Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
A Filipina goddess indeed. AP AND AFP PHOTOS
Beatrice Luigi Gomez may not have won the Philippines' fifth Miss Universe crown at the pageant's 70th coronation night in Eilat, Israel (Monday morning in Manila) but she is considered a triumph for this pageant-loving nation just the same. For not only did the Cebuana beauty land a triumphant Top 5 finish amid very tough competition this year but she gave the Philippines its best standing in the contest since Catriona Gray won the crown in 2018.