Catriona Gray Quotes

Catriona Gray

Profession : Model

Birth : January 6, 1994

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.

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Let's cultivate an environment, not just in beauty pageants but in society in general, where we argue like we're right but listen like we're wrong.

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My dad is 20 years older than my mom. Growing up, I felt like he knew everything. I felt like, for every question I had, he had an answer.

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If I could teach people to be grateful, we could have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster, and children would have a smile on their face.

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To be a Miss World is to carry a burning torch. It is like action carried out by one to illuminate the lives of many.

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I just constantly tell myself that I should be the only one to define my worth and what I'm capable of and how I perceive myself. And that I should never source that worth from other people, especially strangers on social media. They don't know who I am, the length of my journey, who I am as a person.

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Even if someone does say something negative, it does not give us a reason to retaliate; just take the high road and don't say anything.

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People should debate. They shouldn't be afraid to talk. You should listen to what other people think and how they make decisions. There should be an exchange of ideas and opinions because that's how we learn.

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Once I started music, it just was fulfilling in a way that everything else wasn't.

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I was born in Cairns, Queensland. Then my parents and I moved to Sydney. We moved to New Wales. We moved around Australia. I was just really close to my parents, and actually, we moved around a lot when I was very young. I think it played a big part in making me the shy teenager that I was.

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I'm an only child, and I'm very, very close with my parents, who actually live in Australia.

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I'm constantly trying to redefine what being a beauty queen is.

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I think Miss Universe is wonderful platform that we promote diversity and women empowerment. Why? Because we are achieved women who have stories, who have passions, who have careers.

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I'm proud of my body. I feel strong in my body.

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Miss Universe is someone who communicates her thoughts effectively and is able to connect to people.

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Philippines, what an amazing honor it has been to carry your name across my chest and to embody you in all aspects.

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There is that whole realization that I'm not just speaking to Filipinos anymore: I'm speaking to a global audience.

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I may now carry the sash of Miss Universe, but I'll forever be your Miss Philippines.

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I think we are moving to that place where we are being celebrated for our character, our inside, our wit. I think that's the direction we should go because that's what defines you as a person, not a number on a scale.

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I am quite a conservative person, just as an individual.

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