In the introduction video for Miss Universe 2020, Miss Universe Singapore 2020 Bernadette Belle Ong revealed her Filipino descent as she was born and raised in the Philippines until she was 11 years old. She added that her experiences, while living in different countries, definitely helped her expand her knowledge of different cultures and communities.
In the introduction video, she said, “I actually came from the Philippines. I was born there and raised up until the time I was 11 years old. In between that, I was also living in Hong Kong for a year or two.”
“I was really able to appreciate different roots of me being Filipino-Chinese, but also being immigrated in some very modernized yet traditional-centric community which is what Singapore really is”, she added.
Ong speaks Tagalog, English and conversational Mandarin and is emerging as one of the strongest contenders for Miss Universe 2020 crown. In the introduction video, she went on to talk about her new passion for DJing, which she discovered during the lockdown.
"For the first two months that we were here in Singapore, I really started playing around with music. Because I feel like music is a source of inspiration for many, especially at a time when there's so much uncertainty and you don't quite feel the way you used to be”, she spoke.
Miss Universe 2020 will be held on 16th May 2021 in Florida, USA where stunning beauties will compete for the international crown and at the end of the event finale, Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi will crown her successor.