As a country dominated by passionate pageant fans, Filipinos love their beauty queens so much that they go all out to support them in everything they do. When these Filipino beauties come together, expect fans to go wild. Among the local beauty queens people have been wanting to see together are the country’s recent champions in the Miss Universe pageant, Pia Wurtzbach (2015) and Catriona Gray (2018). And just recently, their wish has been granted.
The two titleholders come together to celebrate a cause that is near to their hearts. In celebration of World AIDS Day, Catriona and Pia join forces for Love Yourself’s #WhatWorksForU. The initiative “empowers individual choices by knowing that what works for you is living a life that enables a safer society for all.” Its latest campaign was unveiled during the fourth edition of the Love Gala and Ripple Awards at The Podium Hall in Ortigas, Pasig City.
The gala called for the attendees to come in their best Filipinianas. With Catriona and Pia being the Philippines' representatives on the international stage, they are no strangers to rocking modern iterations of the country’s traditional garbs. Catriona was a vision in pink as she graced the event wearing a floral terno dress with a cape skirt by fashion designer Jearson Demavivas. While Pia Wurtzbach was a gilded goddess in her gold terno gown with a thigh-high slit by fashion designer Mark Bumgarner.
The Love Gala and Ripple Awards are twin bi-yearly activities led by nonprofit organization Love Yourself Inc. With the theme “Heroes Emerge,” this year's gala and the awards “pay homage to the game-changers in HIV advocacy in the Philippines and Asia-Pacific.”
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