Chelsea Manalo on negative comments after coronation: ‘It will never shake me down’

Chelsea Manalo is still on cloud nine after winning the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 crown last Wednesday evening.

But while her fans are celebrating her win, there are also naysayers who are questioning the Bulakenya beauty’s coronation.

In her first media conference, Chelsea said that she doesn’t want to focus on anything negative at the moment, especially the comments.

“As I have said, when I won the Miss Universe Philippines crown and sash, I really looked up to my parents already and listened to them, those people who are really close to me, because these are what really matter the most,” Chelsea said.

“I know that with these negative comments, this is what only can just, somehow, it will bring people down, but it will never shake me down. It will never take my crown down,” she continued. “I will always lift my head up, so I hope that instead of saying anything negative, is to just uplift the candidates, uplift those who are really deserving. And I hope that this can continue until I get to Mexico.”

Chelsea also revealed that there was a time when she almost backed out of the competition due to financial problems.

“It really did put me at my most that I was about to quit. But thank God, there are people who supported me to continue and push me to continue further,” she said.

Chelsea was crowned the new Miss Universe Philippines during the coronation night held on Wednesday at the SM Mall of Asia Arena.

Stacey Gabriel of Cainta was named the first runner-up and Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon Province was named the second runner-up.

Tarah Valencia of Baguio is the third runner-up, while Christi McGarry of Taguig is the fourth runner-up.

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