Know More about Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray - Jona Shares

Know More about Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray

The full name of Gray is Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray. She was born on 6th of January 1994. Her birthplace is Cairns, Queensland in Australia. She was born to a Scottish-born Australian father, Ian Gray, and Filipino mother, Normita Ragas Magnayon. Thus, she holds both Filipino and Australian nationality. Gray grew up in Cairns, where she attended Trinity Anglican School. She then attended Berklee College of Music, where she obtained her Certificate in Music Theory. She was also a martial artist, earned a black belt in Choi Kwang-Do. She obtained Certificate in Outdoor Recreation.

Know More about Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray
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After completing high school, Gray moved to Manila, Philippines where she started her modeling career. She also appeared in different commecials. She was listed as one of Cosmopolitan Magazine's top Models in the Philippines at the age of 18. 


In October 2016, she participated in Miss World Philippines. She was crowned as the new Miss World Philippines. She was also awarded Best in Swimsuit, Best in Fashion Runway, Best in Evening Gown, Best in Talent, Miss Folded and Hung, Miss Figlia, Miss FIG Image Gateway, Miss Manila Hotel, Miss Hannah Beach Resort, and Miss Organique in the beauty pageant.

Gray went on to participate in Miss World 2016 in the United States. She made it to the final Top 5 in the competition. She succeeded in winning Multimedia Award and finished second in the talent round of the beauty pageant competition. 


Gray participated in Binibining Pilipinas pageant in 2018, where she was crowned as the 2018 Miss Universe Philippines. Gray has won several corporate and contests awards such as The "Pitoy Moreno" Best in National Costume Award, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Evening Gown, Miss Ever Bilena Cosmetics Award, and Miss Jag Denim Queen Award. She has also won Dairy Queen's #FeelTheJoyWithDQ and Pizza Hut's #SayItWithPizzaHut in 2018.

Gray just recently won in the 2018 Miss Universe, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. She is the fourth Filipina who won the Miss Universe Title.






The Miss Universe question:
"What is the most important lesson you’ve learned and how will you apply it to your time as Miss Universe?" 

She answered: "I work a lot in the slums of Tondo, Manila and the life there is poor and very sad. And I’ve always taught to myself to look for the beauty of it and look in the beauty of the faces of the children and to be grateful. And I will bring this aspect as a Miss Universe to see situations with a silver lining and to assess where I could give something, where I could provide something as a spokesperson. And this I think if I can teach people to be grateful, we can have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster and children will have smile on their faces."

17 comments:

  1. Congrats to her! She sounds like a wonderful young woman. I think she will do a lot of good with her position.

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  2. I must admit I haven't watched or know anything about any of the women competing this year. So it was nice to learn more about her,

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  3. I love that she looks for the beauty in everything. Sometimes it can be very hard to find. I think we all should do something like that.

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  4. I rememberwhen I used to watch these shows ALL THE TIME - but now, I totally forgot they even happen!

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  5. She is a beautiful woman and deserves all her success. It is great that she has such compassion for the less fortunate people.

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  6. It was great to learn more about Miss universe. Sounds like she’s the really amazing person.

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  7. Well done to her what an amazing achievement. She sounds like a lovely women who does a lot of good in the world around her.

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  8. Thank you for this! I absolutely loved learning about her and love the fact that her mom is Filipina! My mom is, too!

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  9. She's so bright and beautiful. I didn't know she's a black belter in martial arts. I'm so proud of her achievements.

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  10. This is so interesting to find out about her background more and what she stands for. She sounds wonderful and very deserving of her success.

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  11. Thanks for sharing about Miss Universe. I love learning more about her and her goals.

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  12. I love learning more about different people's background and Miss Universe sounds like a well rounded individual!

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  13. Congrats to her, she is beautiful has not only beauty but also grace.

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  14. Congrats to her! She sounds like a beautiful and inteligent young woman. I hope she has a great year!

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  15. Wow, Thank you so much for sharing about Miss Universe! She sounds like a beautiful woman not only outside, but inside as well!

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  16. Seems like she's well rounded, educated, and compassionate towards others. May she have continued success in life.

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  17. She is one of my favorite Miss Universe from Philippines. She represents our country very well a true contestant with beauty, grace, low profile and brain

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