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Current and next Miss Universe? Catriona Gray, Bea Millan-Windorski finally meet

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17865290303331786529034627.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski. <em>Photos from the Facebook pages of Belo Medical Group and Millan-Windorski</em></span></span></span></div><p>Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski finally got to meet one of her pageant idols, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. </p><p>The two were spotted together at a clinic launch by Belo Medical Group, which is celebrating its 36th anniversary.</p><p>Millan-Windorski shared photos from the event, and one of these showed her and Gray doing a wacky pose for the camera.</p><p>Commenting on her Instagram post, Gray said: &quot;Lovely to finally meet you.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/8/7/miss-universe-ph-bea-millan-windorski-honored-to-present-research-as-tedx-speaker-1316">Miss Universe PH Bea Millan-Windorski honored to present research as TEDx speaker</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/8/10/catriona-gray-gets-first-awit-award-nomination-1325">Catriona Gray gets first Awit Award nomination</a></div><p>In a previous interview, Millan-Windorski credited Gray and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach for inspiring her pageant journey. </p><p>&quot;I haven&#x27;t met her (Gray) in person yet, but I was so kilig when I saw her congratulations post after I won Miss Universe Philippines... I was so inspired by how she uses the crown for change,&quot; she said. </p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/6/26/how-catriona-gray-and-pia-wurtzbach-inspired-bea-windorski-s-pageant-dreams-1155">How Catriona Gray and Pia Wurtzbach inspired Bea Windorski&#x27;s pageant dreams</a></div><p>Seeing the two beauty queens together, many pageant fans are declaring that Gray just gave her &quot;blessing&quot; to Millan-Windorski, believing that she will be the Philippines&#x27; next Miss Universe.</p><p>This year&#x27;s Miss Universe competition will be held in Puerto Rico in November.</p>

<p>Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski finally got to meet one of her pageant idols, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. </p>

Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski finally got to meet one of her pageant idols, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray.