Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo may have fallen short of the Miss Universe top 10 but she ruled the Twitterverse.
The phrase “Go Ibyang” had more than 3,600 tweets on the micro-blogging platform.
Other hashtags supporting Rabiya Mateo that trended included #PHILIPPINES, Laban Pilipinas, Bring Home the Crown and #AribaRabiya.
Her fans also shared photos and social cards featuring Rabiya to express their support and admiration for the Philippine delegate’s recent performances in the competition.
Miss Universe Philippines had released stunning photos of the Ilongga beauty wearing the Philippine crown with pearls on May 16. It was captioned with: “Rally behind our queen, Philippines! Tomorrow we fight for our 5th Miss Universe crown.”
“Miss Universe” is airing the finals of the 2021 competition on Sunday, May 16 at 8 p.m (Monday morning PH time). The event was hosted by Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo, and featured a performance by Pitbull.
The 69th Miss Universe pageant is being held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
