There has been confusion as to the criteria used in the selection of the continental queens and why they were awarded during the press presentation. So here it goes:
1. The continental queens were chosen by the org before the coronation night. Org (not the judges) chose them based on their overall performance from day 1 which includes interviews, attitude towards the org, staff, contestants, the press, sponsors, etc. while the judges however chose the Miss Universe winners and runners up.
So apparently the org likes these continental queens so they get to join Miss Universe during her travels and not the runners up.
My understanding also is the continental queens will be joining the top winner at the continent that they are from.
2. The continental queens were announced during the press conference so as not to take away the spotlight from the top five during the pageant finals.
My Take:
So it surely pays off to have been trained on social graces especially on interpersonal skills. You can never go wrong with kindness.
Congratulations to the winners of Miss Universe 2024 especially to the Philippine delegate Chelsea Manalo
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