Miss Universe Philippines-Pasig 4th runner-up Anthonet Faith Bernardo. Image: Facebook/Miss Universe Philippines-Pasig
Miss Universe Philippines-Pasig fourth runner-up Anthonet Faith Bernardo drew laughs and, at the same time, awe from pageant fans after she got very candid and revealed that she was not wearing any underwear underneath her finals night gown.
The 18-year-old beauty queen made the revelation during the competition’s question-and-answer portion on Friday, Jan. 31, after she was asked by pageant judge Shamcey Supsup-Lee to give “at least one secret that [she is] okay to share” to the live audience.
“This secret will be okay for me to share but I think my family won’t be okay with this. To be honest, I’m wearing this beautiful gown from Gerald Yacat, but I don’t have an underwear. That’s my secret,” Bernardo said.
The audience as well as event hosts MJ Lastimosa and Jazper Tiongson burst into laughter, but Bernardo did not seem to mind as she even posed more to flaunt her white embellished serpentina gown with side cutouts.
“Si Mareng Shamcey kasi naki-Marites pa,” Lastimosa then quipped. “Grabe, what a way to end the Q&A round!”
A clip of Bernardo’s response was reshared by Facebook page Pageant Aficionado, which earned thousands of Facebook reactions and hundreds of hilarious and supportive remarks from netizens.
Image: Facebook/Pageant Aficionado
Image: Facebook/Pageant Aficionado
Image: Facebook/Pageant Aficionado
Image: Facebook/Pageant Aficionado
During the Q&A portion, Bernardo also shared that MUPH-Pasig 2025 competition was her first-ever pageant.
Conservative family
Like what she surmised while answering Supsup-Lee’s question, Bernardo’s family was taken aback by her answer.
“I come from a somewhat conservative family, so they were surprised by my answer,” the beauty queen told INQUIRER.net. “As much as I wanted to keep it concise, they told me that I should’ve elaborated it.”
Speaking about her dress, on the other hand, Bernardo regarded it as the “perfect gown” for the coronation night, recalling how she was immediately drawn to it the moment she saw it.
Also touching on her pageant journey, the young beauty queen, who is a first year communication student, credited her family’s belief in her as well as her personal dream as what prompted her to join MUPH-Pasig.
“I am very thrilled that I got to be part of the Top 5. These next days, I’ll be going back to school but if opportunity comes, I’ll be more delighted to join bigger pageants,” she said.