Catriona Gray on Miss World pageant:
‘I want to enjoy, learn from experience’
November 22 2016 6:19 PM
Miss World-Philippines Catriona Gray is out to enjoy herself as she prepares to leave for Washington DC on Thursday, November 24, for the competition in December.
“I’m just trying to enjoy myself. If I get too wrapped up in my own mind, I won’t be able to enjoy the journey and ever since Day 1 , I really just wanted to enjoy myself and kinda learn from the experience,” said Gray who won the local beauty pageant in October.
In a live broadcast of her interview with media during a send-off on Tuesday, Nov. 23, Gray, a Filipina-Australian model, said she was really excited and was looking forward to meeting the girls.
Gray said the Miss World contestants have created a “WhatsApp” group where they have been exchanging information about each other and trying to help each other out.
When reminded that it was still a competition, Gray said: “Of course, I think it’s also a mind game and how you play it. But I just want to enjoy and get to know the girls because I don’t see the advantage of treating everyone like a competitor and then not being friends with them because what really would you gain from that?. You lose friends more.”
Gray said this early, she has been in contact with some of the contestants — from Africa, Indonesia and Aruba. She said that the African contestants, especially, were very “pro-active”.
“They seem to be very nice online,” said Gray.
Asked about her biggest challenge in the competition, Gray said it was “keeping up the energy and being consistent”.
Asked about her edge over the other contestants, Gray said: “The catalyst that made me join the pageant was my charity work. It’s in my heart.”
As to what advice Miss World 2013 Megan Young gave her, Gray said: “I know it’s cliché, but she told me to ‘just be yourself’”.
“One way or another, they will find out. Speak from your values, speak from your core,” Gray echoed Young, who was the first Filipina to win the Miss World title.
Gray said she would leave at 4 p.m. on Thursday. Her parents and boyfriend of four years would send her off.
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