Catriona Gray stuns Indonesian President Widodo

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray wearing a traditional Kebaya at the recent Puteri Indonesia pageant. Instagram/Catriona Gray

MANILA, Mar 13, 2019, PhilStar. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray paid a courtesy visit to Indonesian President Joko Widodo after she crowned the new Puteri Indonesia winners, reported the Philippine Star.

In a post by a fan page dedicated to Catriona, the beauty queen was seen meeting and shaking hands with the Indonesian president.

“Catriona meets the President of Indonesia! Look at his reaction. What an honour!!” the fan page captioned the video.

In the video, Widodo can be seen captivated by the Filipina’s charm as he grinned and covered his mouth with his other hand, which drew laughter from people in the room.

Catriona’s courtesy visit to Widodo came after she crowned Puteri Indonesia’s Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Supranational winners. Puteri is the Indonesian counterpart of the Philippines’ Binibining Pilipinas.

Frederika Alexis Cull was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2019 and will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant, while Jolene Marie Cholock Rotinsulu was crowned as Puteri Lingkungan and Jesica Fitriana Martasari as Puteri Pariwisata.

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