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When a Filipina joins an international beauty pageant, everyone looks at her as if the entire country's pride and worth are reliant on her winning
True or not, a contestant must at least "have it all" to become the winner. And boy, how we extensively research for signs to prove ourselves that our "*manok*" deserves the crown!
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But, let us save you from the time-consuming research because we've just compiled everything you need to know about Miss World Philippines 2016 contestant, Catriona Gray!
We think she could win the Miss World 2016 title!
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1. Miss World Beauty with a Purpose
One of the Miss World categories is "Beauty with a Purpose"and is awarded to the contestant with the most relevant and important charity project in her nation.
Catriona is an active [Young Focus] (http://www.youngfocus.org) advocate for children's education. Young Focus believes that education is the most effective way to tackle poverty faced by children and young people in the slums of Manila, Philippines.
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2. Miss World Best in Swimsuit
Catriona is a professional fashion model so she has the confidence to wear anything and still manage to make every outfit look classy and regal — she could easily win this award!
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3. Miss World Sports
Catriona has a black belt in Choi Kwang-Do which is a martial art that relies on flexibility and fluidity of movement as opposed to the more rigid lines of its other forms. To achieve this, it employs yoga-based stretching to develop the flexibility of practitioners.
4. Miss World Talent
Catriona is indeed a multipotentialite as she keeps on excelling in different creative fields that you could think of. She has a Masters Certificate in Music Theory from the Berklee College of Music in Boston because she's planning to become a songwriter someday.
She can sing really well, can play the guitar and the piano who loves to sketch, too!
You can listen to her SoundCloud covers [here] (https://soundcloud.com/catriona-gray).
5. Miss World Top Model
Since Catriona modeled for Pond's and Pantene years ago, she has become one of the most sought after commercial models in the Philippines, appearing in regional and global campaigns along with gracing various magazine covers.
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6. Her wisdom at her young age of 22 is beyond her years that even Arnold Clavio couldn't help but express, "Ngayon pa lang alam na namin na winner ka na!"
After winning the Miss World Philippines 2016 in October, Clavio threw big questions to Catriona and she answered them with full of wisdom and sensibility. Clavio thinks she could win the Miss World crown, too!
