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#AribaRabiya tops Twitter trends as Filipinos wait for Rabiya Mateo to unveil Miss Universe national costume
Rabiya Mateo is only moments away from unveiling her national costume at the 2020 Miss Universe pageant, and Filipino fans on Twitter are shouting #AribaRabiya.
The hashtag was the talk of more than 50,000 tweets as of 7 a.m. Friday morning.
Among those who expressed their support for Rabiya by using the hashtag are Miss Universe titleholders Catriona Gray and Pia Wurtzbach.
Friends! Let's send prayers up for our very own Ms Philippines #RabiyaMateo tonight as she prepares for the Closed Door Interview and National Costume show for @MissUniverse ???????? happening in the next 24hrs!! #AribaRabiya ????
— Catriona Gray (@catrionaelisa) May 13, 2021
RABIYA ShowItToTheUniverse #AribaRabiya
— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@PiaWurtzbach) May 13, 2021
The hype over Rabiya’s national costume was already intensified a few days before, after former Miss Universe Philippines Shamcey Supsup revealed that a so-called “missing piece” finally arrived in the US.
For the mean time, it looks like Rabiya already made an impression before the live broadcast of the nat-cos competition on Friday morning.
Based on posts shared by Aces and Queens, the beauty queen showed up at a closed-door event in a white blazer-style dress made by Filipino designer Ram Silva.
Rabiya’s OOTD was simply elegant from the front, but wait till you see the pearl details and beading in the back that spelled out the word “Pinay” in the colors of the Filipino flag.
The National Costume round of the 2020 Miss Universe pageant will be streamed live through Lazada and the Official Miss Universe YouTube channel.
Fans can vote for their favorite costume at http://missuniverse.com/vote. Better get a move on, because voting closes at 11:59 pm on May 15! – Margaret Claire Layug/RC, GMA News
