Word spread through TikTok at lightning speed this summer – former Miss Universe Gabriela De Jesus was dating Miss World Philippines 2021 Tracy Maureen Pérez—the kind of twist Hollywood screenwriters cook up themselves, not real-life. But there you go! Beauty queens don’t need dazzling ballrooms; a shared love of competing crowns somehow makes love blossom just as grandly in real life.
Their relationship wasn’t your typical Hollywood reveal, however. No stolen paparazzi candid on a Miami Beach or overlit selfies leaked from a lavish private party. Instead, De Jesus and Pérez chose the subtle charm route: cozy video call shots, glimpses of matching bracelets snapped during vacations together, each one fueling the already fervent fan gossip online until an intimate selfie popped up. And it solidified it all – they were a power-couple couple, both radiant with genuine happiness that beamed out past your tiny mobile screen.
They’d both spent those years after winning their respective crowns navigating the glittering yet demanding world stage – attending charity events, posing for campaigns alongside A-listers, while also managing their personal growth and aspirations – all under heavy societal scrutinizations and public image expectations. Sharing a behind-the-scenes glimpse into a romance that defied stereotypical beauty “ideal” norms sent ripples through online fan communities who’d grown accustomed to calculated glamor reveals. It made the relationship more grounded, relatable even beyond just being between two beautiful woman.
This dynamic power duo then followed up, dropping the bombshell they’d decided to start lives together as newlyweds – a secret marriage pact forged under their carefully crafted public image armor. While some fans found that move too calculated for a world where transparency reigns supreme across social media platforms, it spoke volumes about something larger – choosing love and personal commitment amidst public pressures, defying both the expectations placed upon pageant titl holders to remain ‘pristine’, as if being a perfect symbol in an increasingly imperfect world.
This unorthodox pairing challenges and defies those very ingrained beauty ideals so rigidly clung to in the traditional Miss Universe format. And isn’t that the unexpected brilliance of it all – two women breaking norms, choosing love over staged spectacle. They demonstrate vulnerability and honesty, proving that sometimes even diamonds crave the company of someone true, authentically themselves regardless external accolades or social graces demanded – maybe that’s the ultimate queenly power: being your real, loved self under it all.
Their unconventional love story is an intriguing conversation starter – a reminder of why human relationships supersede any crown, glitter bomb moment. It’s realness in a curated world – and those moments matter most, especially for a society constantly drowning in filters and staged perfectionist endeavors in realms beyond our grasp! Maybe next year at the pageant announcements we should all root for “relationship goals”.