An American blogger slammed Catriona Gray’s critics on her final answer in Miss Universe 2018
American blogger Tom Kuegler slammed those critics of the final answer of Catriona Gray during the Miss Universe 2018.
Some people, who are also Filipinos, criticized the final answer of the Filipina beauty queen.
There were those who said that she romanticized poverty in the country with her answer.
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On the other hand, Kuegler has a different view on what Catriona’s critics stated.
On his Facebook Page, Finding Tom, the writer posted a video. He dissected the final question for the Top 3 in Miss Universe and the answer of Catriona to this.
“To be honest with you, this really pisses me off because I don’t think she was trying to do that at all,” he said to the critics.
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The question:
“What is the most important lesson you’ve learned in your life and how would you apply it to your time as Miss Universe?”
Catriona’s answer:
“I worked a lot in the slums of Tondo, Manila and the life there s poor and very sad. And I’ve always taught myself to look for the beauty in it, to look for the beauty in the faces of the children, and to be grateful. I would bring this aspect as a Miss Universe to see situations with a silver lining, and to assess where I could give something, where I could provide something
For Kuegler, what the critics completely forgot was the part of Catriona’s answer.
He pointed out that how can someone say that she is romanticizing poverty when she said it was “poor and very sad”.
![Catriona Gray](http://philnews.ph/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Catriona-Gray-11.jpg)
Then, the American blogger stated the part of Catriona’s answer which became controversial.
“And I’ve always taught myself to look for the beauty in it, to look for the beauty in the faces of the children, and to be grateful,”on this part, he highlighted the words “beauty” and “grateful”.
He then stated that he understands that the poverty in the Philippines is not beautiful but he stressed that that there can be a lot of lessons one can learn from poor people.
“And these lessons are beautiful in every way. That’s all that Catriona is saying here,” he said.
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The American blogger also said that the Filipina beauty queen is choosing to see the possitivity in what these people can give to everyone.
For him, the media just wanted to portray the negativity from these people.
Kuegler also cited that he actually witnessed the wonderful smiles on the faces of the children in Tondo.
Behind all the reasons why Catriona Gray was hailed as Miss Universe, Tom Kuegler said that the main reason of her triumph is her final answer.
Watch the video.