MANILA, Philippines — Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray achieved an impressive social media milestone after she won the crown and sash of the prestigious beauty pageant.
Catriona gained more than one million followers on Instagram in less than a day. As of posting, the 24-year-old beauty queen has 2.4 million followers.
She just reached one million followers on Instagram on the eve of the Miss Universe coronation.
Her first Instagram post after being crowned the newest Miss Universe has more than one million likes.
“Philippines, what an amazing honor it has been to carry your name across my chest and to embody you in all aspects. I may now carry the sash of Miss Universe, but I’ll forever be your Miss Universe,” she wrote.
Catriona’s Facebook page is nearing the one million mark at 964,134 likes. Her Twitter account, meanwhile, has more than 299,000 followers.
Catriona was crowned as the newest Miss Universe Monday at Thailand capital’s Impact Arena. She became the fourth Filipina to win the international pageant, following the footsteps of Gloria Diaz (1969), Margie Moran (1973) and Pia Wurtzbach (2015). — Gaea Katreena Cabico
source: philstar.com
