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Third Time’s The Charm | The Manila Times CSI On The Go!  For the third consecutive year, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray is set to return as a behind-the-scenes commentator for the Miss Universe 2024 pageant, which will be held in Mexico this Nov. 17, 2024 (Manila time).  Video by Iza Iglesias  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe   Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net   Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion   Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital   Check out our Podcasts: Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein Soundcloud: https://tmt.ph/soundcloud   #TheManilaTimes #TMTCSI #CatrionaGray #MissUniverse2024

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00:00Yes, I will be in Mexico this November, second week, to support our own Chelsea, but also

00:16to serve as a commentator, as a rapper, but I'm very grateful to the trust of the MEO

00:27organization for once again inviting me back for the third year in a row.

00:31You'll still do the same actor duties, right, on the side?

00:34Yes.

00:35This is your third time, correct?

00:37Yes, third year, so it's really different from experiencing it as an audience member

00:44just watching at home, the past years, and then being a candidate, and then being a farewell,

00:49like giving my farewell and passing over my title, and then being there on the far end

00:55of my back, behind the scenes, as a commentator, and watching the action unfold, it's different.

01:01Because even as a commentator, we can see your facial reaction, when you're about to

01:06enter the abilities, when you're about to enter the abilities.

01:09That won't happen this year!

01:11I have really high hopes for Chelsea, that she'll really make us proud.

01:15I was about to ask you, what are your thoughts on Chelsea's chances?

01:19I'm really excited about her, I think she brings a fresh breath of air into the competition,

01:24and I know she's had an ample amount of time to prepare, so I'm really excited, just as

01:29all the other Filipinos are, to see how she will really make us proud, every single day,

01:33from day one to the coronation itself.

01:36You just said that you'll be in this universe again?

01:39Yes!

01:40I'm very, very, very grateful to be invited back for the third year.

01:44That's a really big thing for me, because in a way, it really gives me confidence about

01:48my hosting on an international level, and I really do enjoy it, really.

01:53There's a certain level of spontaneity in an event such as Miss Universe, of course

01:57everything's happening blow-by-blow, you don't know who's going to enter, or what's going

02:02to happen next.

02:03Of course, if it's different hosting countries, then the first two years, one was in El Salvador,

02:08the next one was in New Orleans, and now it's in Mexico.

02:11It's that big, right?

02:12I know!

02:13It's crazy!

02:14So, every different country gives a different energy, and a different audience, and I love

02:18being a part of that, because, again, it gives me that well-rounded perspective.

02:22Like, I was a girl up there on that stage, I know how they're feeling, but to be within

02:26the crowd, and to feel the energy, it's electric.

02:29It's really the love of pageantry that is really ignited all over again.

02:33Still with Zuri?

02:34I'm not sure, actually.

02:35I'm hoping!

02:36I really love our tandem, I enjoy working with her so much, she's great, so I hope to

02:40see her there.

02:41But the question I asked earlier, it's like I can see your reaction when Philippines

02:44doesn't enter, when Philippines enters, the fans are noticing.

02:47I know!

02:49But I try my best because, as I said, I understand the weight that a Philippine sash has on a

02:56candidate, I understand the pressure.

02:58I also, as a candidate myself, once upon a time, I understand the sacrifice, the challenges,

03:02the hard work that goes into being on that stage.

03:05So, of course, it's impossible for me not to relate to a Miss Philippines and their

03:10journey.

03:11So, of course, I'm always rooting for them.

03:13Maybe it's just my emotions that are not being monitored.

03:16Will you get adopted?

03:19I hope so.

03:20I mean, Chelsea, she's great.

03:21I feel like, as I said, I think she gives a fresh new air to a Miss Philippines and she's

03:27so young and I feel like, yeah, I would really be excited to see how she transforms on stage

03:32because I feel like she's that type of girl.

03:34When you meet her in person, she's very sweet, very kind of demure, very sweet.

03:40But then on stage, she unlocks a different part of herself.

03:43She's really a performer.

03:44So, I'm very excited to see how that comes alive on the Mexico stage.

03:48Did you monitor her journey?

03:50A little bit, yes.

03:51Because I'm also close friends with her designer, Manny Halasan.

03:54Oh, okay.

03:55Yeah, so I wasn't able to have a sit down with her although I reached out multiple times

04:00but I feel like she's very busy.

04:02Oh, wow.

04:03So, I also understand the schedule that comes along with being a representative.

04:07So, I understand that now she's in the US and I'm wishing her the best.

04:10At least she's able to adjust to the time zone.

04:12Sana able to rest so that she can give it her all come day one of Miss Universe.

04:17Any advice to Chelsea?

04:20Oh, I always say to really remember why you went on that journey in the first place.

04:26And it can be anything that resonates with you whether it's opening new opportunities

04:31or doors for yourself or elevating your community or for a cause or for the country.

04:36Just to hold on to that anchor because throughout the exhaustion and the long schedules

04:40and all the ups and downs that comes with being a Miss Philippines,

04:43that's what you really need to hold true to.

04:46And just enjoy because I look back on it now and it feels like a blip.

04:51You're enjoying it now?

04:52Yeah, it was like so fast.

04:54My time was two and a half weeks in Thailand.

05:00But now looking back, it was just so fast.

05:03And I wish I could've been more present to soak in every moment

05:06because it's a once in a lifetime opportunity.

05:09It feels like you're in the Olympics.

05:11Not to draw the parallels between an Olympian and a beauty queen

05:14but you're surrounded by delegates from all over the world representing your country.

05:18And I think that's such an exciting and incredible honor to have in your lifetime.

05:22So I hope that my advice would be to be present and to remember her anchor and to just enjoy.

05:28Are you brushing up on your rapping skills?

05:32No, no, Spanish, Mexican.

05:34Oh my God, I don't have any skills there.

05:36Oh no.

05:37Maybe just for the last minute.

05:38Hola.

05:39Hola, amigas.

05:43Yeah, but that would be nice actually.

05:44I should brush up on that.

05:46The energy of Mexicans is different, right?

05:48I'm excited because I feel like the energy inside the stadium will be electric.

05:52Because I recognize that Latin America as well as the Asian communities,

05:56we really love pageants.

05:58The love of pageants is different.

06:01So I know that it will be felt.

06:04And of course, there's a large Latin delegation representing that part of the world.

06:10So I feel that it's going to be incredible.

06:12I remember two years ago, New Orleans and El Salvador.

06:15Your schedule was so hectic.

06:18You were only there for one or two days.

06:20Yes, the same.

06:21Only in Canada.

06:22Even here?

06:23Because I was about to ask if you were going to visit Mexico.

06:25Because there's an upcoming All-Star Canada.

06:28So that will be a string of concerts through Calgary and Toronto.

06:32Tickets are on sale now if anyone's interested in coming along.

06:35And then from there, we're going straight to Mexico City.

06:38So let's fight.

06:40Let's fight.

06:42And then when I come back, it will be a gala.

06:44What's a gala?

06:45That.

06:48And Leona, what can you say?

06:49A lot of fans are saying that you should be the main host.

06:52One of the main hosts.

06:53I'm very, very flattered.

06:54Actually, I was up for consideration.

06:56But it was Roku themselves as the brand streaming partner of the televised version of Miss Universe to the U.S.

07:02that really fought for me.

07:04So I'm also flattered that they really see my value as a correspondent.

07:08But yeah, it would have been a nice experience.

07:11And I hope one day, I'll be able to experience that.

07:13Yeah, one day.

07:14One day.

07:15It's like a pre-pageant.

07:18But usually, that's given to the reigning Miss Universe.

07:21Ah.

07:23Do you still prepare for this kind of hosting?

07:26Yeah, I actually like to familiarize myself with the girls as much as I can.

07:31Although there are so many and you don't know who's going to make the first cut.

07:34It would be easy to say, oh, study these 20 profiles and not the 100.

07:37I think it's 140.

07:39130 now.

07:40130.

07:41Oh, my God.

07:42It's huge.

07:43Biggest in the history.

07:44It's the biggest ever.

07:45Because as far as I know, before this year, my year was the largest with 95 or 94.

07:51But also, I would love to get to know the girls through their profile.

07:54But the profile, I think, is also such a glimpse as well.

07:57It's not really a full picture of who they are.

07:59Because I think it's a nice thing as a commentator to be able to throw in those tidbits

08:04or the stories about the girls or their countries in.

08:07But yeah, I'll try and brush up.

08:09I hope I'll be able to watch the preliminaries while I'm in Canada.

08:12Or maybe I'll be in the airplane at that time.

08:14I don't know.

08:15But best efforts.

08:16Best efforts.

08:17Love to prepare.

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