On January 10, Missosology reported that 69-year-old Jocelyn Cubales has registered to compete in Miss Universe Philippines 2024. Coming to this beauty arena, the oldest preliminary contestant wants to inspire and motivate women of all ages to conquer their dreams.
"Jocelyn believes that the younger generation can learn a lot from her life experiences, especially courage. Watch her shine on the universal stage," the page wrote.
Jocelyn Cubales is the oldest contestant in the Miss Universe Philippines pageant. Photo: Missosology.
The comments section recorded many surprised emotions, along with a series of conflicting opinions. The majority of netizens did not support the U70 woman participating in this playground.
Someone wrote: "Agreed that youth may not be measured by age, but Jocelyn should give the opportunity to others. She is not suitable for this contest."
"She probably just competed for fun", "I'm not sure Jocelyn will pass the preliminary round"... are comments from the audience.
On the other hand, many people criticized Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip - the owner of Miss Universe - for changing the criteria, allowing women of all ages, even those who are married or have children, and transgender people to participate. This led to chaos in national competitions. The audience commented that older women like Jocelyn should participate in their own playground.
Amid the controversial comments, there were still people who supported Jocelyn and wished her a good experience at the competition.
She has a lot of experience in beauty pageants before. Photo: Eventologie.
Before Miss Universe Philippines, Jocelyn was already a prominent figure in the beauty industry. Missosology said that Jocelyn had won five beauty titles, including Mrs. Philippines Germany 2000, Mrs. Philippines for Mrs. Asia International 2014, Mrs. Asia International 2014, Mrs. Asia International Global 2014 and Mrs. Ecotourism 2014.
In 2017, at the age of 63, Jocelyn competed in Mrs. Mother of the Universe while her competitors were only 25 to 45 years old.
(Source: Zing News)
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