#MissUniverse 1973 Margie Moran to Maxine Medina: No pressure, be yourself, just enjoy Miss U | @mariovdumaual

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Margie Moran, Miss Universe 1973, has just one advice to Maxine Medina, as the reigning Miss Universe Philippines looks to win a second straight Miss Universe title for the country.

"All I want to tell her is to be a good hostess and just enjoy it because when you enjoy it, you're going to be happier," Moran told Medina, as seen in a video by ABS-CBN News' Mario Dumaual taken at a dinner event held at Okada Manila Saturday night.

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Medina is the country's hope to succeed Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015. The coronation night will be on January 30 at Mall of Asia Arena — the first time the pageant will be held here since 1994.

There has been criticism about Medina's chances, with some pointing out her allegedly poor communication and English skills. She has since welcomed suggestions that she should get a translator for the pageant's question and answer segment.

Medina's bid also made headlines when Gloria Diaz, Miss Universe 1969, said that she has a "one in a million" chance to win the crown. Diaz later explained her opinion does not imply that Medina does not deserve the title, but that it has to do with the fact that she is the local bet.

“We’re the host. Parang can you imagine if we make our representative win? Eh ‘di magwawala lahat ng candidates and also their countries, their ambassadors? And they would all think that we are unfair,” she said.

When asked to give her reaction to Diaz's comment, Medina told ABS-CBN News that she knew the beauty queen was "misunderstood."

At the dinner event, Wurtzbach, Diaz, and Moran — the only Filipina women to win the Miss Universe crown — shared the same stage, a rare convergence of cross-generational beauty.

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