Miss Universe Philippines 2018 Catriona Gray has already given a glimpse of her signature walk which she will showcase in the highly anticipated international beauty pageant.
Stylist Patrick Henry Mergano Carlos posted a video on his Instagram Story showing the incredible footwork and long strides of the Filipina beauty queen.
Because of the flowy movement, Gray opted to call her signature walk for the Miss Universe 2018 pageant as the “lava walk”.
“Glide, sway, pivot, erupt like a molten rock,” the Instagram story’s caption read.
Carlos also described Gray, who hailed from Oas, Albay, as “magayon” and “Bicolana” and “Filipina”. “Magayon” means beautiful in the Bicol dialect.
The said Instagram Story video has been re-uploaded several times by different fan pages.
Gray also showed off her “lava walk” when she appeared on the ABS-CBN musical variety show ASAP.
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Gray’s “lava walk” follows the other signature walks of former Miss Universe Philippines title holders. Miss Universe 2010 4th runner-up Venus Raj had her “Pilapil walk”; Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup was known for her “Tsunami walk”; Miss Universe 2012 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon also had her “Cobra walk”; Miss Universe 2013 3rd runner-up Ariella Arrida’s “Arriba walk”; Miss Universe Philippines 2014; Mary Jean Lastimosa’s “Camel walk”; Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach made popular her “Tanim-bala walk”; Miss Universe Philippines 2016 Maxine Medina had “Alta walk”; and Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Peters had her “Infinity Walk”.
“’Yung major important aspect lang sa mga catwalk is really the posture and then the face and then hips…and the posture’s easy it’s parang invisible string lang. When you walk, you’re giving an aura,” Gray said in a previous interview with “Magandang Buhay” back in July.
The 67th Miss Universe pageant will be taking place in Bangkok, Thailand on December 17, 2018. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa will pass on the crown to her successor at the end of the event.
