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Why Rabiya Mateo didn't wear a headpiece during national costume competition

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<p>Rabiya Mateo&#x27;s national costume for the 69th Miss Universe came with a headpiece designed by Bulacan-based jeweler Manny Halasan, but the beauty queen was not spotted wearing it on stage on Friday (Manila time). </p><p>Miss Universe Philippines national director Shamcey Supsup explained the reason behind this in an interview with ABS-CBN News&#x27; MJ Felipe, saying that the headpiece keeps falling off whenever Mateo tries to wear it.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/14/21/watch-rabiya-mateo-in-national-costume-at-miss-universe">WATCH: Rabiya Mateo in national costume at Miss Universe</a></li></ul><p>&quot;I&#x27;m pretty sure alam niyo naman na I brought the headpiece for Rabiya but unfortunately it was... she couldn&#x27;t [wear it]. Nahuhulog,&quot; she explained.</p><p>&quot;It was hard for her to wear it, so we decided na kung saan siya mas komportable,&quot; she continued. &quot;Mabigat na rin kasi &#x27;yung wings niya in the first place.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re so sad na hindi nasuot but still, Rabiya was able to give us a powerful performance.&quot;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: Miss Universe Philippines National Director Shamcey Supsup responded to the question of Pinoy fans - what happened to Rabiya&#x27;s headpiece? <a href="https://t.co/NOVuIveiOp">pic.twitter.com/NOVuIveiOp</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MissUniverse</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse2020?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MissUniverse2020</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AribaRabiya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AribaRabiya</a> | via <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mjfelipe</a></p>— ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/ABSCBNNews/status/1393025648793321473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 14, 2021</a></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script>Mateo&#x27;s costume was created by the late designer Rocky Gathercole, with Halasan in charge of the headpiece and accessories.</p><p>In a previous interview with former Miss Universe Philippines MJ Lastimosa, the Filipina beauty queen admitted that her outfit is &quot;heavy,&quot; requiring her to do workouts to properly carry it. </p><p>&quot;It&#x27;s heavy, that&#x27;s why I really need to practice it. I really need to work out physically. &#x27;Yung pinapasok mo tlaga sa isip mo na, &#x27;kahit mabigat &#x27;to, irarampa ko talaga &#x27;to,&#x27;&quot; Mateo added. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/05/13/21/its-heavy-rabiya-mateo-gives-clues-about-national-costume-for-miss-universe">&#x27;It’s heavy&#x27;: Rabiya Mateo gives clues about national costume for Miss Universe</a></li></ul><p>Mateo is gearing up for the May 16 finals night (morning of May 17 in Manila), as she eyes the fifth Miss Universe crown for the country.</p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1684398" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Here's the answer of Miss Universe Philippines national director Shamcey Supsup.</p>

Here's the answer of Miss Universe Philippines national director Shamcey Supsup.