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What exactly did Samantha Bernardo tell Miss Grand International winner during coronation?
What exactly did Samantha Bernardo tell Miss Grand International winner during coronation?
Mario Dumaual,
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 29, 2021 06:22 PM PHT
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Updated Mar 29, 2021 08:05 PM PHT
Miss Grand International 2020 first runner-up Samantha Mae Bernardo revealed Monday what she actually told Miss USA Abena Akuaba Appiah moments after she was declared the winner of the pageant.
Miss Grand International 2020 first runner-up Samantha Mae Bernardo revealed Monday what she actually told Miss USA Abena Akuaba Appiah moments after she was declared the winner of the pageant.
In the now-viral video, a crying Appiah could barely stand when the announcement was made. Bernardo and the outgoing Miss Grand International Valentina Figuera of Venezuela struggled to prop her up for the coronation.
In the now-viral video, a crying Appiah could barely stand when the announcement was made. Bernardo and the outgoing Miss Grand International Valentina Figuera of Venezuela struggled to prop her up for the coronation.
That moment has been transformed into many hilarious memes with various backgrounds at a pedestrian bridge, an elevator, waterfalls, even in San Juanico bridge.
That moment has been transformed into many hilarious memes with various backgrounds at a pedestrian bridge, an elevator, waterfalls, even in San Juanico bridge.
Courtesy: Miss Grand International Facebook live
Bernardo revealed she had to “threaten” Miss USA to rise up to the pivotal moment in a TV interview in Thailand.
Bernardo revealed she had to “threaten” Miss USA to rise up to the pivotal moment in a TV interview in Thailand.
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“You were like falling and dying and you were helping her,” the Thai host told Appiah and Bernardo, to which the Filipina retorted laughing, “Yeah, I said c’mon, if not you, then I can (take your place)!” Bernardo then struck a queenly walk and pose, with Appiah and the other people in the studio bursting into laughter.
“You were like falling and dying and you were helping her,” the Thai host told Appiah and Bernardo, to which the Filipina retorted laughing, “Yeah, I said c’mon, if not you, then I can (take your place)!” Bernardo then struck a queenly walk and pose, with Appiah and the other people in the studio bursting into laughter.
Seconds before the winner’s announcement, when Bernardo was shaking and slapping Miss USA’s hand and arm in the viral video, a flustered Appiah told Bernardo, "'Sister, you’re gonna win!' I said this is your time! ...Yes, I was dying, I just couldn’t contain my excitement. I didn’t know what to do!”
Seconds before the winner’s announcement, when Bernardo was shaking and slapping Miss USA’s hand and arm in the viral video, a flustered Appiah told Bernardo, "'Sister, you’re gonna win!' I said this is your time! ...Yes, I was dying, I just couldn’t contain my excitement. I didn’t know what to do!”
Both ladies trained under Rodgil Flores of the Kagandahang Flores beauty camp in the Philippines. “We’re like sisters because we’re from the same camp,” Appiah said in the interview. “I know her skills, what they taught her, they taught me. But I didn’t think I can make it this far!”
Both ladies trained under Rodgil Flores of the Kagandahang Flores beauty camp in the Philippines. “We’re like sisters because we’re from the same camp,” Appiah said in the interview. “I know her skills, what they taught her, they taught me. But I didn’t think I can make it this far!”
Bernardo also said it was the fulfillment of Flores' vision that they end up as Top 2 in the competition. “Obviously I wanted to win but I’m very happy that it’s her because it is timely and relevant,” she said.
Bernardo also said it was the fulfillment of Flores' vision that they end up as Top 2 in the competition. “Obviously I wanted to win but I’m very happy that it’s her because it is timely and relevant,” she said.
Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. hailed Bernardo’s achievement at the Miss Grand International pageant as “ a source of pride and joy in these trying times.”
Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. hailed Bernardo’s achievement at the Miss Grand International pageant as “ a source of pride and joy in these trying times.”
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