Catriona Gray Has Reminder For Pageant Fans
CATRIONA GRAY – Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray sent an important reminder to pageant fans.
The Philippines is among the countries that are obsessed with beauty pageants. The country has won lots of international crowns and it trigged a surge in beauty contests and pageant hopefuls.
But as more women vie for attention in an increasingly crowded place, there’s also a negative side to it. Pageant fans can be the best but they can also be the worst critics of the candidates. Criticism is nothing new but the rise of social media has made it quite toxic.
Through a live stream on the Miss Universe YouTube channel, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray sent an important reminder to all the pageant fans following her tribute to the late Miss USA Cheslie Kryst.
“If you’re a fan of pageantry, please know the difference and the boundary between feedback and outright bashing…”
“Derogatory terms, harsh critiques, and unkind words are better left unsaid,” she added.
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Catriona Gray admitted that she once experienced the seemingly harsh comments of netizens that affect the mental health of a candidate. She said fans, pageant organizers, and beauty queens themselves can do their part and make a difference.
“There are two different sides of pageantry, there’s either the really positive side. I feel empowered, I feel confident, I feel like I have a voice, I have a platform. And then there’s the other side where I feel pressured, I’ve been the subject of bullying, shaming, I’ve been pulled down. I just think it’s a really sad thing that it’s so polarizing in that way,” said Cat.
Catriona Gray also gave a message to her fellow titleholders and future beauty queens. She encouraged them to reach out to their fans who are “putting out negativity” on social media.
“I encourage you to privately message them, take the time to just say, ‘Hey, I really appreciate that you’re supporting me but please I hope that you would not use this platform to put down another contestant. Please just lift each other up.’ I’ve personally done that and the fan pages have really responded very well because they idolize you. So if you set that standard, if you say that this should not be tolerated, they will most likely follow you. We would have to lead by example…”
“We can all do our part to really not tolerate it. It’s a huge difference with saying, ‘Oh yeah it will always be there,’ and ‘Hey, no, let’s not tolerate it. It shouldn’t be here,’” she ended.
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