Catriona Gray to join Victoria Secret fashion show in LA as special guest

Inquirer.net - Oct 17, 2026

Catriona Gray is set to grace the Victoria Secret fashion show in Los Angeles, California as a special guest and as representative of the Philippines. The Miss Universe 2018 titleholder announced on social media her participation on the Victoria Secret event on October 19, though it is not clear whether she would be sashaying on

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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A man listed as Oriental Mindoro’s most wanted person was arrested, while a former communist rebel surrendered in Occidental Mindoro on Friday, Oct. 16, police said. In a report on Saturday, the Police Regional Office Mimaropa said the 48-year-old wanted man was nabbed at 6:10 p.m. in Barangay Pag-asa, Bansud,

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