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Shamcey Supsup on the Miss Universe top 16 results: ‘I was quite surprised’

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<p>Miss Universe Philippines National Director Shamcey Supsup opened up about her thoughts on the results of the recent Miss Universe pageant wherein Philippine representative Celeste Cortesi did not make it to the top 16.</p><p>&quot;First of all, I want to commend Celeste. I think she did a very, very good job, a great job in her performance in the preliminaries,&quot; she said in an interview with Dyan Castillejo of ABS-CBN News.</p><p>Shamcey admitted that the results had taken her aback.</p><p>&quot;To be honest, I was quite surprised with the results. But as what I’ve told Celeste, there’s only so much that you can do as a candidate, as an organization. How the judges score, [what] the Miss Universe’s direction is, that’s something that we have no control,&quot; she stated.</p><p>“Ang importante is masaya tayo sa ginawa natin. I am sure that Celeste really worked hard.&quot;</p><div><iframe width="1280" height="720" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wc_9yw2zfN4" title="Shamcey Supsup speaks up on Celeste&#x27;s performance and future of MUPH" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>The MUPH National Director shared that she already talked to Celeste and assured her that she did nothing wrong.</p><p>&quot;I talked to her the morning after and I assured her that wala siyang ginawang mali and that she should not blame herself for the results. As I told her sometimes it is really luck, it&#x27;s destiny and the most important thing is that the Filipino people, they are all very proud and they all think she deserves a spot in the finals night,&quot; she relayed.</p><p>Following the results of the Miss Universe pageant, Shamcey shared that the MUPH organization will have to recalibrate their strategy.</p><p>&quot;I think right now we have to recalibrate because it&#x27;s the new era of Miss Universe, with the new owner, we have to align ourselves with their direction and who they are looking for. And it is hard right now to assess where we should focus, what qualities we are looking for. But I want to congratulate all the girls who made it to top 16. I think as you&#x27;ve seen in their videos, they really have a purpose bigger than themselves,&quot; she remarked.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnIvRmyrpRp/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%3A554034.5%2C%22ls%22%3A553870.3999999911%2C%22le%22%3A553924.8999999911%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Shamcey highlighted that it&#x27;s also not just about winning, but continuing to work with their partners for the betterment of the lives of the communities they serve.</p><p>&quot;And whether we win or not, the Miss Universe PH organization will still continue its efforts together with our partners, with Save the Children, that&#x27;s the most important things. It&#x27;s not just about winning,&quot; she said.</p><p>She also admitted that the recent Miss Universe pageant has taught them about humility.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/16/fresh-scoops/celeste-cortesi-grateful-for-miss-universe-journey-204982"><u><strong>READ: Celeste Cortesi still grateful for Miss Universe journey, thanks supporters</strong></u></a></div><p>&quot;It also teaches us the value of humility, to stay grounded. Always. Because we are all equal. We are all created equal and I know for the longest time we have been confident because we are a powerhouse in the pageant and this is a reminder that the wheel goes up and down so you just have to be humble and to accept whatever results and be happy for the people that got the crown,&quot; she stated.</p><p>Shamcey continued: &quot;And to R&#x27;Bonney (Gabriel) and she is half Filipina. I want to congratulate her. She is very proud of her roots and she has the USA on her sash but still she does not shy away from saying that she is half Filipina so congratulations to her and I hope to see her come to the Philippines, maybe in the future,&quot; she stated.</p>

<p>Shamcey Supsup opens up about her thoughts on the Miss Universe results. </p>

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Shamcey Supsup on the Miss Universe top 16 results: ‘I was quite surprised’

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Published January 17, 2023 02:01 PM PHT

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