WALANG masasabing kapintasan o kanegahan si Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza ng Mexico para sa pambato ng Pilipinas na si Rabiya Mateo.
Puro papuri ang ibinigay ng bagong Miss Universe kay Rabiya nang tanungin siya kung paano niya ilalarawan ang isa sa mga nakalaban niya sa katatapos lang na 69th edition ng nasabing international beauty pageant.
“She’s a gorgeous lady and she was always on point. Like she was always perfect hair, perfect outfit, and I think she was a great representative of your country,” ang mensahe ni Miss Mexico para kay Rabiya sa panayam ng ABS-CBN.
Sa nasabing interview, ibinahagi rin ni Andrea ang kanyang winning moment at nang koronahan na siya bilang 2020 Miss Universe.
“When we were at the Top 2, I think I had a mix of emotions. I don’t really remember exactly what I was feeling. I was just super excited and the crowd was crazy.
“I could hear all the Mexican people in the audience screaming, waving the Mexican flag and that was so much amazing to me,” aniya pa.
“And when Mario screamed Viva Mexico, I was telling everyone this because it was funny that I thought it came from the crowd.
“I was not expecting this like Viva Mexico so I thought for a second like…it was like a pause and then I couldn’t stop screaming and laughing. I was laughing so much. I knew that my life had changed at that moment,” sabi pa ng Mexican beauty queen.
Hinding-hindi rin daw niya malilimutan ang mga bonding moments niya with the other queens at ang pagtutulungan nila noong kasagsagan ng competition.
“It was super friendly. Everyone seemed so mature that everyone really wanted to be there and I think it’s a very important thing because everyone was so focused, but at the same time, it was super friendly.
“And we were helping each one. If you needed something like I can lend you my makeup or my dress. One of the girls lost her luggage traveling to the competition and everyone was like ‘If you need a dress, you can wear it. There’s no problem,’” kuwento pa ni Andrea.
Inamin din niya na mula noong dumating siya sa Amerika para lumaban sa pageant feel na niya ang pagiging winner, “I arrived in the competition believing I was a winner because if I don’t believe it, no one else is going to believe me.
“And I know the power of our thoughts that’s why I always saw myself as the winner. But I knew that if something else happened, that’s because the Universe has something else for me,” sabi pa ng bagong Miss Universe.