219
01:11:12,458 --> 01:11:14,541
This happens throughout
every single pageant.

1220
01:11:14,625 --> 01:11:15,958
Every girl goes through…

1221
01:11:17,166 --> 01:11:21,791
this really strong, intensive,
internal struggle and battle,

1222
01:11:21,875 --> 01:11:23,791
outside voices and opinions.

1223
01:11:28,000 --> 01:11:29,333
They don't know me.

1224
01:11:31,375 --> 01:11:33,291
Have they seen me? No.

1225
01:11:33,375 --> 01:11:35,666
These are everything
that they just see online,

1226
01:11:35,750 --> 01:11:37,416
and it's so easy to speak…

1227
01:11:38,666 --> 01:11:40,208
with a mask on.

1228
01:11:40,291 --> 01:11:42,291
It really affects everything.

1229
01:11:42,375 --> 01:11:45,416
Even the performance sometimes. It would…

1230
01:11:45,500 --> 01:11:48,333
It's a super complicated climate
to navigate,

1231
01:11:48,416 --> 01:11:50,958
especially for girls
doing it for the first time.

1232
01:11:53,166 --> 01:11:54,416
I know that it's normal.

1233
01:11:54,500 --> 01:11:57,041
Bashing is normal,
especially here in the Philippines.

1234
01:11:57,125 --> 01:12:01,000
We always thought that
having dark skin is not beautiful,

1235
01:12:01,083 --> 01:12:03,416
having curly hair is not beautiful.

1236
01:12:07,166 --> 01:12:10,458
I'm not followed as much
as some of the other girls are,

1237
01:12:10,541 --> 01:12:15,041
but what really bothers me
is the bashing behind Alexie.

1238
01:12:15,125 --> 01:12:18,750
Especially some of the comments
can be really harsh,

1239
01:12:18,833 --> 01:12:21,083
and it's comments
that can be said about me,

1240
01:12:21,166 --> 01:12:23,916
but they're only said about her
because she's more popular.

1241
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:25,916
Did you see the comments from the race?

1242
01:12:26,875 --> 01:12:27,750
The very first…

1243
01:12:27,833 --> 01:12:32,041
I felt like 60% of the comments
that I read had to do with my color.

1244
01:12:32,125 --> 01:12:34,916
And then they comment about,
"You're doing this too much."

1245
01:12:35,000 --> 01:12:37,750
I was like, "I'm representing for you."

1246
01:12:38,750 --> 01:12:41,750
I'm representing for every people
out there that looks like me

1247
01:12:41,833 --> 01:12:44,458
and someone that has
the same complexion as me

1248
01:12:44,541 --> 01:12:46,500
would tell me that I'm too black.
I'm like…

1249
01:12:46,583 --> 01:12:47,416
What?

1250
01:12:47,500 --> 01:12:50,708
Have you looked in the mirror today,
at least ever?

1251
01:12:50,791 --> 01:12:53,666
Someone said, "She's too muscular,
she shouldn't do pageant,

1252
01:12:53,750 --> 01:12:55,500
she should have done bodybuilding."

1253
01:12:55,583 --> 01:12:57,583
Babe, I worked out for this body,
23 years.

1254
01:12:57,666 --> 01:12:58,916
Did you try to run today?

1255
01:12:59,000 --> 01:13:01,916
And also, have you tried
to do an Alexie ab workout?

1256
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:03,250
-That is hard.
-Exactly!

1257
01:13:03,875 --> 01:13:04,791
Hi.

1258
01:13:04,875 --> 01:13:07,083
-Good morning, Alexie.
-Good morning.

1259
01:13:07,166 --> 01:13:09,583
So, you mentioned that
for most of your life,

1260
01:13:09,666 --> 01:13:12,833
you have been running away
from so many things.

1261
01:13:12,916 --> 01:13:15,750
Having experienced
a totally different type of competition

1262
01:13:15,833 --> 01:13:17,500
in Miss Universe Philippines,

1263
01:13:17,583 --> 01:13:20,666
what or where do you see yourself
running towards?

1264
01:13:21,500 --> 01:13:24,041
It is true that I've been
running away my whole life

1265
01:13:24,125 --> 01:13:25,583
from the people who bullied me.

1266
01:13:25,666 --> 01:13:28,583
I was someone who constantly
got bullied because of my skin.

1267
01:13:28,666 --> 01:13:30,333
I didn't have no family growing up.

1268
01:13:30,416 --> 01:13:32,541
And we were so poor
that I remember those days

1269
01:13:32,625 --> 01:13:35,791
that I barely had money to eat
or have a lunch to eat in school.

1270
01:13:35,875 --> 01:13:39,083
Until I realized that instead of me
running away from my bullies,

1271
01:13:39,166 --> 01:13:41,583
that I should chase after a dream.

1272
01:13:41,666 --> 01:13:44,041
And then I realized
one time that I opened a TV

1273
01:13:44,125 --> 01:13:47,416
and I saw Miss Venus Raj
and she showed the representation.

1274
01:13:47,500 --> 01:13:50,666
After that specific moment,
I realized I want to join Miss Universe.

1275
01:13:50,750 --> 01:13:53,791
So that's what I think
is what I'm running up to.

1276
01:13:54,333 --> 01:13:55,916
Thank you so much, Alexie Brooks.

1277
01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:57,791
-Thank you.
-Iloilo City.

1278
01:13:57,875 --> 01:13:58,750
Thank you.

1279
01:14:00,375 --> 01:14:02,791
Sometimes you can act strong

1280
01:14:02,875 --> 01:14:06,166
because people expect you to be…

1281
01:14:06,250 --> 01:14:10,666
to not care about what other people think,
but, actually, we all care.

1282
01:14:11,416 --> 01:14:12,583
It's natural to care.

1283
01:14:12,666 --> 01:14:15,166
At the end,
it's like people are going to have…

1284
01:14:15,250 --> 01:14:18,166
They can say whatever they want to say.
You can't control that.

1285
01:14:18,250 --> 01:14:21,916
Okay, when it comes to
the whole bashing and comments,

1286
01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:24,333
I also don't really look too much on it.

1287
01:14:24,416 --> 01:14:26,625
And if I see something,

1288
01:14:27,416 --> 01:14:28,791
I kind of laugh on it.

1289
01:14:29,875 --> 01:14:31,875
I don't care about the haters that much.

1290
01:14:31,958 --> 01:14:33,833
Obviously, you don't know me.

1291
01:14:33,916 --> 01:14:36,833
You don't know any of us.
You're not with us every day.

1292
01:14:36,916 --> 01:14:43,000
And if you feel the need to comment
on what we look like or who we are

1293
01:14:43,083 --> 01:14:46,083
without even knowing,
like, who we truly are,

1294
01:14:46,166 --> 01:14:50,666
then you're like a little person
that doesn't deserve my time. You know?

1295
01:14:50,750 --> 01:14:52,791
What frustrates me the most is,

1296
01:14:52,875 --> 01:14:55,333
the little kid out there
that looks exactly like me,

1297
01:14:55,416 --> 01:14:59,000
that is so scared of trying
because they see what I'm going through.

1298
01:15:01,083 --> 01:15:03,791
We are focusing on…

1299
01:15:03,875 --> 01:15:05,666
production number opening.

1300
01:15:05,750 --> 01:15:07,083
Okay? Goodluck!

1301
01:15:08,833 --> 01:15:12,000
Charisma, uniqueness, nerve to T.

1302
01:15:12,083 --> 01:15:15,125
I'm bringing home the winning crown.

1303
01:15:15,208 --> 01:15:19,250
Four and twist, right, left, right and…

1304
01:15:19,333 --> 01:15:21,166
Not all of us are dancers here.

1305
01:15:21,250 --> 01:15:22,625
Yeah you are. You're fierce.

1306
01:15:23,583 --> 01:15:26,125
I wanted to be there during the rehearsals

1307
01:15:26,208 --> 01:15:28,208
because I know that that's the time

1308
01:15:28,291 --> 01:15:30,541
when there's a lot
of the freaking out happens.

1309
01:15:30,625 --> 01:15:32,333
You want to get the crown?

1310
01:15:42,416 --> 01:15:44,000
One, two, three, four!

1311
01:15:44,083 --> 01:15:45,833
You just wait till we put heels on.

1312
01:15:45,916 --> 01:15:47,166
Yeah, that'll be funny.

1313
01:15:47,250 --> 01:15:50,166
This is probably my favorite part
of the whole journey.

1314
01:15:51,291 --> 01:15:53,875
I'm a Filipina!

1315
01:15:53,958 --> 01:15:57,416
Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks, Iloilo City!

1316
01:15:57,500 --> 01:16:01,250
Ysabel Macuja, Manila!

1317
01:16:01,333 --> 01:16:04,000
Okay, it's very important,
when you say your name,

1318
01:16:04,083 --> 01:16:05,500
it shouldn't go up.

1319
01:16:06,541 --> 01:16:07,875
Mama J is watching.

1320
01:16:08,416 --> 01:16:09,583
So…

1321
01:16:11,416 --> 01:16:14,166
Okay to prolong the name, but you're…

1322
01:16:14,250 --> 01:16:15,500
China!

1323
01:16:19,958 --> 01:16:21,583
What's your name again?

1324
01:16:21,666 --> 01:16:22,541
Maica Mart…

1325
01:16:22,625 --> 01:16:23,916
Maica Martinez!

1326
01:16:24,000 --> 01:16:28,958
Like, "Martinez!" That's very…
Sorry, guys, that sounds very provincial.

1327
01:16:30,000 --> 01:16:32,000
-Okay.
-Okay?

1328
01:16:32,083 --> 01:16:33,250
"Maica Martinez."

1329
01:16:33,916 --> 01:16:35,750
-"Nueva Ecija!"
-"Maica Martinez!"

1330
01:16:35,833 --> 01:16:37,333
"Nueva Ecija!"

1331
01:16:37,416 --> 01:16:40,625
-Okay, go!
-Mary Rose Andal Guiral, Naic!

1332
01:16:42,083 --> 01:16:43,166
Okay, okay.

1333
01:16:44,166 --> 01:16:46,833
Tarah Valencia, Baguio!

1334
01:16:46,916 --> 01:16:48,250
"Tarah Valencia!"

1335
01:16:50,000 --> 01:16:52,833
"Tarah Valencia! Baguio!"

1336
01:16:52,916 --> 01:16:54,833
Alexandra Rosales.

1337
01:16:56,416 --> 01:16:59,083
"Alexandra Rosales! Laguna!"

1338
01:16:59,958 --> 01:17:01,416
Alexandra Rosales.

1339
01:17:01,500 --> 01:17:04,083
-You know…
-Alexandra Rosales.

1340
01:17:06,250 --> 01:17:07,666
Alexandra Rosales.

1341
01:17:07,750 --> 01:17:08,833
Yes!

1342
01:17:08,916 --> 01:17:11,000
But louder. You can shout it, okay?

1343
01:17:11,083 --> 01:17:12,125
Girls, listen.

1344
01:17:12,208 --> 01:17:15,708
So remember, during that night,
people will be shouting.

1345
01:17:15,791 --> 01:17:18,208
Because you might not hear your voices.

1346
01:17:18,291 --> 01:17:20,416
That's why Miss China sounded like this.

1347
01:17:20,500 --> 01:17:21,791
They can't hear themselves.

1348
01:17:21,875 --> 01:17:24,791
People are shouting,
the whole auditorium. So…

1349
01:17:24,875 --> 01:17:27,083
Louder than the Miss Philippines pageant.

1350
01:17:27,166 --> 01:17:28,875
In Miss Universe, super loud.

1351
01:17:28,958 --> 01:17:30,458
So I want you to practice that.

1352
01:17:30,541 --> 01:17:33,000
So you won't become a meme forever, okay?

1353
01:17:34,583 --> 01:17:35,625
So…

1354
01:17:36,750 --> 01:17:39,583
Your call-time for tomorrow is 7:00 a.m.

1355
01:17:39,666 --> 01:17:41,750
This is my sister and my mom.

1356
01:17:41,833 --> 01:17:43,250
Hey!

1357
01:17:43,333 --> 01:17:44,291
Hi.

1358
01:17:44,375 --> 01:17:45,250
Hello.

1359
01:17:45,333 --> 01:17:47,416
-Hi to everyone.
-This is their children.

1360
01:17:47,500 --> 01:17:49,833
So, those moments,
when we go up at like 2:00 a.m.,

1361
01:17:49,916 --> 01:17:51,833
to leave Palawan and go to the bus,

1362
01:17:51,916 --> 01:17:54,666
like, we were going in the boat
and it was pure darkness

1363
01:17:54,750 --> 01:17:57,583
and we could just see the stars
and the waves were rolling.

1364
01:17:57,666 --> 01:17:59,541
I was like, "How am I here?"

1365
01:17:59,625 --> 01:18:03,791
And I actually…
That's where, at like 2:00, 3:00 a.m.,

1366
01:18:03,875 --> 01:18:06,125
I wrote my answer to why…

1367
01:18:07,000 --> 01:18:10,666
I believe I would be the next
Miss Universe Philippines.

1368
01:18:10,750 --> 01:18:12,666
That's when it, like, came to me.

1369
01:18:12,750 --> 01:18:19,666
I think it was just the fact
that I went through the experience of,

1370
01:18:19,750 --> 01:18:21,833
you know, pushing down my emotions…

1371
01:18:22,750 --> 01:18:24,041
so much.

1372
01:18:25,791 --> 01:18:27,500
To, like, the point…

1373
01:18:29,000 --> 01:18:30,750
where I thought that,

1374
01:18:30,833 --> 01:18:32,833
like, the world would have been…

1375
01:18:35,000 --> 01:18:36,583
better off without me.

1376
01:18:36,666 --> 01:18:38,166
Like my family and stuff.

1377
01:18:40,416 --> 01:18:44,000
You know, like I don't want anyone to,
like, feel that way.

1378
01:18:44,083 --> 01:18:45,416
'Cause if, you know,

1379
01:18:45,500 --> 01:18:49,000
the people at work
didn't notice that I wasn't okay…

1380
01:18:50,000 --> 01:18:54,666
and say like, "I think you need
to go to the doctor and get some help."

1381
01:18:54,750 --> 01:18:56,875
Like, I don't know what…

1382
01:18:58,875 --> 01:19:00,291
I could have done.

1383
01:19:02,000 --> 01:19:05,000
-Sorry.
-It's okay, they're good.

1384
01:19:06,000 --> 01:19:07,083
Are you crying?

1385
01:19:07,166 --> 01:19:09,583
-Yeah.
-No!

1386
01:19:09,666 --> 01:19:11,333
It's the eyeliner, I swear.

1387
01:19:11,875 --> 01:19:14,000
So I just want to put attention onto that

1388
01:19:14,083 --> 01:19:17,250
and, like, if I can help people
be seen and heard.

1389
01:19:18,375 --> 01:19:20,375
Like, make people realize that,

1390
01:19:21,625 --> 01:19:22,875
you know, you're not alone.

1391
01:19:22,958 --> 01:19:24,583
You don't have to be,

1392
01:19:24,666 --> 01:19:28,333
but we need to support each other
and recognize it in others.

1393
01:19:28,416 --> 01:19:29,958
That's why

1394
01:19:30,041 --> 01:19:32,250
it really pushes me forward
to talk about it.

1395
01:19:32,333 --> 01:19:34,041
We made it come alive!

1396
01:19:35,083 --> 01:19:37,250
And when I say "we," I mean you.

1397
01:19:37,833 --> 01:19:39,458
Exactly what's on the sketch.

1398
01:19:43,000 --> 01:19:45,166
My heart is burning.

1399
01:19:46,208 --> 01:19:50,125
I have never experienced this

1400
01:19:50,208 --> 01:19:54,500
in my 30 years in this industry.

1401
01:19:57,750 --> 01:20:00,375
These girls were here before 9 o'clock.

1402
01:20:01,166 --> 01:20:02,041
9:00!

1403
01:20:02,125 --> 01:20:04,208
Then it was 9:30.

1404
01:20:04,291 --> 01:20:05,916
9:45.

1405
01:20:06,000 --> 01:20:11,041
Not 11:00, 11:30, 12:00, 12:30, 1:30!

1406
01:20:11,125 --> 01:20:12,291
Come on!

1407
01:20:14,166 --> 01:20:16,041
I'm lost with words.

1408
01:20:16,125 --> 01:20:18,750
And disappointed more than anything.

1409
01:20:19,333 --> 01:20:22,666
Thank you!
Thank you, girls, for being here early.

1410
01:20:22,750 --> 01:20:24,333
I really honor all of you.

1411
01:20:24,416 --> 01:20:28,666
Thank you. In spite that you're tired,
you're not feeling well.

1412
01:20:28,750 --> 01:20:32,000
That, for me,
what is Miss Universe is all about.

1413
01:20:32,583 --> 01:20:33,916
That's all that I can say.

1414
01:20:36,500 --> 01:20:37,416
Thank you.

1415
01:20:37,500 --> 01:20:40,208
There are group routines involved,
like the opening number

1416
01:20:40,291 --> 01:20:43,791
or the walking sequences
of the top five or the Q and A.

1417
01:20:43,875 --> 01:20:45,625
And if you're not committing yourself

1418
01:20:45,708 --> 01:20:48,916
to understanding and making sure
you know these routines, it means…

1419
01:20:49,000 --> 01:20:52,250
you're probably not expecting
to make it very far, do you?

1420
01:20:52,333 --> 01:20:54,166
I mean, that's rude of me to say, but…

1421
01:20:54,250 --> 01:20:55,666
But granted, you know what?

1422
01:20:55,750 --> 01:20:58,791
I don't blame anyone
if they were not there, present or late,

1423
01:20:58,875 --> 01:21:01,750
because the competition has been grueling.

1424
01:21:01,833 --> 01:21:03,416
I mean, we're talking about…

1425
01:21:04,125 --> 01:21:07,416
months of lack of sleep.

1426
01:21:07,500 --> 01:21:11,833
That's so mentally and physically
and emotionally demanding,

1427
01:21:11,916 --> 01:21:16,375
that some people don't have the strength
to take it three months in a row.

1428
01:21:19,125 --> 01:21:23,083
Faster, please.
Again, Cainta, go back, and do it faster.

1429
01:21:23,166 --> 01:21:24,916
Go back there. Do it faster.

1430
01:21:25,416 --> 01:21:26,583
Again!

1431
01:21:30,916 --> 01:21:33,500
I'm so frustrated
on what you were doing last night!

1432
01:21:34,416 --> 01:21:35,916
Posing there for so long…

1433
01:21:36,000 --> 01:21:37,791
It's your moment and all,

1434
01:21:37,875 --> 01:21:40,500
but you cannot do that
during the finals, please.

1435
01:21:41,750 --> 01:21:45,291
Okay? We will call the next girl
and ask you to leave.

1436
01:21:47,416 --> 01:21:50,375
Where is Zambales? She turned here.

1437
01:21:51,000 --> 01:21:55,083
Then she went down
and then she turned again.

1438
01:21:55,166 --> 01:21:56,458
No!

1439
01:21:56,541 --> 01:21:59,041
This is not
a small baranggay pageant, please.

1440
01:21:59,125 --> 01:22:01,083
This is Miss Universe, okay?

1441
01:22:01,166 --> 01:22:03,083
Don't make this a baranggay pageant.

1442
01:22:03,916 --> 01:22:05,000
Okay?

1443
01:22:05,083 --> 01:22:08,750
Is that understood?
No unnecessary poses or anything else.

1444
01:22:11,166 --> 01:22:15,083
Because the floor director
will go up to you and tell you to exit.

1445
01:22:16,083 --> 01:22:17,541
Is that clear, girls?

1446
01:22:18,541 --> 01:22:21,333
The others are taking so long.

1447
01:22:21,416 --> 01:22:24,333
They are still in the front
even when the director

1448
01:22:24,416 --> 01:22:26,333
is instructing them to go out.

1449
01:22:26,958 --> 01:22:29,583
Okay, that's why we're talking
and discussing about this.

1450
01:22:29,666 --> 01:22:32,208
Some girls still don't want to go out.

1451
01:22:33,333 --> 01:22:35,250
So, please,

1452
01:22:36,000 --> 01:22:37,750
give us a good show.

1453
01:22:38,583 --> 01:22:40,875
I mean, they don't do that
in Miss Universe.

1454
01:22:45,666 --> 01:22:48,958
My team said to use my prelims gown.

1455
01:22:50,833 --> 01:22:51,916
What?

1456
01:22:52,583 --> 01:22:53,708
What?

1457
01:22:55,416 --> 01:22:57,083
No, no, no, no!

1458
01:22:57,166 --> 01:22:59,416
-The prelims gown.
-No!

1459
01:22:59,500 --> 01:23:01,666
We will look for another gown for you.

1460
01:23:01,750 --> 01:23:04,541
All of them,
because they are crowded there.

1461
01:23:05,750 --> 01:23:06,875
Okay.

1462
01:23:07,458 --> 01:23:09,333
Is there someone missing? Who is it?

1463
01:23:09,416 --> 01:23:12,083
Everything is set.
Tomorrow we'll set the lights for you,

1464
01:23:12,166 --> 01:23:15,750
the stage, audience,
and the rest is really up to you,

1465
01:23:15,833 --> 01:23:17,916
for real, girls. Yeah?

1466
01:23:18,083 --> 01:23:20,166
It's really up to you, yeah?

1467
01:23:20,250 --> 01:23:23,875
And it's the most awaited event.

1468
01:23:25,416 --> 01:23:28,500
So, I mean, this is like…

1469
01:23:28,583 --> 01:23:32,166
When I turn off the lights,
like, everybody just like…

1470
01:23:35,708 --> 01:23:37,333
Sleep tight, girls. You deserve it.

1471
01:23:37,416 --> 01:23:38,583
Thank you!

1472
01:23:42,541 --> 01:23:43,416
And…

1473
01:23:43,500 --> 01:23:44,583
up!

1474
01:23:44,666 --> 01:23:46,125
And left!

1475
01:23:46,208 --> 01:23:48,208
Establish, right!

1476
01:23:48,291 --> 01:23:49,333
Feel it.

1477
01:23:49,416 --> 01:23:51,000
And change in front!

1478
01:23:51,083 --> 01:23:52,416
And go!

1479
01:23:54,666 --> 01:23:58,250
If you want to do your turn
like what you did in the prelims, fine!

1480
01:23:59,125 --> 01:24:01,541
But that's not yet
the Kris Janson signature move.

1481
01:24:01,625 --> 01:24:02,583
So stay!

1482
01:24:03,416 --> 01:24:05,833
And… go!

1483
01:24:05,916 --> 01:24:06,833
Press.

1484
01:24:07,666 --> 01:24:09,500
There you go.

1485
01:24:10,333 --> 01:24:12,541
Then, on the shifting of the fabric.

1486
01:24:12,708 --> 01:24:14,791
Yes, the fabric.

1487
01:24:19,333 --> 01:24:21,583
And twist. And step.

1488
01:24:22,166 --> 01:24:23,291
Yes!

1489
01:24:30,250 --> 01:24:31,666
I feel constipated.

1490
01:24:32,791 --> 01:24:34,291
It's the…

1491
01:24:34,375 --> 01:24:36,541
It's the emotions, everything.

1492
01:24:36,625 --> 01:24:37,583
Now,

1493
01:24:38,500 --> 01:24:39,916
I think I need to go,

1494
01:24:40,916 --> 01:24:42,333
but I can't.

1495
01:24:42,416 --> 01:24:43,583
I'll just…

1496
01:24:46,916 --> 01:24:48,208
Is it live?

1497
01:24:53,166 --> 01:24:55,916
I would tell them, it's done.

1498
01:24:56,000 --> 01:24:58,041
It's your graduation day.

1499
01:24:58,125 --> 01:25:01,791
Don't let the nerves trick you into
thinking you don't know how to do this.

1500
01:25:01,875 --> 01:25:04,625
You've practiced day in and day out.
You know what to do.

1501
01:25:04,708 --> 01:25:06,083
Stick to the plan.

1502
01:25:06,166 --> 01:25:09,583
Nothing else you can do
to change the results.

1503
01:25:09,666 --> 01:25:12,958
There's already a top 20,
and you don't know if you're part of it.

1504
01:25:13,041 --> 01:25:15,625
I always say,
if this is for me, it's for me.

1505
01:25:15,708 --> 01:25:18,291
And if it's not,
it's going to be a harsh rejection,

1506
01:25:18,375 --> 01:25:22,125
but there's another door
that will open after this one closes.

1507
01:25:22,208 --> 01:25:24,875
If just one person makes a mistake,
everyone is affected.

1508
01:25:24,958 --> 01:25:28,208
It's good this happened.
The performance will be more successful.

1509
01:25:28,291 --> 01:25:31,916
It just felt like all roads
are leading to this one day.

1510
01:25:32,000 --> 01:25:34,750
That this was literally it.

1511
01:25:34,833 --> 01:25:36,750
All my eggs were in one basket.

1512
01:25:41,250 --> 01:25:42,916
Come one, let's come closer.

1513
01:25:43,666 --> 01:25:48,333
And then I want you to, like,
tap each other's back.

1514
01:25:48,416 --> 01:25:49,500
Sisters.

1515
01:25:50,333 --> 01:25:51,750
It's been four months.

1516
01:25:52,500 --> 01:25:56,416
You're allowed to cry now because
you don't have your make up on yet!

1517
01:25:56,500 --> 01:25:59,333
It's been four months
that we've been together.

1518
01:25:59,416 --> 01:26:01,583
You have been together to…

1519
01:26:03,000 --> 01:26:04,833
perform sisterhood.

1520
01:26:04,916 --> 01:26:07,250
-Yes.
-Continue the legacy.

1521
01:26:08,083 --> 01:26:09,375
This four months…

1522
01:26:10,333 --> 01:26:13,166
forever changed your life.

1523
01:26:15,416 --> 01:26:19,000
You'll never forget this
for the rest of your life. All right?

1524
01:26:19,083 --> 01:26:21,791
So nourish every moment later.

1525
01:26:21,875 --> 01:26:25,666
And tonight,
we celebrate not self-confidence,

1526
01:26:25,750 --> 01:26:27,416
but God confidence.

1527
01:26:27,500 --> 01:26:29,916
-Yes!
-All right? It's for God.

1528
01:26:30,000 --> 01:26:32,916
Let's bow our heads.
Lord, we lift this up to you.

1529
01:26:33,416 --> 01:26:36,541
It's according to your will.

1530
01:26:36,625 --> 01:26:39,250
Just guide us as we walk down the runway.

1531
01:26:39,333 --> 01:26:42,875
As we, as us, production,
do this show, Lord.

1532
01:26:42,958 --> 01:26:44,000
Thank you.

1533
01:26:44,083 --> 01:26:46,250
We pray this in Jesus' mighty name.

1534
01:26:46,333 --> 01:26:47,708
-Amen.
-Amen.

1535
01:26:47,791 --> 01:26:50,416
-God bless. Go!
-Thank you, Direc.

1536
01:26:50,500 --> 01:26:52,166
Go conquer, girls!

1537
01:26:52,250 --> 01:26:53,833
Thank you, Direc!

1538
01:27:02,875 --> 01:27:04,083
Universe, you ready?

1539
01:27:11,958 --> 01:27:15,375
And my feet literally turned
black and blue from loss of circulation.

1540
01:27:15,458 --> 01:27:17,916
And then the girls saw,
and they were yelling at me.

1541
01:27:18,000 --> 01:27:19,041
They were like,

1542
01:27:19,125 --> 01:27:22,208
"Take off your shoes right now.
Your feet are gonna fall off."

1543
01:27:34,916 --> 01:27:37,708
"Let's go, Leyte, let's go!"

1544
01:27:40,541 --> 01:27:42,375
Laguna!

1545
01:27:44,416 --> 01:27:46,041
Four minutes, girls, four minutes!

1546
01:27:58,500 --> 01:28:02,083
We traveled for almost five hours
from Zambales to here.

1547
01:28:02,166 --> 01:28:04,500
Be present! Okay? Love you!

1548
01:28:05,916 --> 01:28:07,458
I'm so emotional!

1549
01:28:07,541 --> 01:28:11,083
Congratulations in advance,
and we're all so proud of you.

1550
01:28:11,166 --> 01:28:13,416
-Congrats. Thank you for doing this.
-Thank you!

1551
01:28:13,500 --> 01:28:16,333
I'm so grateful to be here with you all.
In Jesus' name.

1552
01:28:16,416 --> 01:28:17,625
Amen!

1553
01:28:18,916 --> 01:28:21,458
Good evening, Philippines!

1554
01:29:10,875 --> 01:29:12,416
Tarah Valencia,

1555
01:29:12,500 --> 01:29:13,875
Baguio!

1556
01:29:13,958 --> 01:29:15,791
Alexandra Rosales,

1557
01:29:15,875 --> 01:29:18,125
Laguna!

1558
01:29:21,875 --> 01:29:25,416
And so after the opening number,
straight to the first cut.

1559
01:29:25,500 --> 01:29:29,166
Now it's time for the top 20 announcement.

1560
01:29:29,250 --> 01:29:32,750
I actually held Alexie's hand
and I told her,

1561
01:29:32,833 --> 01:29:34,791
"I hope I can make it to top 20."

1562
01:29:34,875 --> 01:29:38,166
And she was like,
"I know you'll make it. We'll make it."

1563
01:29:38,250 --> 01:29:43,083
Congratulations,
You are now part of the top 20.

1564
01:29:46,125 --> 01:29:47,833
Nueva Ecija!

1565
01:29:47,916 --> 01:29:49,500
Iloilo!

1566
01:29:49,583 --> 01:29:50,666
Leyte!

1567
01:29:50,750 --> 01:29:52,500
Hawaii!

1568
01:29:52,583 --> 01:29:53,916
Tacloban!

1569
01:29:54,000 --> 01:29:55,166
Pampanga!

1570
01:29:55,250 --> 01:29:56,250
United Kingdom!

1571
01:29:56,333 --> 01:29:57,958
Quezon Province!

1572
01:29:58,458 --> 01:29:59,666
Palawan!

1573
01:29:59,750 --> 01:30:00,833
Bacoor!

1574
01:30:00,916 --> 01:30:02,833
Northern California!

1575
01:30:02,916 --> 01:30:03,916
Baguio!

1576
01:30:04,000 --> 01:30:05,083
Zambales!

1577
01:30:05,166 --> 01:30:07,916
You are a step closer to the crown.

1578
01:30:08,000 --> 01:30:11,291
I was in the middle.
I'm like, "Please call my name."

1579
01:30:11,375 --> 01:30:14,916
And that level,
you're going to actually question,

1580
01:30:15,000 --> 01:30:17,500
"Why are you not picking me at all?"

1581
01:30:17,583 --> 01:30:18,541
Cebu!

1582
01:30:19,166 --> 01:30:20,416
Cainta!

1583
01:30:20,916 --> 01:30:22,083
Taguig!

1584
01:30:22,166 --> 01:30:23,666
Laguna!

1585
01:30:23,750 --> 01:30:25,291
Australia!

1586
01:30:25,375 --> 01:30:26,500
Bulacan!

1587
01:30:27,000 --> 01:30:29,875
To complete our top 20 is…

1588
01:30:32,666 --> 01:30:33,625
Pasig!

1589
01:30:36,333 --> 01:30:39,875
MOA Arena, let's give
a round of applause to our top 20!

1590
01:30:46,000 --> 01:30:49,333
Then you change
to the swimsuit competition.

1591
01:30:49,416 --> 01:30:53,750
But running back to the backstage,
you don't even know what to feel anymore

1592
01:30:53,833 --> 01:30:55,375
because you have mixed emotions.

1593
01:30:55,458 --> 01:30:57,583
So, when you have the top 20,

1594
01:30:58,166 --> 01:31:00,791
then all the other girls
will just be part of the show.

1595
01:31:00,875 --> 01:31:03,125
They're not going to be
part of the competition.

1596
01:31:11,916 --> 01:31:13,666
-On to the next journey.
-Yeah!

1597
01:31:13,750 --> 01:31:15,666
"Binibining Pilipinas!"

1598
01:31:15,750 --> 01:31:17,416
Running back to the backstage,

1599
01:31:17,500 --> 01:31:19,416
you can see, you know,

1600
01:31:19,500 --> 01:31:22,375
some of the other girls
that didn't make it to the top 20.

1601
01:31:22,458 --> 01:31:24,583
And you can see some who are crying,

1602
01:31:24,666 --> 01:31:29,083
some who are already packing up
and changing into a different attire.

1603
01:31:29,166 --> 01:31:31,375
And they are not just that happy.

1604
01:31:34,833 --> 01:31:36,333
Guys, we're free!

1605
01:31:36,416 --> 01:31:38,708
Winners, last two minutes! Go, go, go!

1606
01:31:39,750 --> 01:31:42,291
The top 20
will do the swimsuit competition,

1607
01:31:42,916 --> 01:31:44,208
the judges will score,

1608
01:31:44,833 --> 01:31:45,958
get top 10.

1609
01:31:46,916 --> 01:31:49,666
Just given my experience and, you know,

1610
01:31:49,750 --> 01:31:52,000
the dedication that I think
that most people saw

1611
01:31:52,083 --> 01:31:54,916
and the effort that I put into my running,

1612
01:31:55,000 --> 01:31:57,083
I think I deserve to be in top 20,
for sure.

1613
01:31:57,166 --> 01:31:59,000
Pampanga!

1614
01:31:59,083 --> 01:32:03,333
Get to top 20, that was like,
"Okay, this is my A-game now."

1615
01:32:03,416 --> 01:32:05,750
"You just have to do,
or perform, well now."

1616
01:32:05,833 --> 01:32:08,250
When you're here,
then look at this camera,

1617
01:32:08,333 --> 01:32:10,750
and then exit forward. Entry batch one.

1618
01:32:12,083 --> 01:32:15,791
Are you playing it safe and not turning
'cause they might dot points off?

1619
01:32:15,875 --> 01:32:17,166
But we got to turn!

1620
01:32:17,250 --> 01:32:18,791
We got to turn, bro.

1621
01:32:18,875 --> 01:32:20,833
-This is a show!
-Yeah, it's a show!

1622
01:32:20,916 --> 01:32:22,666
They're not going to do that.

1623
01:32:45,000 --> 01:32:47,166
Stay closer, stay closer, stay closer!

1624
01:33:21,666 --> 01:33:25,333
The journey of 10
out of our top 20 delegates will end now

1625
01:33:25,416 --> 01:33:27,958
as we announce the top 10.

1626
01:33:32,125 --> 01:33:35,750
You are a step closer to the crown.

1627
01:33:36,500 --> 01:33:38,208
Cebu!

1628
01:33:38,291 --> 01:33:40,541
Iloilo!

1629
01:33:41,583 --> 01:33:43,291
Bulacan!

1630
01:33:44,125 --> 01:33:45,875
Taguig!

1631
01:33:45,958 --> 01:33:48,291
Bacoor!

1632
01:33:48,375 --> 01:33:49,333
Of course.

1633
01:33:50,000 --> 01:33:51,666
Pampanga!

1634
01:33:52,541 --> 01:33:54,250
Quezon Province!

1635
01:33:55,208 --> 01:33:56,791
Cainta!

1636
01:33:57,958 --> 01:33:59,916
Zambales!

1637
01:34:01,083 --> 01:34:05,166
The last delegate advancing
to the top 10 is you…

1638
01:34:07,916 --> 01:34:09,250
Baguio!

1639
01:34:26,041 --> 01:34:29,666
I'm always like,
"Whoever wins, it's her time."

1640
01:34:29,750 --> 01:34:31,541
"I'm happy already."

1641
01:34:31,625 --> 01:34:33,916
My feet hurt so bad!

1642
01:34:35,250 --> 01:34:36,583
My feet hurt so much.

1643
01:34:37,666 --> 01:34:40,000
I still felt fairly confident
that I would make…

1644
01:34:40,750 --> 01:34:41,833
top 10.

1645
01:34:41,916 --> 01:34:42,833
I did.

1646
01:34:42,916 --> 01:34:45,416
After swim, I felt proud of myself.

1647
01:34:45,500 --> 01:34:49,083
Because people, like I mentioned,
were judging me on my pasarela prior.

1648
01:34:49,166 --> 01:34:52,416
Especially in swimsuit,
when they want more flirtatious.

1649
01:34:52,500 --> 01:34:55,708
Thee quote is, like,
"more hips, more va-va-voom."

1650
01:34:55,791 --> 01:34:57,250
And I think I gave it to them.

1651
01:34:57,333 --> 01:35:01,541
The top ten will do the evening gown,
the judges will score,

1652
01:35:01,625 --> 01:35:03,208
you get the top five.

1653
01:35:12,750 --> 01:35:13,750
Kimmy!

1654
01:36:14,750 --> 01:36:16,333
So, in no particular order,

1655
01:36:16,416 --> 01:36:19,750
this is your Miss Universe Philippines
top five.

1656
01:36:20,250 --> 01:36:23,166
I mean, in that moment,
you're just floating.

1657
01:36:23,250 --> 01:36:24,791
You're just on a cloud.

1658
01:36:24,875 --> 01:36:25,791
Go Taguig!

1659
01:36:25,875 --> 01:36:27,750
Maybe Kris can have

1660
01:36:27,833 --> 01:36:30,666
a bit more relatability
to what I was feeling,

1661
01:36:30,750 --> 01:36:33,333
because at our age,
I put everything on the line.

1662
01:36:33,416 --> 01:36:35,958
There's no going back,
I'm not going to do this again.

1663
01:36:36,041 --> 01:36:38,333
I've put my eggs in one basket,
like I mentioned.

1664
01:36:38,416 --> 01:36:42,750
The first delegate in the top five is…

1665
01:36:44,166 --> 01:36:45,750
Quezon Province!

1666
01:36:48,416 --> 01:36:51,250
You still have a chance to win the crown…

1667
01:36:54,333 --> 01:36:55,500
Baguio!

1668
01:36:57,583 --> 01:37:01,666
Please step forward because
you are advancing to the final round…

1669
01:37:06,083 --> 01:37:07,666
Cainta!

1670
01:37:09,083 --> 01:37:12,250
Two spots left and one of them belongs to…

1671
01:37:15,416 --> 01:37:16,666
Bulacan!

1672
01:37:22,250 --> 01:37:24,625
Behind me were still my batch sisters.

1673
01:37:24,708 --> 01:37:28,666
I know there was Kris,
but there was also Alexie and VVV,

1674
01:37:28,750 --> 01:37:30,791
who were very heavy front runners,

1675
01:37:30,875 --> 01:37:34,000
very worthy candidates for the crown.

1676
01:37:35,000 --> 01:37:37,541
And now, one spot left, just one!

1677
01:37:38,500 --> 01:37:42,291
And to know that all four of us were still
wanting our name to be called,

1678
01:37:42,375 --> 01:37:43,583
I was freaking out.

1679
01:37:43,666 --> 01:37:45,291
I was freaking out.

1680
01:37:45,375 --> 01:37:48,750
Completing our top five is…

1681
01:37:54,666 --> 01:37:55,666
Taguig!

1682
01:38:11,666 --> 01:38:15,333
I did immediately feel for them
as soon as I was called.

1683
01:38:15,416 --> 01:38:20,250
I was grateful, but I immediately felt
for the girls behind me.

1684
01:38:20,333 --> 01:38:21,833
Just 'cause I knew that possibly,

1685
01:38:21,916 --> 01:38:24,208
a few seconds before, it could've been me.

1686
01:38:24,291 --> 01:38:27,291
I almost cried,
just tears of joy and gratitude that I…

1687
01:38:27,375 --> 01:38:30,833
At least gave me the opportunity to,
you know, to try to eat the mic.

1688
01:38:30,916 --> 01:38:33,708
That's where I thought
my strongest suit was going to be.

1689
01:38:33,791 --> 01:38:36,083
When they called my name to top five,
I was like,

1690
01:38:36,166 --> 01:38:39,541
"Oh, my God, Lord, I'm in top five."

1691
01:38:40,333 --> 01:38:41,666
"Please give it to me."

1692
01:38:43,750 --> 01:38:47,833
There's no time to rest
because about to happen now is

1693
01:38:47,916 --> 01:38:50,958
the question and answer segment.

1694
01:38:51,583 --> 01:38:56,166
There's the form, how you say it,
and the content.

1695
01:38:56,250 --> 01:38:58,291
It has to merge together.

1696
01:38:58,375 --> 01:39:00,666
Each of you will pick a question,

1697
01:39:00,750 --> 01:39:03,541
and you have 30 seconds
to deliver your answer.

1698
01:39:03,625 --> 01:39:05,666
Because of all those trainings,

1699
01:39:05,750 --> 01:39:09,708
girls would always have a prepared answer.

1700
01:39:09,791 --> 01:39:11,750
Answers that are…

1701
01:39:11,833 --> 01:39:14,750
That doesn't really answer the question
but sounds good.

1702
01:39:15,416 --> 01:39:18,583
What is the biggest lesson
that you've learned from another woman,

1703
01:39:18,666 --> 01:39:20,916
and how did it improve your life?

1704
01:39:21,000 --> 01:39:22,291
It doesn't work for them.

1705
01:39:22,375 --> 01:39:23,750
The answer is already good,

1706
01:39:23,833 --> 01:39:27,583
but since you had to insert something
to make it impactful,

1707
01:39:27,666 --> 01:39:28,958
it didn't even connect.

1708
01:39:29,041 --> 01:39:32,833
Now tell us about how
you have inspired another woman.

1709
01:39:33,916 --> 01:39:36,750
My grandmother put me through school.

1710
01:39:37,500 --> 01:39:41,083
And the biggest lesson I have learned
from her is to always be kind.

1711
01:39:41,166 --> 01:39:45,791
I've been told many times that
I am too short to join a beauty pageant.

1712
01:39:45,875 --> 01:39:48,708
I was told that beauty is…

1713
01:39:48,791 --> 01:39:50,500
Has a standard, actually.

1714
01:39:50,583 --> 01:39:54,416
The Tarah before is someone
who doesn't really limit…

1715
01:39:54,500 --> 01:39:58,500
Who really limit herself
when it comes to her achievements.

1716
01:39:58,583 --> 01:40:00,083
Standing in front of you today,

1717
01:40:00,166 --> 01:40:02,375
I can encourage women
that you too can stand up.

1718
01:40:02,458 --> 01:40:05,166
And tonight,
I am not only representing myself,

1719
01:40:05,250 --> 01:40:08,916
but every Filipino woman
who sees themselves in me.

1720
01:40:09,000 --> 01:40:11,875
Uphold the values
that you have in yourself.

1721
01:40:11,958 --> 01:40:15,166
And you can own your own destiny,
like I plan to tonight.

1722
01:40:29,916 --> 01:40:33,875
There was just something about that night
that I felt really good about.

1723
01:40:33,958 --> 01:40:36,541
-I am so, so proud of you.
-How do you guys feel?

1724
01:40:36,625 --> 01:40:38,333
How do you feel about your Q and A?

1725
01:40:38,416 --> 01:40:40,041
I kind of hit the bell, but…

1726
01:40:40,125 --> 01:40:42,041
-No, but…
-It's okay. I did too.

1727
01:40:42,125 --> 01:40:45,291
I hit the bell, but I'm like, "Thank you."
Like…

1728
01:40:45,375 --> 01:40:47,666
Thank you! Thank you!

1729
01:40:47,750 --> 01:40:49,333
Am I rehearsing you already?

1730
01:40:50,416 --> 01:40:54,416
I prayed so hard at the backstage to just,

1731
01:40:54,500 --> 01:40:58,500
"Lord, please, just please give it to me."

1732
01:40:58,583 --> 01:41:00,166
"Just give me that crown."

1733
01:41:01,000 --> 01:41:04,041
We've done… We've done everything we can.

1734
01:41:04,125 --> 01:41:06,208
It's out of our hands.

1735
01:41:13,125 --> 01:41:15,500
And now, back to the competition.

1736
01:41:16,416 --> 01:41:20,125
The moment we've all been waiting for…

1737
01:41:20,750 --> 01:41:22,000
is here.

1738
01:41:22,750 --> 01:41:24,791
When I was on top five,

1739
01:41:24,875 --> 01:41:27,083
I somehow thought it was gonna be

1740
01:41:27,166 --> 01:41:29,416
Ate Christi from Taguig.

1741
01:41:29,500 --> 01:41:31,750
We'll be like me and her, together.

1742
01:41:31,833 --> 01:41:35,041
I thought, "Oh, my God,
I think it's gonna be her."

1743
01:41:35,125 --> 01:41:36,916
"You know, I think it's gonna be her."

1744
01:41:37,000 --> 01:41:39,541
There's no other feeling
in the world like it.

1745
01:41:39,625 --> 01:41:42,291
That anticipation, that anxiety.

1746
01:41:42,375 --> 01:41:45,458
This is it.
Will I, you know, capture my dream or not?

1747
01:41:45,541 --> 01:41:49,166
Our Miss Universe 2024,

1748
01:41:49,250 --> 01:41:52,000
fourth runner-up is…

1749
01:41:57,166 --> 01:41:58,208
Taguig!

1750
01:42:03,541 --> 01:42:07,208
Miss Universe Philippines 2024,

1751
01:42:07,291 --> 01:42:08,833
third runner-up is…

1752
01:42:14,875 --> 01:42:16,166
Baguio!

1753
01:42:19,875 --> 01:42:23,708
Our Miss Universe 2024,

1754
01:42:23,791 --> 01:42:26,250
second runner-up is…

1755
01:42:33,375 --> 01:42:34,916
Quezon Province!

1756
01:42:45,708 --> 01:42:49,500
We were saying how much
we just loved each other.

1757
01:42:49,583 --> 01:42:52,208
Because she's my ate, like my sister.

1758
01:42:52,291 --> 01:42:57,208
I wanted to remember exactly how it felt
to be in that moment on that stage.

1759
01:42:58,333 --> 01:42:59,500
Ladies and gentlemen,

1760
01:43:01,000 --> 01:43:02,375
the moment of truth.

1761
01:43:03,750 --> 01:43:08,791
Our Miss Universe Philippines 2024 is…

1762
01:43:25,750 --> 01:43:27,083
Bulacan!

1763
01:43:43,375 --> 01:43:46,083
This is it!
Please take your first walk as…

1764
01:43:46,625 --> 01:43:50,458
Miss Universe Philippines 2024!

1765
01:43:50,541 --> 01:43:51,958
You did it!

1766
01:43:52,916 --> 01:43:57,083
I didn't know how to feel,
but I was saying in my head,

1767
01:43:57,166 --> 01:44:01,166
"I wish I can see my parents,
right now, at this moment."

1768
01:44:01,250 --> 01:44:04,916
"Because finally, Lord,
you answered my prayers."

1769
01:44:05,000 --> 01:44:06,791
"This isn't just a dream,

1770
01:44:06,875 --> 01:44:10,750
but a prayer for my parents
and a dream for my parents also."

1771
01:44:22,708 --> 01:44:24,041
So, when her name was called,

1772
01:44:24,125 --> 01:44:27,583
it was just so instinctual
and natural for me to…

1773
01:44:28,416 --> 01:44:31,583
hold her in an embrace
because I was thrilled for her.

1774
01:44:31,666 --> 01:44:35,750
And then I found my way to the back
and that was when I…

1775
01:44:36,458 --> 01:44:39,541
I grieved my loss, you know.
I grieved my dream.

1776
01:44:40,166 --> 01:44:42,333
I mean, my heart sunk to the floor.

1777
01:44:44,000 --> 01:44:45,250
Felt like my…

1778
01:44:48,750 --> 01:44:51,375
Yeah, it felt like my world
had crashed in on me.

1779
01:44:51,458 --> 01:44:55,500
I was the first to be escorted off,
so I was completely alone backstage.

1780
01:44:55,583 --> 01:45:00,041
But I will admit, being called first
out of the top five, or just like…

1781
01:45:00,125 --> 01:45:01,458
It was… Like…

1782
01:45:01,541 --> 01:45:04,125
It just like… It was… It hurt.

1783
01:45:04,208 --> 01:45:07,416
Yeah, it was a pain
that I also wasn't expecting.

1784
01:45:07,500 --> 01:45:10,166
Some girls are gonna go home
to their provinces.

1785
01:45:10,250 --> 01:45:15,125
Some of the girls from the other countries
will go back to their countries.

1786
01:45:15,208 --> 01:45:19,000
And being with them every day for months

1787
01:45:19,083 --> 01:45:20,666
is something that you get used to.

1788
01:45:20,750 --> 01:45:23,791
And that's part of what made me
a little bit sad.

1789
01:45:41,041 --> 01:45:42,041
Ma!

1790
01:45:45,375 --> 01:45:46,666
Surprise!

1791
01:45:47,416 --> 01:45:51,875
I have a lot of things
that I've been doing before joining.

1792
01:45:51,958 --> 01:45:55,041
So I need to go back to that
because that's my bread and butter.

1793
01:45:55,125 --> 01:45:57,833
My business went down, like,

1794
01:45:58,833 --> 01:46:01,833
it's either break even
or I lose something.

1795
01:46:01,916 --> 01:46:03,708
That's for three months.

1796
01:46:03,791 --> 01:46:07,708
And then, my teaching load
was removed for this term.

1797
01:46:07,791 --> 01:46:09,333
I was…

1798
01:46:10,375 --> 01:46:11,750
promoting…

1799
01:46:12,333 --> 01:46:14,666
a gambling sponsor.

1800
01:46:14,750 --> 01:46:16,083
And they are students.

1801
01:46:16,166 --> 01:46:18,541
They're my students.
I'm their teacher, so…

1802
01:46:18,625 --> 01:46:19,583
I have an influence.

1803
01:46:19,666 --> 01:46:22,083
That's why I lost my…

1804
01:46:23,041 --> 01:46:26,625
teaching. But it's sad
that I need to post it like that.

1805
01:46:26,708 --> 01:46:29,500
My family is not that well off.

1806
01:46:29,583 --> 01:46:31,625
So everything that I own now,

1807
01:46:31,708 --> 01:46:35,291
or every success
that I have experienced now is…

1808
01:46:35,375 --> 01:46:37,458
mostly our hard work.

1809
01:46:37,541 --> 01:46:42,666
And that's why even a simple achievement
that I was able to get,

1810
01:46:42,750 --> 01:46:45,375
I actually consider it "doing well."

1811
01:46:45,458 --> 01:46:46,583
Bye-bye!

1812
01:46:49,875 --> 01:46:51,958
All right, there is my briefing.

1813
01:46:52,041 --> 01:46:53,333
Win or lose,

1814
01:46:54,166 --> 01:46:58,625
I feel like I'm at a stage in my life
where I'm mature enough to accept that.

1815
01:46:58,708 --> 01:47:02,666
I feel like I'm already coming out
more wise and more grateful.

1816
01:47:02,750 --> 01:47:03,916
A little late.

1817
01:47:04,833 --> 01:47:05,916
Just…

1818
01:47:06,000 --> 01:47:09,916
I think my "why" was still always to,
one, make the Filipino people proud,

1819
01:47:10,000 --> 01:47:13,041
to be a role model and a spokesperson
for the Philippine people.

1820
01:47:13,125 --> 01:47:14,541
I still think I can do that.

1821
01:47:14,625 --> 01:47:19,625
I just won't have the easiest
or fastest route to reaching the people

1822
01:47:19,708 --> 01:47:23,416
or the amount of people or the capacity
that I wanted to if I had won.

1823
01:47:23,500 --> 01:47:27,333
Christi McGarry, your Miss Universe
Philippines fourth runner-up.

1824
01:47:29,416 --> 01:47:33,125
A lot of girls are qualified
to be a Miss Universe Philippines.

1825
01:47:33,791 --> 01:47:36,000
But do you have the heart…

1826
01:47:37,000 --> 01:47:38,250
to take that role?

1827
01:47:38,333 --> 01:47:39,750
Congratulations!

1828
01:47:39,833 --> 01:47:41,333
Thank you so much, Sir V.

1829
01:47:41,416 --> 01:47:43,916
Thank you everyone for making it here.

1830
01:47:44,000 --> 01:47:46,625
Finally your La Bulaqueńa,

1831
01:47:46,708 --> 01:47:49,791
your Miss Universe Philippines 2024
is here.

1832
01:47:52,458 --> 01:47:56,750
You know, we've been colonized
and it was instilled in our minds

1833
01:47:56,833 --> 01:47:59,791
that it has to be mestizo, mestiza.

1834
01:47:59,875 --> 01:48:02,708
And the whiter you are,
the prettier you are.

1835
01:48:02,791 --> 01:48:08,291
So to see her become the first Black
Filipina in Miss Universe Philippines…

1836
01:48:08,375 --> 01:48:09,416
There was a shift.

1837
01:48:09,500 --> 01:48:13,125
…it really opens up the eyes
and the minds of Filipinos.

1838
01:48:13,208 --> 01:48:16,541
That there are these beautiful
Black Filipinas

1839
01:48:16,625 --> 01:48:18,250
who are symbols of beauty as well.

1840
01:48:18,333 --> 01:48:21,750
You know, Alexie always throws me around,
it's so annoying!

1841
01:48:21,833 --> 01:48:23,916
That's why I don't like being next to her!

1842
01:48:24,000 --> 01:48:27,458
So, this is the sash.
It's Miss Universe Philippines.

1843
01:48:28,583 --> 01:48:29,750
It can be like this,

1844
01:48:30,791 --> 01:48:32,666
like that, or like this.

1845
01:48:34,000 --> 01:48:35,500
Like this or like this.

1846
01:48:36,916 --> 01:48:38,708
She's always been true to who she was.

1847
01:48:38,791 --> 01:48:40,750
She's always been true to herself.

1848
01:48:40,833 --> 01:48:42,583
This is my crown.

1849
01:48:42,666 --> 01:48:45,833
Always taking good care of it.
Otherwise, I am dead.

1850
01:48:46,833 --> 01:48:48,166
It's not an easy role.

1851
01:48:48,250 --> 01:48:53,125
They're going to be invited
to so many events, activities.

1852
01:48:53,208 --> 01:48:54,458
You say yes to everything.

1853
01:48:54,541 --> 01:48:58,750
The whole community will,
you know, be cheering you on.

1854
01:48:58,958 --> 01:49:00,833
You know, we're so grateful that,

1855
01:49:00,916 --> 01:49:03,416
you know, you took the time
to come here today.

1856
01:49:03,500 --> 01:49:06,583
It's like you never stop
with the competition.

1857
01:49:07,750 --> 01:49:09,125
It's gonna be harder now,

1858
01:49:09,208 --> 01:49:11,875
because now you're not just
representing your province,

1859
01:49:11,958 --> 01:49:15,208
you're representing the Philippines,
so the pressure is there.

1860
01:49:15,291 --> 01:49:19,916
And everybody will be watching you,
every day, until you compete.

1861
01:49:20,000 --> 01:49:22,833
I think we have a big chance
in Miss Universe.

1862
01:49:22,916 --> 01:49:29,291
Who will be competing in Mexico with me
is my close sister, Christina Chalk

1863
01:49:29,500 --> 01:49:33,458
but, of course, she is going to represent
Great Britain in Miss Universe.

1864
01:49:33,541 --> 01:49:36,083
I'm very excited for it,
I'm so proud of what she did.

1865
01:49:36,166 --> 01:49:39,333
Their professionalism,
their attitude this year,

1866
01:49:39,416 --> 01:49:40,500
was outstanding.

1867
01:49:40,583 --> 01:49:44,625
This is what my parents have
always told me, day one until now.

1868
01:49:44,708 --> 01:49:50,041
That whatever it is that you do in life,
where life takes you, good or bad,

1869
01:49:50,125 --> 01:49:52,541
keep your feet on the ground,
but dream big.

1870
01:49:52,625 --> 01:49:55,416
So even if I am wearing
Miss Universe Philippines,

1871
01:49:55,500 --> 01:49:57,916
I am still keeping that same feet
on the ground,

1872
01:49:58,000 --> 01:50:00,916
but I am dreaming big,
that finally and soon,

1873
01:50:01,000 --> 01:50:02,625
we can win Miss Universe.