Chelsea Manalo Disappointed Over Not Being Seen in MUPH Forecast?
CHELSEA MANALO – The Miss Universe Philippines 2024 shared her feelings about not being noticed by forecasters during the prestigious beauty pageant.
In a recent episode of “Fast Talk with Boy Abunda,” Chelsea mentioned feeling a bit hurt by the situation. “I see that there’s a lot of girls na sobrang strong and competitive. So in my head, I told myself that if I’m going to perform and go out of the stage I would just give my all. We really don’t know kung sinong pwedeng makauwi ng crown,” the beauty queen explained. “Pero hindi sumama ang loob mo? Na parang hindi ako nakikita?” Boy asked.
“There’s a little bit, of course. I want people to really see me what I want to perform there, you know, as a woman of color, I hope I am giving so much influence to them,” Chelsea responded. She added, “But because there are a lot of girls who are very deserving I’ve never been into what they call ‘front runners.’”
In another part of the interview, she also shared about almost giving up in the midst of the Miss Universe Philippines competition.
Meanwhile, the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 pageant recently took place at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. Chelsea Manalo from Bulacan was crowned the winner. The 1st Runner-up was from Cainta, the 2nd Runner-up from Quezon Province, the 3rd Runner-up from Baguio, and the 4th Runner-up from Taguig.
Additional titles were awarded in other categories: Alexie Brooks from Iloilo won Miss Eco International Philippines 2024, Ahtisa Manalo from Quezon Province was named Miss Cosmo Philippines 2024, Justine Tarah Mae Valencia from Baguio was crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2024, and Cyrille Payumo from Pampanga received the Miss Charm Philippines 2024 title.