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Did Miss Grand International throw shade at Catriona Gray?

The Miss Grand International Organization and its current titleholder Clara Sossa found themselves in hot water after pageant fans perceived one of their Instagram posts, saying a “Mabuhay! Real cooking show. LOL,” as directly referring to the results of the Miss Universe 2018, held in Bangkok, Thailand, Dec. 17.

On the day of the Miss Universe competition, the official Instagram account of the Miss Grand International uploaded a photo showing Sossa and the organization’s president Nawat Itsaragrisil cooking in a kitchen.

Many netizens believed the caption of the photo was a direct attack to the Miss Universe Organization and its newly crowned queen, Catriona Gray.

 

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mabuhay !!! Real cooking show lol ?

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Aside from its literal meaning, the term “cooking show” can also describe a “game or a competition that’s rigged in favor of one party over the others”, according to Urban Dictionary.

While the post did not mention neither Miss Universe nor Gray’s name, many netizens called out the pageant organization since the photo was uploaded after the Filipino-Australian beauty received the Miss Universe 2018 title.

Filipino netizens were irked by the photo and flooded the comments section to call out Miss Grand International for posting it which many described as a “cheap move”.

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The Philippines’ representative to this year’s Miss Grand International pageant, Eva Psychee Patalinjug, also gave her opinions about the photo.

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As of press time, neither Sossa nor Itsaragrisil has released a statement to address the issue.

Miss Grand International is a relatively new pageant based in Thailand, the same country where the Miss Universe 2018 beauty pageant was held.

Established in 2013, Miss Grand International advocates to “spread the message of happiness and to take a stand and say “Stop the War and Violence.”

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