Newly crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2022 Celeste Cortesi paid tribute to her father who chose her name.
On Instagram on May 7, Celeste also honored Val Taguba who designed her evening gown during the finals of the prestigious competition.
Celeste's full post:
“CELESTE” in Italian means heavenly, sky blue.
"My dad would always tell me the wonderful story on how he chose to name me Celeste.
"After I was born, while he was holding me in his arms, he looked at the sky then he immediately knew my name would be Celeste.
"Celeste is the color I wanted to wear on the final night, in honor of my dad.
In every step on that stage I would feel his presence right beside me, my guardian angel
"Thank you @valtaguba for this amazing creation, you made my dream come true " wrote Celeste on social media.