Jeannie Mai's Daughter TAKES OVER Mom's Miss Universe Rehearsal
Jeannie Mai's Daughter TAKES OVER Mom's Miss Universe Rehearsal
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00:00 Oh, and I brought the love of my life.
00:03 Coco Roco, AKA Coco Bean, AKA Monica, Monica.
00:07 Oh, looks like she's gonna take my spot tomorrow
00:09 when you watch this live.
00:10 Jeannie Mai's daughter, Monica,
00:12 helping out mom at the 2023 Miss Universe competition.
00:16 I'm beyond grateful because I cannot believe,
00:19 as every parent will tell you,
00:20 how much a child changes your life.
00:22 The TV personality takes fans behind the scenes
00:24 as she co-hosts the annual pageant.
00:26 So many special memories.
00:28 I could feel the excitement everywhere
00:30 because so many people flew in from different countries
00:32 to represent their people.
00:34 And walking out and seeing these amazing young contestants,
00:37 I'm so excited to be surrounded by so much representation.
00:40 The Miss Universe organization is an amazing place
00:43 for women to understand how to unite
00:46 and how to be more than who they think they are.
00:48 Can you believe it's Monica's first time in El Salvador?
00:51 And I am so proud to share with her
00:53 what I love doing for work.
00:54 You know I'ma be feeding her some pupusas out here.
00:57 Bye, guys.
00:58 Bye, guys.
00:58 Yeah, Monica got the royal treatment
01:00 for being mom's cheerleader on set.
01:03 Oh, and I brought the love of my life.
01:06 Coco Roco, AKA Coco Bean, AKA Monica, Monica.
01:10 Ooh, looks like she's gonna take my spot tomorrow
01:12 when you watch us live.
01:13 I love being a mom.
01:17 Jeannie shares the one-year-old with Jeezy, her ex.
01:20 How's everything?
01:21 How's the baby? Amazing, family's great.
01:22 Baby's big, swapping all over the house.
01:25 Yeah.
01:26 I'm a daddy now, so we did all.
01:28 The rapper filed to divorce Jeannie in September
01:31 after two years of marriage,
01:33 a decision he recently opened up about
01:35 in a tell-all conversation with Nia Long.
01:37 But did you go to therapy with her?
01:40 Yeah.
01:41 Okay, that's good.
01:42 Right.
01:43 So you actually addressed it,
01:45 tried to work through it,
01:46 tried to do the work,
01:48 and it just was like not happening.
01:51 It's not.
01:52 I'm saddened.
01:53 I can tell you that I'm disappointed.
01:55 I can tell you that I'm uneasy.
01:58 But again, God has put me in a different path.
02:05 Oh my God.
02:07 Married life feels 1,000% different
02:10 than when we were dating.
02:12 As for Jeannie, she's taking things day by day,
02:14 prioritizing what matters most.
02:17 Right now I'm just focusing on Monaco,
02:18 I'm focusing on things that I'm passionate about.
02:21 And I mean, shoot, when you're surrounded by people,
02:23 you just get to laugh and look at the things
02:26 that you enjoy doing in life,
02:27 then you get through it.
02:29 And for Jeannie, that means keeping booked and busy
02:32 in her next chapter.
02:33 (upbeat music)
02:36 Nicaragua!
02:38 While Shanice Palacios of Nicaragua won the crown,
02:45 fans know the real winner was Little Monaco.
02:48 (upbeat music)
02:52 (upbeat music)
02:54 (upbeat music)
02:57 (upbeat music)
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