Stacey Gabriel. Image: Dennis Sulit via Instagram/@staceygabriel Weeks after Stacey Gabriel “respectfully denied” another crown at the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 pageant, many of her fans are still clamoring for her to give the pageant — and her dream for a shot at the Miss Universe crown — another try. On her Instagram post on May 29, Gabriel teased her fans about returning to the MUPH stage next year when she thanked her glam team for helping her through the pageant.
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To my creative collaborators turned family – @davequiambao_ @nellyseboy @dennisulit – THANK YOU for pouring your passion, creativity, and love into our shared dream. Ano, isa pa daw – kaya pa ba ng powers niyo?” she captioned her post. A post shared by Stacey Gabriel (@staceygabriel) Gabriel, who represented Cainta, earlier made another post on Instagram explaining her decision to remain as the Miss Universe Philippines first runner-up, and decline one of the four other crowns up for grabs during the coronation night on May 22.
“Because of you, I feel the weight of the world being lifted as all of you raise me to higher ground,” she said. “It is because of your reminder that I know that my decision to respectfully decline another crown and to remain your Miss Universe Philippines 1st Runner-Up [which’ is aligned with His divine purpose.” A post shared by Stacey Gabriel (@staceygabriel) In that post, Gabriel said her job as a .
