The Philippines’ bet Karen Gallman may have won the Miss Intercontinental pageant on Saturday but it’s Miss Intercontinental Vietnam Le Au Ngan Anh who Pinoys can’t stop talking about — not in a good way.
The Vietnamese beauty queen was fourth runner-up but is now viral after several netizens accused her of wearing an imitation of Catriona Gray’s iconic Mayon Volcano-inspired gown, which the latter wore when she won Miss Universe 2018 in December.
Some netizens pointed out how Miss Vietnam’s hair was also similar to how Gray styled hers. Twitter user @pageantavenue shared a side-by-side video comparison of the two.
https://twitter.com/pageantavenue/status/1089190017186951169
@rssianamrie tried giving Le the benefit of the doubt and said that she might just be a “huge fan of Catriona.”
https://twitter.com/rssianamrie/status/1089425781871108099
@Zyrenne_14 took the sarcastic route and said in Filipino: “It’s not obvious that Miss Vietnam in Miss Intercontinental 2019 copy-pasted Catriona from gown to lava walk.”
https://twitter.com/Zyrenne_14/status/1089361090255892482
Twitter user @esc_assed_lv thought it was a parody.
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Had A Big Laugh watching this..Miss Universe 2018 vs Miss Vietnam in the recent Ms Intercontinental 2018..
Gayang-gaya ang gown pati lakad.. i thought it was a parody at first #AloneTogether pic.twitter.com/YTa9J5MKOp
— Ëśç_ÚśĘd_ŁV (@esc_assed_lv) January 27, 2019
@crdoscbr added: “Funny how Miss Vietnam at Miss Intercontinental tried to copy what Cat did at Miss [Universe]. Girl, [the] original is always worth more than a copy. Nothing beats the original.”
https://twitter.com/crdoscbr/status/1089333225174913025
Others like @mrgrttvllvbn defended Le and said that for her, there was nothing wrong with the gown “inspired” by Gray’s.
“Idk why people keep on bashing her because she copied Catriona Gray or whatsoever,” she added.
https://twitter.com/mrgrttvllbn/status/1089392671406186496
@absolutewords said, “We should be proud that Miss Intercontinental Vietnam was inspired by #MissUniverse2018 #Catriona Gray. Look, she was 4th runner up. Thank you [C]atriona for sharing your blessing to Miss Vietnam.”
INSPIRATION | We should be proud na merong nainspire na si Miss Intercontinental Vietnam kay #MissUniverse2018 #CatrionaGray. Tignan niyo, 4th runner up siya. Thank you catriona for sharing your blessing to Miss Vietnam….
— The Story of Anthony (@absolutewords) January 27, 2019
@cmlvr_ asked why people were hating on Miss Intercontinental Vietnam.
“If she was copying Catriona, I take it as a compliment. At least we left a mark.”
https://twitter.com/cmlvr_/status/1089550834134769665
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