Thai Beauty Queen Body-shames Catriona Gray on Social Media

A Thai beauty queen was criticized by people in social media after she described Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray as “fat.”

In her Instagram story, Miss Grand Nakhon Phanom 2019 Coco Arayha Suparurk posted a photo of Catriona next to Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa. She put a text on the photo of Clara as “fit” while “fat” on Catriona.

In response to those who think Catriona does not have that ideal “Miss Universe body,” Miss Universe Canada 2016 Siera Bearchell defended the Filipina beauty, saying that the people’s comments are “disturbing.”

Meanwhile, a day before she passed the Miss Universe Philippines crown to Gazini Ganados last month, Catriona turned to her Instagram story to share her experience joining the Binibining Pilipinas. One of her stories included her experience in body shaming.

Screenshot from Instagram/Coco Arayha

"It was this same event that I experienced an increase in bodybashing, bodyshaming from so many in the online community. It's easy to tell someone to have a 'thick skin' but it hurts," Catriona wrote.

"There were days I really struggled reading comments online. And it was definitely a process. But I had to grow to accept and love my unique shape and appreciate my body for its strength and capabilities," she wrote in another Instagram story.

Photos from Instagram/Coco Arayha

Both Catriona and Coco have not addressed the controversy as of this writing.

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This article first appeared on Philippine Star.