Catriona Gray and Nicole Cordoves to mentor pageant hopefuls online
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Beauty queens Catriona Gray and Nicole Corodves will provide online training to the 40 candidates of Binibining Pilipinas.
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and Miss Grand International 2016 1st Runner-up Nicole Cordoves will be taking under their wing the 40 candidates of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant this year.
In a post made on Wednesday, July 8, Gray announced the new mentorship program under the Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) that will help hopefuls bag one of the five crowns for this year's pageant.
She wrote, “I hope to impart my belief that being a Miss Universe or successful in pageantry is not limited to walking well and being 'beautiful,' but rather being anchored to a cause and being a voice.
“I envision a generation of Filipinas that are prepared, value-driven, and confident enough to take a seat at the table.
“To be a vessel fo good works and also an amplifier of the communities whose voices need to be heard.”
She ended, “Our mentorship has begun.”
In an interview for a local magazine, Gray and Cordoves hope that the mentorship will provide a good support system to the 40 candidates vying for the crown this year.
Gray recounts, “It's because of good mentorship and support system that I believe I was able to be successful in my pursuit towards the Miss Universe crown.
“And that's why I had already put it into mind, that if the opportunity ever were to arise that I could be a mentor to the next generation of binibinis, I would jump the chance.
“Nicole and I were talking about the possibility of being mentors together.
“I believe we both represent binibinis who have gone on to become spokespeople, and that's how the idea grew to become mentors to help aspirants redefine pageantry.“
Due to the on-going rise of COVID-19 patients in the country, the mentorship will be done through a work-from-home setup with personal mentoring sessions.
Gray says, “We're preparing material that is applicable to their pageant journey, but also to general self-confidence, public speaking and excelling communication.
“So, no matter what path they find themselves pursuing, Nicole and I are confident that the skills they learn under our mentorship will be applicable.”
Cordoves adds, “Conducting workshops in the last two years, I've come to learn that the best way to teach communication is to help your students realize their style.
“This means it needs to bring out their personality more, not hide it, and make them sound methodical in order to sound right or perfect.”
As of this writing, the Binibining Pilipinas 2020 coronation night has been postponed indefinitely.
The announcement was made on the BPCI official Facebook page stating that the decision was made to “protect the health and safety of the candidates, their families and friends, all the passionate pageant supporters, and the general public.”
BPCI promises to push through with the coronation night as soon as the situation allows and there's less threat of COVID-19 transmission or infection.
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