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Former Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach pens message for Celeste Cortesi

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

<p>Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach took to social media to pen a message for Philippine representative Celeste Cortesi following the latter&#x27;s Miss Universe stint.</p><p>Celeste&#x27;s journey in the pageant was cut short after she did not place in the top 16.</p><p>&quot;We know you gave it your all, Celeste. We are very proud of you 💙🇵🇭,&quot; Pia posted on Twitter.</p><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:250px;display:block;flex-grow:1" title="Twitter Tweet" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOlsibGlua3RyLmVlIiwidHIuZWUiLCJ0ZXJyYS5jb20uYnIiLCJ3d3cubGlua3RyLmVlIiwid3d3LnRyLmVlIiwid3d3LnRlcnJhLmNvbS5iciJdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfaG9yaXpvbl90aW1lbGluZV8xMjAzNCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmVhdG1lbnQiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VkaXRfYmFja2VuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfcmVmc3JjX3Nlc3Npb24iOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYnVzaW5lc3NfdmVyaWZpZWRfYmFkZ2UiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2NoaW5fcGlsbHNfMTQ3NDEiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiY29sb3JfaWNvbnMiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X3Jlc3VsdF9taWdyYXRpb25fMTM5NzkiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoidHdlZXRfcmVzdWx0IiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19taXhlZF9tZWRpYV8xNTg5NyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cmVhdG1lbnQiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3NlbnNpdGl2ZV9tZWRpYV9pbnRlcnN0aXRpYWxfMTM5NjMiOnsiYnVja2V0IjoiaW50ZXJzdGl0aWFsIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19leHBlcmltZW50c19jb29raWVfZXhwaXJhdGlvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOjEyMDk2MDAsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZHVwbGljYXRlX3NjcmliZXNfdG9fc2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3ZpZGVvX2hsc19keW5hbWljX21hbmlmZXN0c18xNTA4MiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJ0cnVlX2JpdHJhdGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmx1ZV92ZXJpZmllZF9iYWRnZSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0Zndfc2hvd19nb3ZfdmVyaWZpZWRfYmFkZ2UiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYnVzaW5lc3NfYWZmaWxpYXRlX2JhZGdlIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd190d2VldF9lZGl0X2Zyb250ZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1614550925770887168&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2023-01-16T03%3A37%3A15.428966%3Afecdbe67-47cf-4bc9-ab7b-b0a7525ee2f8%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=06b914aa9d107a8032f72950c0d891adf495bbfe&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2b959255e8896%3A1673658205745&amp;width=550px" data-tweet-id="1614550925770887168"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>Other Filipino celebrities also rallied behind Celeste on social media following her stint in the pageant.</p><p>&quot;Congrats celeste!!!!! Ang ganda ng nilaban mo for Philippines!👏🏼&quot; Kim wrote on Twitter.</p><p>&quot;I hope Celeste is okay. 💔 The pressure of wearing the Philippine sash is insane. I hope she is okay,&quot; Ayn posted. &quot;We love you Celeste😭 .&quot;</p><p>Meanwhile, Miss Universe Philippines National Director Shamcey Supsup also posted a message for Celeste following her journey in the pageant.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CndeQN_r8jS/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A181823.39999997616%2C%22ls%22%3A181086.39999997616%2C%22le%22%3A181172.19999998808%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="745" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;You fought bravely to raise the Filipino flag on that stage and what truly matters is that you gave it your all and made your country proud,&quot; Shamcey wrote.</p><p>She added, &quot;This experience is truly a lesson in humility. It is a way to remind all of us to stay grounded for we are all created equal.&quot;</p><p>The 71st edition of the Miss Universe pageant was held in New Orleans, USA.</p><p>Filipino-American beauty queen R’Bonney Gabriel, who represented the USA, was crowned Miss Universe, succeeding Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu of India.</p><p>Despite her short stint in the pageant, Celeste remarked that she is still grateful.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/ClC2uZpy-L0/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A181858.19999998808%2C%22ls%22%3A181086.39999997616%2C%22le%22%3A181172.19999998808%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>&quot;Hey, guys! Thank you so much for your love and support. I truly, truly love you and I’m so grateful,&quot; she said in a video uploaded by ABS-CBN News reporter Dyan Castillejo.</p><p>Celeste was the third representative of the Philippines under the Miss Universe Philippines organization since its establishment in 2019.</p><p>MUP sent Rabiya Mateo to the Miss Universe pageant in 2020, while Beatrice Luigi Gomez represented the country in 2021.</p><p>Throughout the history of the pageant, four Filipinas have been crowned Miss Universe - Gloria Diaz in 1969, Margie Moran-Floirendo in 1973, Pia Wurtzbach in 2015, and Catriona Gray in 2018.</p>

<p>Read Pia Wurtzbach’s message for Celeste Cortesi following the latter's stint in the Miss Universe pageant.</p>

Read Pia Wurtzbach’s message for Celeste Cortesi following the latter's stint in the Miss Universe pageant.

‘We know you gave it your all’: Pia Wurtzbach tells Celeste Cortesi

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‘We know you gave it your all’: Pia Wurtzbach tells Celeste Cortesi

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Published January 16, 2023 12:50 PM PHT

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