Catriona Gray’s parents, Normita Ragas Magnayon and Ian Gray, could not be any more proud of their daughter who bagged the Philippines’ fourth Miss Universe crown on December 17 at the IMPACT Arena in Bangkok, Thailand.
In a video take by Twitter user @MikeInCambodia, Catriona’s parents were filled with joy after their daughter was announced as the winner.
Normita and Ian were not even able to hold back the tears as the crowd cheered for Catriona who was receiving the Miss Universe crown on stage.
“I sat next to Catriona Gray’s parents, and this was their reaction when their daughter, Miss Philippines, won Miss Universe,” @MikeInCambodia wrote.
I sat next to Catriona Gray’s parents, and this was their reaction when their daughter, Miss Philippines, won Miss Universe. pic.twitter.com/1Wu9ysdhEA
— MikeinCambodia (@MikeInCambodia) December 17, 2018
In an interview with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo, Catriona said that her mother approached her after the pageant in tears. Normita told Catriona that she dreamed of her crowning moment when she was younger.
“When I was 13 years old, my mother told me, ‘I had a dream that you won Miss Universe and you were wearing a red dress.’ So when I saw her earlier, she said, ‘I dreamed this!’ And she had tears in her eyes,” Catriona said.
Catriona also shared in her introduction video that one of the best pieces of advice that she got was from her father.
“I can always hear my dad’s voice, whenever he gives me advice it’s always stuck in my head. He always tells me ‘the longest journey starts with a single step’ and it sounds very simple, but sometimes when we’re reaching for a dream or we have an ambition, it seems so far away and we can feel overwhelmed but when we look at it as one small step at a time, one day you’ll look up from your feet that you’re already there,” Catriona said during her send-off party in November which she reiterated on her introduction video.
