When Megan Young was crowned Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia, she made a promise to be the best Miss World ever. That promise made sense when calamities struck the Philippines and other countries across the globe. Megan's reign as Miss World was the busiest in the modern Miss World history.
Miss World Chairman Julia Morley was all praises for Megan. Miss World Organization (MWO) capitalized on her hosting skills which she proved useful in the Mister World 2014 pageant. She was the first Miss World to present her turn-over show. And the streak went on up to Miss World 2016 Finals in Washington DC, USA. The same pageant where Filipino pageant fans got outraged about Miss World Philippines 2016 Catriona Gray -- a consistent stand-out and front-runner -- not making it in the Top 3.
When the Filipino pageant fans escalated their frustrations and directed it towards Julia Morley, this is what she had to say, "If you want another Miss World, then don't just send me a beautiful candidate, or even a very smart one. Send me another Megan Young with all her attributes."
As a pageant fan who can read between the lines, on a personal note, Julia Morley finally verbalized what my-long-harbored gut-feel that for as long as Megan Young is there hosting the Miss World pageant, she will always overshadow a Miss World Philippines contender for the Miss World crown.
True to her word, Megan Young is indeed the best Miss World from the Philippines ever. But while in Miss World, her Miss World gain would be another Miss World Philippines' crown-loss.
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