Catriona Gray went on special fitness program to train for Miss Universe

Before 24-year-old Catriona Gray could walk on stage and bring home the Miss Universe crown, she had to undergo a special fitness program designed just for her to prepare her for the international competition.

In Aubrey Carampel's report "24 Oras," Catriona's coach, who goes by the nickname HitManDan, said that the program consisted of both high-intensity interval training and strength training to build up muscle. "So may mga araw na mabibigat binubuhat niya, may mga araw din na talagang hingal na hingal siya," the trainer said.

In a gym in Parañaque City, Catriona would do 45 minutes of the high-intensity workout, and didn't let tiredness stop her.

Catriona also had to follow a strict diet that included grains and vegetables, which the trainer said the beauty queen loved anyway.

After the intense preparation she had to undergo, Catriona's trainer describes the new Miss Universe as an extremely disciplined and hardworking person. — Kaela Malig/BM, GMA News