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| Chella Grace Falconer during the preliminary interview. Photo by Voltaire Tayag. |
Chella Grace Falconer of Misamis Oriental is getting the attention of some pageant fans. She cemented her top ranking in the competition as she aced the preliminary interview streamed live on Friday, September 24 via KTX.
The 22-year old beauty wrote on Facebook, "Thank you Lord because you answered my prayer on this day. I remember saying the words to myself 'God is within me and i will not fall'. Thank you to everyone for believing in me."
The preliminary interview tested the wit and intelligence of the contestants and will determine who will make it in the Top 16.
Each delegate were asked five questions. Four of them came from MUPh Organization and one question from Lazada. The delegates had 30 seconds to answer each question until they hear the bell.
Here is the transcript of her preliminary Q&A round:
Question 1: What's the most important lesson you learned in the past week?
Chella Grace: "The most important lesson that I've learned in the past week is to always be ready, to always be prepared with what (to) happened in your life. I do think that there are may be so many struggles in our lives but it only take us to stand back up, to be the person that we've always wanted to be. To believe in ourselves and to always be ready for what is to come."
Question 2: If beauty is in the eyes of the beholder, in whose eyes are you beautiful?
Chella Grace: "I believe that I am beautiful in the eyes of God. He has loved us so much that He even gave up His only Son in order for us to be free, to be saved. I think that everyone is beautiful in the eyes of our Creator. I myself see beauty as not only something that is seen physically but it is what most people do not see. It's in the heart, it is in our soul and I believe that I am beautiful to Him."
Question 3: If we truly learn from our mistakes, would you advise a young person to keep making them?
Chella Grace: "I think it is ok to make mistakes, two mistakes or three, but when you keep repeating them, it is no longer mistake. It is a choice. I do think that we should not keep making mistakes. We should learn from them because when we learn from our mistakes, I do not think that we should be able to do it again because we learned a lesson. Once we do, we become a better individual."
Question 4: If you have the power to do ONE of the following: Eliminate poverty and hunger, A government with no graft & corruption or solve all environmental problems, which would you choose?
Chella Grace: "I would choose to eliminate corruption in our government because in that when we are able to uplift the poor, we are able to see what we can do for the marginalized sectors in our society. Once we do that, we are able to have leaders who can make a better world, who can make a better society for everyone. And I think that is one of the ways that we become a better world and we have something to look forward to. We become a beautiful nation."
Question 5: If you were to add cart one item to buy on Lazada to send to all Filipinas to help inspire them during this time, what would it be and why?
Chella Grace: "I choose my curler for I do think that it has been most essential in my journey and I felt really beautiful, I felt like a mermaid wearing my curls. I do think that if when I send it to every Filipina out there, they would feel beautiful. They would be confident in themselves because once you become confident in you, you treat people better. You become happier as an individual and you become someone you've always wanted to be. And that is someone I am now, I am phenomenal."
For the second part of preliminary competition, Miss Universe Philippines Organization will air the swimsuit and evening gown competition, September 26, at 7:00PM via KTX.
The grand coronation night will be on September 30 at the Henann Resort Convention Center in Panglao, Bohol.