Philippine bet Beatrice Luigi Gomez may have failed to bring home the Miss Universe 2021 crown, but she definitely still made our country proud.
The 26-year-old Cebuana advanced as far as the Top 5 finalists of the most prestigious international beauty pageant.
To challenge the Top 5 contenders, they went through a tough Question-and-Answer portion where they get to speak their mind about relevant issues in the world.
It was French TV host and Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere who asked Beatrice about her take on mandating a universal vaccination passport.
Bea appeared to have stuttered a bit in some parts of her delivery, but she managed to convey a good answer to the question.
Her complete answer was: “I believe that public health is everyone’s responsibility, and to mandate vaccine inoculation is necessary.
“If mandating vaccine passports would help us in regulating the rollouts of the vaccine, and mitigate the situation of the pandemic today, then I would agree on mandating the necessary passport of vaccination. Thank you.”
The rest of the Top 5 finalists were Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane, Miss Paraguay Nadia Ferreira, and Miss Colombia Valeria Ayos.
Those who made it to the Top 3 cut were Miss India, Miss Paraguay, and Miss South Africa.
It was Miss India who was hailed as Miss Universe 2021.
When their names weren’t called, both Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines were seen comforting each other with a warm hug.
While Beatrice didn’t manage to bring home our country’s fifth crown, her Miss Universe 2021 journey still proved to be an unforgettable one as she seemed to have enjoyed every moment of it.
From the preliminary competition to the coronation night, she had shown how she checks all the boxes in terms of her confidence, beauty, charm, and strategy in choosing the moment for her to peak and make an impact to the judges. (PEP.PH News)
