Michelle Dee is further intensifying her preparations for the international pageant.
“But most of all, Michelle is far more focused in her reason, her life purpose, her driving force for good. For her, what she’s been advocating for pre-dates her pageantry career. So you know it is something that she has always believed in,” Tayag said, referring to Dee’s work with the Autism Society of the Philippines for many years now. The titleholder has two brothers diagnosed with autism.
Dee’s predecessors flew to their respective competition venues way ahead of their fellow delegates, spending weeks for additional trainings and preparations outside the country. Tayag said MUPH has not decided yet whether she will also leave the country way before the start of the official Miss Universe activities.
“Nothing is final at the moment. But we always give importance to our delegate’s overall well-being in preparing for Miss Universe. We’ve been talking to Michelle about it. Traveling and time changes are taxing. It would be good to give her a bit of time to adjust to the time zone prior to the pageant. We want her to feel and be at her best the moment she sets foot in El Salvador,” Tayag shared.
Dee is not only aiming to inherit the title currently held by Filipino-American designer R’Bonney Gabriel from the United States, but will also try to bring the Philippines’ Miss Universe glory back, after Celeste Cortesi broke the country’s 12-year placement streak when she missed the first cut in the 71st Miss Universe pageant held in January.
Four Filipino women have captured the title in the past—Gloria Diaz in 1969, Margie Moran in 1973, Pia Wurtzbach in 2015, and Catriona Gray in 2018. /
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