December 13, 2021, Miss Philippines Beatrice Luigi Gomez who hails from Cebu City finished her stint in Miss Universe after making it to the pageant’s top 5 but failing to make it to the top 3 held in Eilat, Israel. Miss Universe 2021 judge Marian Rivera on stage after the pageant expressed how proud she is of the 26-year-old Cebuana beauty queen for representing the Philippines. The Kapuso Primetime Queen was seen comforting Beatrice on stage after the said competition. Candidates who made it to the top 3 were Mswane (South Africa), Sandhu (India), and Ferreira (Paraguay).
The 21-year-old Harnaaz Sandhu of India bested 79 other candidates during the coronation night and brought home the coveted Miss Universe crown. Gomez reached the question-and-answer portion of the beauty pageant and was asked by Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere about her opinion on mandating a universal vaccine passport. She answered. “If mandating a vaccine passport would help us in regulating the rollout of vaccine and mitigate the situation of the pandemic today, then I would agree on mandating the necessary passport of vaccination.” In September 2021 she made history after becoming the first openly out member of the LGBTQIA+ community to win the Miss Universe Philippines title and crown.
