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Now a mom, how would Miriam Quiambao answer her Miss Universe

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<p>Miriam Quiambao took a trip down memory lane and reminisced about her Miss Universe 1999 experience.</p><p>In an interview with Boy Abunda, the beauty queen was asked if she felt disappointed when she became 1st runner-up instead of being crowned as Miss Universe.</p><p>&quot;Oh yes, pero it was heightened nung naramdaman ko &#x27;yung sayang from the Filipino community,&quot; she admitted. &quot;Siyempre everyone was rooting for me. Nung nadapa ako parang biglang bumulusok &#x27;yung fame ko as Miss Philippines representative globally.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCJrc69ud32/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=446&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A9910935.099999905%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1436" 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><div><br/></div><p>But Miriam confessed that she already had a hunch that Miss Botswana, who won the Miss Universe 1999 crown, would win the pageant following the question-and-answer portion.</p><p>&quot;Actually alam ko na &#x27;yun nung sumagot pa lang ko eh tapos narinig ko &#x27;yung sagot ni Botswana, [sabi ko], &#x27;Ay positive &#x27;yung sagot niya, sa tingin ko siya panalo,&quot; she recalled.</p><p>&quot;I had that sense, and maybe because I heard that answer and I thought, in my opinion her answer was better, dun na ako nag-decide na okay siya na panalo. So siguro I just gave up just before the announcement, dun siguro &#x27;yun eh, just to be honest,&quot; she said.</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Ozv2szymC/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=446&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A9910948.799999952%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1112" 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><div><br/></div><p>Now that she is a mother, how would she answer her question at that time during the Q&amp;A which went: &quot;If Miss Universe were to become pregnant during her reign, should she be allowed to continue as Miss Universe?&quot;</p><p>Miriam remarked: &quot;Now that I&#x27;m a mother, I would probably say, the priority when you&#x27;re pregnant is to take care of your body. And the rigorous demands of being a beauty queen, of traveling, and meetings here and there might cause a lot of stress for a pregnant woman. So I believe it would be best and wise for her to step down.&quot;</p><p>In the same interview, Miriam was asked how she maintains her healthy and fit physique at the age of 49. &quot;Sinusunod ko lately is I am cutting down on sugar, carbs, rice, pasta. Maximizing a lot of vegetables and protein. And then I try to go to the gym about mga 2 to 3 times a week. I am trying to get back to running and my goal is to run for a marathon for my 50th birthday next year,&quot; she said.</p>

<p>Now that she is a mother, how would Miriam Quiambao answer her Miss Universe 1999 question: 'If Miss Universe were to become pregnant during her reign, should she be allowed to continue as Miss Universe?'</p>

Now that she is a mother, how would Miriam Quiambao answer her Miss Universe 1999 question: 'If Miss Universe were to become pregnant during her reign, should she be allowed to continue as Miss Universe?'

Now a mom, how would Miriam Quiambao answer her Miss Universe 1999 question?

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Now a mom, how would Miriam Quiambao answer her Miss Universe 1999 question?

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Published November 30, 2024 07:18 PM PHT

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