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Hiraya manawari, PILIPINAS! ✨🇵🇭

Chelsea Manalo paid homage to the Philippines' religions with her national costume during the Miss Universe preliminary competition on Friday.

The Filipina beauty queen, who hails from Bulacan, wore a gold dress with white sleeves. She also had on a silver and gold headpiece and held two fans as she walked, reminiscent of what is used in the Philippine Muslim ethnic dance, the singkil. Chelsea’s dress had a bright blue train with an image of the Virgin Mary.

"No matter what religion we believe in. If we pray for something, devote and give our faith and work for it, in God’s perfect time everything is possible. Despite all the hardships, chaos, roadblocks and redirection that we go through, believe that there is hope and Divine guidance from a Higher Being," Chelsea wrote.

Courtesy: Seven Barretto via Chelsea Manalo/Instagram