CHELSEA MANALO SHARES COMPETITION STRATEGY

FOR UPCOMING MISS UNIVERSE

- MJ MARFORI

As it should be. One of the toughest things a Filipina woman can go through is joining a pageant in a powerhouse country like the Philippines.

Every move, every post, every character development, every choice of outfit or makeup is highly scrutinized, especially if the Philippine representative is competing in one of the crème de la crème pageants such as Miss Universe.

We have seen past candidates break down on social media live, not expecting to be shaken by outside forces and fans during the competition proper.

We have also seen past candidates unknowingly showing their real colors as they post not very demure content of them engaging in questionable social media posts and trends.

The ones that rise above it all though are the candidates with mental fortitude.

Think Catriona Gray, who had one of the biggest side issues during her reign when she chose to build her Team Catriona back when two pageant training camps were the only ones recognizable at the time.

It won her the Miss Universe crown and proved everyone wrong.

Her caption "vibrate higher" than the negativity is a motto that the succeeding queens have been applying.