Miss World Philippines 2024 Krishnah Gravidez. ARMIN P. ADINA
Krishnah Gravidez is set to leave for India for the 72nd Miss World “Festival” on Tuesday, May 6. And she will bring with her more than just the support of Megan Young who claimed the international crown more than a decade ago.
At her send-off press conference held at Savoy Hotel Manila in Pasay City on Monday afternoon, May 5, Gravidez revealed that the 2013 Miss World winner imparted tons of advice as she heads to the international competition.
“Our conversation gave me light for this journey. She’s been very supportive and very sweet,” Gravidez told a group of media scribes at the sidelines of her press conference.
She said she would still get giddy whenever Young would send her random messages like, “Hi Krishnah, how are you? I was just thinking about you. How are your preparations? I’m excited to see your intro video, and your ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ video.”
Gravidez said she reached out to Young the moment she was crowned as Miss World Philippines 2024 in July last year to arrange a meet up with the first, and so far only, Filipino woman to be crowned Miss World.
“I prepared a lot of questions prior to our meeting. I listed a lot of questions [to have all bases covered],” Gravidez said, sharing that she had sets of questions about every “fast-track” event, or the preliminary contests whose winners automatically move to the next round of competition.
“At first, Megan Young was one of my inspirations. But when I had the chance to talk to her personally, face to face, that sealed my admiration for her. Megan Young is such a genuine and humble person. And I feel like every beauty queen aspirant should emulate that,” she said.
Gravidez said Young told her not to be afraid to show her true and authentic self, despite what others might dictate as the Miss World standard, and to never forget her values as a person.
Another person who Gravidez draws immense support from is 2020 Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo. “She has been very, very supportive of me….When I was preparing for Miss World, I approached her. And she told me a lot of advice,” she shared.
“When she joined her national pageant, I was rooting for her because I know her story. I know her background. I know how she loves her mom, and how she tends to her family,” Gravidez said of Mateo.
Gravidez will be among more than 100 women from around the world who will compete to succeed reigning Miss World Krystyna Pyszkova of Czech Republic.
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The 2025 Miss World pageant’s final competition show will be held at the Hyderabad International Convention and Exhibition Center (HITEX) in Hyderabad, in the southern state of Telangana in India on May 31.
