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Catriona Gray reminisces Miss Universe journey as she visits Thailand anew

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<p>Catriona Gray took a trip down memory lane as she visited Thailand anew.</p><p>On her Instagram page, the beauty queen shared snaps from her recent trip to Bangkok&#x27;s Royal Grand Palace which was one of the places she visited during the Miss Universe pageant.</p><p>&quot;Bringing back all the feels being back in the Grand Royal Palace 🥺 kasi this was one of the very few field trips we took as @missuniverse where all 95 of us were together,&quot; she said.</p><p>Catriona shared that it has been five years since she stepped foot in the said place as a Miss Universe candidate.</p><p>&quot;This year marks 5 years since I was here 🥺 Wala lang, I’m just filled with so much gratitude 🙏 This journey changed my life and Thailand will always have a place in my heart 💗,&quot; she wrote.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwo32c-RU6M/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A693893.3%2C%22ls%22%3A693506.6%2C%22le%22%3A693862.6%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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Catriona won the Miss Universe crown in 2018.</p><p>The pageant was held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, in Thailand.</p><p>South Africa&#x27;s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned Catriona as her successor.</p><p>It was the fourth Miss Universe crown of the Philippines.</p><p>Last January, Catriona returned to the Miss Universe stage as one of the pageant hosts.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/1/16/catriona-hosting-miss-universe-1851"><strong>READ: Catriona Gray on hosting Miss Universe: ‘It’s always been a dream’<br/></strong></a></div><p>During her recent trip to Thailand, Catriona gave a talk to the Institute of HIV Research and Innovation which she described as one of the most meaningful talks she did.</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwk0_Xxxihw/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=506&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A693906.7000000001%2C%22ls%22%3A693506.6%2C%22le%22%3A693862.6%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>Catriona shared: &quot;Honored to have been invited by the Institution of HIV Research &amp; Innovations Thailand (IHRI) and @loveyourself.ph to give a keynote speech about Breaking Barriers: Combating Stigma in HIV Care for Young Priority Populations.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This has to be one of the most meaningful talks I’ve had the opportunity to give out of the many others, because as I spend more time in the advocacy of HIV prevention (7 years now 🥹) around people who are so passionate about the cause, I feel the weight of my words increase,&quot; she added.</p>

<p>Catriona Gray stepped foot once again in Bangkok's Royal Grand Palace which was one of the places she visited as part of the Miss Universe pageant in 2018. </p>

Catriona Gray stepped foot once again in Bangkok's Royal Grand Palace which was one of the places she visited as part of the Miss Universe pageant in 2018.

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Catriona Gray reminisces Miss Universe journey as she visits Thailand anew

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Published September 04, 2023 09:21 AM PHT

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