Above, Catriona "Cat" Gray says, "The two
reasons that I am who I am today." They are Bicolana Normita Ragas Magnayon from Oas, Albay, Philippines and Scottish Ian Gray from Cairns,
Queensland, Australia.
Talk about family. I now quote from a book I edited and
layouted, which the HESL Ministries of Quezon City published & launched in
December 2017: Moving On From Woundedness To Wellness (The 8
Wellsprings Of Being); on page 186, the author, Filipina
psychological-soul/spirit-based counselor Baby Javier-Obien says:
I believe, along with (Virginia)
Satir, that the family is the context within which healthy human beings
develop. and that the adults in charge of the family, the marital couple, are
the people makers, who can make or unmake our world.
Revelation: It was Ian & Normita Gray who
gave the universe the Miss Universe in Cat!
Cat speaks Bicolano & Tagalog. Daughter Cat lovingly says in her Facebook post above:
My mum and dad have
believed in me and my potential since I was a little girl. My daddy taught me
to be tough, gutsy and give power to my words. My mum taught me to always trust
my intuition and hold a (fiery) soul in a soft heart. Thank you for
continuously guiding me. I love you both beyond words. – @missuniverse
#MissUniverse
Like mother, like daughter.
Like father, like daughter.
Beautiful people!
Like father, like daughter.
Beautiful people!
Wikipedia says (en.wikipedia.org)
Cat was born in Cairns, Queensland; named after grandmother, Catherine Gray, Scottish
immigrant to Australia. 2 Scots I admire are Walter Scott and Sean Connery; poet,
actor, memorable people.
Lena Grossman says (16 December 2018, E! Online, eonline.com):
She said during the
pageant that she was "very, very close" to her parents, especially
her father.
Daughter looks up to Father, ANN says (02 May 2018, "Did
You Know? Catriona Is A Big Fan Of This Singer-Actress," ABS-CBN News, news.abs-cbn.com):
I've seen him put
himself in situations that are not nice just to provide for us as a family.
He's always so wise, and no matter what challenge or difficulty we go through –
or he goes through – he has this amazing mindset that he can be everything, and
so far he has. For me, growing up, seeing that in my life, it's very
inspirational.
Dani
Panopio says (17 December 2018, "8 Facts About Catriona Gray: Get to Know
Our New Miss Universe," Yahoo News,
ph.news.yahoo.com):
Catriona's parents are
her number one supporters. Catriona's parents were behind her all throughout
the competition, and they were there ever since she started her course towards
the biggest pageant in the world.
Mr Panopio says Mr Gray is a civil engineer. Daughter gets guts
from Father.
Anna
Harstedt says (17 December 2018, "7 Things To Know About Miss Universe
2018 Catriona Gray," Metro US, metro.us)
"that she always misses them (parents)
while traveling."
Belle
says (08 December 2018, "10 Things You Didn't Know About Catriona
Gray," GigTrooper, gigtrooper.com):
The winning gown was significant for her
because when she was 13 her mother (dreamt) that she joined and won the
competition wearing a red dress.
Don't mothers know everything!517
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