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Shamcey Supsup denies giving Celeste Cortesi ‘know when to peak’ advice

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<p>Miss Universe Philippines National Director Shamcey Supsup categorically denied that she advised Celeste Cortesi to hold back during the Miss Universe competition.</p><p>This is after netizens accused her and the MUPH organization of advising Celeste to &quot;know when to peak.&quot;</p><p>Celeste&#x27;s journey in the Miss Universe coronation night was cut short after she did not enter the top 16, which broke the semi-final streak of the Philippines in the pageant after 12 years. </p><p>&quot;I never ever told my girls to hold back and not to give their best every single time they come out of their rooms. Never,” Shamcey remarked in an interview with Dyan Castillejo.</p><p>&quot;You can ask Rabiya (Mateo), you can ask Bea (Gomez), you can ask Celeste. Never did I once say that term know when to peak.&quot;</p><div><iframe width="1263" height="696" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nMB3Qik9v0I" title="&#x27;NO WALKOUT&#x27; Shamcey Supsup sets the record straight on what happened during Miss Universe" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>It was former Pia Wurtzbach who coined the term &quot;know when to peak&quot; after she asked advice from Shamcey in the past before competing for the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.  </p><p>While she stressed she did not tell Celeste to hold back, she. however. reminded the beauty queen and even the past Philippine representatives to choose their battles.</p><p>&quot;Not everything is a competition. Hindi lahat ng parte ng pag-araw-araw mo don is a competition. You reserve your energy [for] the things that matter the most and when it is needed the most,&quot; she said.  </p><p>&quot;And I would always say this especially to the girls who would compete in a longer span of competition... For me the most important thing they should watch out for is the preliminaries because that&#x27;s where they will choose the first big cut. Pinaka-importante &#x27;yun para sa akin,&quot; the MUPH national director pointed out.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CnIvRmyrpRp/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=511&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A10533478.799999997%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="843" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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>When asked what advice she gave Celeste before the preliminary competition, Shamcey shared, &quot;I told her focus on the preliminary interview. Focus on showing who you are, what you are here for, what&#x27;s your purpose, and why you should be the next Miss Universe.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Because they told us the preliminary interview is like a job interview. They want to know, are you fit for the responsibility? So you have to take it as a way of showing the judges what you are capable of. Because that&#x27;s 50 percent [of choosing the top 16],&quot; she added.</p><p>Shamcey was also asked if she thinks Celeste was ready for the preliminary interview.</p><p>She responded, &quot;Yes, she has prepared. You have seen her transformation. Sometimes I am blown away when you interview her and hearing her thoughts. That&#x27;s something to really be proud of. She should pat her back on how she was able to transform herself and be the best version of herself.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/19/fresh-scoops/shamcey-supsup-denies-walking-out-from-recent-miss-205072" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Shamcey Supsup denies walking out from recent Miss Universe pageant: ‘I watched ‘til the end’</u></strong></a></div><p>In the same interview, Shamcey also urged the Filipino pageant fans to accept the results of the recent Miss Universe competition.</p><p>&quot;I know it&#x27;s hard to accept things if they don&#x27;t go our way, but I believe it&#x27;s time that we start respecting the results, the judges, the national directors, all the candidates, whether they win or not,&quot; she remarked.</p><p>&quot;And to recognize everybody&#x27;s hard work to make this event possible. The winner is not just someone who performed best on stage but is someone who fits the job and who the Miss Universe organization thinks the best person for the job.&quot;</p><p>The 71st edition of the Miss Universe pageant was held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 14 (US time). </p><p>USA representative R&#x27;Bonney Gabriel was declared as the winner. </p><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>Shamcey Supsup categorically denied that she advised Celeste Cortesi to hold back. </p>

Shamcey Supsup categorically denied that she advised Celeste Cortesi to hold back.

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Shamcey Supsup denies giving Celeste Cortesi ‘know when to peak’ advice

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Published Jan 21, 2023 03:45 PM PHT

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