13 things about Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray

Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray is a Filipino-Australian singer, model and beauty queen. She was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia to a Scottish-Australian father named Ian Gray and a Filipino mother named Normita Ragas Magnayon.

Born in Fraserburgh, Scotland in 1945, Ian moved to Australia in 1952. Magnayon is from Oas, Albay, Philippines.

BIOGRAPHY

Catriona attended Trinity Anglican School in Cairns. She obtained a graduate certificate in music theory from Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

On January 6, 2025, Catriona turned 31. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 1999, she won Little Miss Philippines in Sydney, Australia.
2. From 2012 to 2019, she dated Clint Bondad.
3. She won Miss World Philippines 2016.
4. She was a Miss World 2016 finalist.
5. She won the top title at Binibining Pilipinas 2018.
6. She won Miss Universe 2018.
7. She was a Miss Universe Colombia 2020 judge.
8. From 2020 to 2024, she dated Sam Milby.
9. In 2021, she was a “Supermodel Me” Season 6 judge.
10. She was a Miss Universe 2022 commentator.
11. She was a Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 judge.
12. She was a Miss Universe 2023 correspondent.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 commentator.

TIMELINE

Catriona is 5’10” tall. She is the fourth Miss Universe from the Philippines and the first Filipino beauty queen to compete in both Miss Universe and Miss World.

2016

• In May 2016, she started working for Young Focus Philippines, an organization based in Tondo, Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines.
• On October 2, 2016, she competed against 23 other candidates at Miss World Philippines 2016 at Manila Hotel Tent City in Manila and won the title.
• On December 18, 2016, she represented the Philippines at Miss World 2016 and competed against 116 candidates at the MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, USA. She finished in the Top 5.

2017

• On September 3, 2017, she crowned her successor Miss World Philippines 2017 Laura Lehmann at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila.

2018

• On March 18, 2018, she competed against 39 other candidates at Bb. Pilipinas 2018 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila. She ranked first and was crowned Bb. Pilipinas Universe 2018.
• On December 17, 2018, she represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2018 and competed against 93 other candidates at the IMPACT Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi, Thailand. She won the title.

2019

• On June 9, 2019, she crowned her successor Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2019 Gazini Ganados at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
• On December 8, 2019, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

2020

• On May 23, 2020, she revealed her romantic relationship with Milby.
• On November 16, 2020, she served as a judge at Miss Universe Colombia 2020 at Pabellón de Cristal in Barranquilla, Colombia.

2021

• On April 16, 2021, she released the music video of her “Angel of Mine” duet with Jay R featuring Milby and Mica Javier.
• On May 28, 2021, ABS-CBN Film Productions released her song “R.Y.F.”
• On July 11, 2021, she and Nicole Cordoves hosted Bb. Pilipinas 2021 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
• On October 8, 2021, Warner Music Philippines released her song “Love Language”.
• She was a judge at “Supermodel Me” Season 6, which aired on AXN Asia and iQiyi from October 11, 2021 to December 13, 2021.
• On October 16, 2021, she, Tunzi, Anele Mdoda and Nico Panagio hosted Miss South Africa 2021 at the Grand West Arena in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa.

2022

• On March 30, 2022, her wax figure was unveiled at Madame Tussauds Singapore at the Imbiah Lookout of Sentosa Island in Singapore.
• On June 25, 2022, she was a judge at Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 at the
  Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
• On July 31, 2022, she, Cordoves, Edward Barber and Samantha Bernardo hosted Bb. Pilipinas 2022 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

2023

• On January 14, 2023, she and Zuri Hall served as live commentators at the Miss Universe 2022 coronation night at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
• On February 16, 2023, she announced her engagement with Milby.
• On November 18, 2023, she and Hall served as Miss Universe 2023 backstage correspondents at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, El Salvador.

2024

• On April 29, 2024, she attended the premiere of “The Idea of You”  at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City, New York, USA.
• In August 2024, she and her parents went around England and Scotland when their passports and other belongings were stolen in London, England while they were on their way to the airport in the city.
• On November 16, 2024, she and Hall served as live commentators at the Miss Universe 2024 coronation ceremony at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.

2025

• On November 20, 2025, she hosted Miss Sultan Kudarat 2025 with Suchata Chuangsri and CJ Opiaza at the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Gymnasium in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines.