Close-up of the beauty that conquered two famous contests in the Philippines

Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray was born on January 6, 1994 in Queensland,Australia, in a family with an Australian father and a Filipino mother. Since childhood, Catriona Gray has participated in artistic activities such as acting, dancing, singing... After graduating from high school in Australia, she returned to the Philippines to work as a model. She has a degree in music studies from Berklee College of Music in Boston, USA.

In 2016, after nearly 5 years of trying her hand at modeling, Catriona Gray registered to compete in Miss World Philippines.

She surpassed 24 candidates to become the winner.winat the final night in Manila. The 24-year-old beauty shared onRapplerAt that time: "Even with all the support from the media and friends, I still didn't dare hope to win."

She also won four important secondary awards: Best Performance, Best Bikini, Miss Talent, Miss Best Evening Gown.

Coming to Miss World 2016, Catriona Gray was also one of the top candidates for the title of Miss. She participated in all the activities of the contest and always stood out. In the sub-contests, Catriona Gray won "Miss Media", came in second place for "Miss Talent" and was in the Top 5 of "Miss Charity".

However, she ended up in the Top 5, losing the title to beauty Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico. During the Miss World 2016 finale in Maryland, USA, fans witnessed Catriona Gray hugging the national flag in an emotional manner.

A year after her failure at Miss World, Catriona Gray said she would return to music and modeling. Fans then called on social media, hoping that Catriona would compete in Miss Universe Philippines 2017.

Catriona Gray herself is also quietly preparing for the contest. She is gradually changing her image to a sexy, hot style.

Catriona Gray continues to receive support from fans with this decision.

In January, the beauty submitted her application to compete in Binibining Pilipinas 2018 and was accepted by national director Stella Areneta.

In the final night of March 18, Catriona Gray won important subsidiary awards such as "Best National Costume", "Best Swimsuit", "Best Evening Gown", "Miss Ever Bilena", "Jag Denim Queen"... Every time she stepped onto the stage or was called for awards, the audience below cheered endlessly.

The beauty is 1.78 m tall.coronationMiss Universe Philippines 2018 and will represent the country in this year's Miss Universe. "I am extremely grateful to once again be given the opportunity to represent the country in an international competition. I will definitely bring something new to the beauty arena this year. I have learned a lot over the past two years. I hope to make the Philippines proud," Catriona Gray shared withABS-CBN Newsafter the finale

Catriona Gray is the first contestant to win both prestigious Philippine pageants: Miss World Philippines 2016 and Miss Universe Philippines 2018.