Rabiya Mateo is determined to win the country’s fifth Miss Universe crown. PHOTOS FROM INSTAGRAM/RABIYAMATEO

Less than a month before the preliminaries and the 69th Miss Universe coronation night on May 16 (May 17 in Manila), Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Rabiya Mateo’s training is in full throttle. Calling it “the biggest fight of [her] life,” the 24-year-old title holder is determined to win Philippines’ fifth Miss Universe crown.

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