Si Catriona Gray, na ipinanganak sa Australya ay nanalong Miss Universe 2018 sa naganap na kompetisyon sa Bangkok, Thailand.
Tinalo ng 24-taong gulang ang 93 mga kalahok mula sa ibang bansa, kabilang ang first-runner up na si Tamaryn Green ng South Africa at ang nakakuha ng third place na si Sthefany Gutierrez ng Venezuela.
Sa pinakahuling Q&A, tinanong si Gray: "What is the most important lesson you've learned in your life and how would you apply it to your time as Miss Universe?"
Sinagot ito ni Gray ng: “I work a lot in the slums of Tondo, Manila and the life there is very poor, sad and I’ve always taught myself to look for the beauty in it, to look in the beauty of the children and be grateful.”
“I would bring this aspect as a Miss Universe to see situations with a silver lining and to assess where I could give something, where I could provide something as a spokesperson.”
“If I could teach people to be grateful, we could have an amazing world where negativity could not grow and foster and children would have smiles on their faces.”
Si Gray ay ipinanganak sa Cairns. Ang kanyang ama ay Australyano na may Scottish na pinagmulan at ang kanyang ina ay isang Pilipina.
Siya ay nag-aral sa Trinity Anglican School sa Cairns at nakakuha ng Certificate in Music Theory mula sa Berklee College of Music sa Boston, Massachusetts.
Matapos siyang makatapos ng high school sa Australya, tumira siya sa Maynila at nagtrabaho bilang commercial model.
Ang tema ng ika-67 na Miss Universe pageant ay 'Empowered Women' at kabilang sa mga hurado ay pitong kababaihan na mga dating nanalo sa pageant, negosyante at fashion designer.
