Miss Universe CEO Anne Jakrajutatip is looking forward to the candidates’ “final answers” as the grand coronation of Miss Universe 2024 commences.
The Thai mogul, who is overseeing the third edition of the most prestigious pageant under her ownership, posted a picture of her with its previous winners and shared her anticipation for the next titleholder.
“Final answers — R’ Bonney ‘Not now, then when?!’ in 2022. Shey ‘women have no limitation’ in 2023. Great decisive answers to the universe!!!” Anne wrote on Instagram on Sunday, November 17 with clapping emojis.
She was quoting the answers of the beauty queens in the Question and Answer (Q&A) segment of the pageant, particularly R’Bonney Gabriel‘s answer in the Miss Universe 2022 Top 5 and Sheynnis Palacios‘ answer in the Miss Universe 2023 Top 3.
The Q&A segment in the final round is the pageant’s make-or-break portion, as this is where candidates show their substance in addition to their beauty and poise.
It also holds weight in the new Miss Universe under Anne, who previously said she wanted to emphasize the pageant as a “global women’s empowerment platform” where candidates can actively pursue their advocacies.
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“Well done!!!” Anne said of the past Miss Universe winners under her in her Instagram post.
“Excellent job with female transformational leadership character! Love it!!! You both are the real infinity queens!!!” she added.
“Who will answer the final question at her best this year?!! And become our new #missuniverse,” the Miss Universe CEO said.
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Chelsea Manalo of Bulacan, the first Filipino-Black American candidate, is representing the Philippines and hopes to win the country’s fifth Miss Universe crown.
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She is competing against 129 candidates, including fellow half-Pinays Christina Chalk of Great Britain, Victoria Vincent of New Zealand, and Shereen Ahmed of Bahrain.
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The winner will wear the “Light of Infinity” crown, the first Filipino-made headpiece in the pageant by Filipino-French luxury jewelry brand Jewelmer.
