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MANILA, Philippines – Despite coming second in the 2020 Miss Universe Philippines pageant, Parañaque City bet that Ysabella Ysmael still earned the accolade of her beauty queen aunt, Miss Universe 1973 Margarita “Margie” Moran.
“The first runner-up is my Champion,” Moran said of his niece in an Instagram post on Sunday.
“You were a standout, but the purpose designed for you is greater than you can imagine,” Moran added.
“We love you for who you are,” Moran told Ysmael.
And Ysmael was visibly moved by her aunt’s words, when she replied, “I love you, Tita Margie. Thank you for the overflowing love, endless support, and loving guidance. “
It was Rabiya Mateo, 22, of Iloilo City, who won the Miss Universe Philippines 2020 crown during a pre-recorded coronation ceremony held at the Cordillera Convention Hall of the Baguio Country Club.
Mateo will try to become the fifth Filipina to win the Miss Universe crown after Moran, Catriona Gray (2018), Pia Wurtzbach (2015) and Gloria Diaz (1969).
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