Herlene Budol, a beauty queen-actress, was criticized for her “dogshow” answer during the Miss Grand Philippines sashing ceremony and media conference.

According to a source reporter story, Herlene Budol’s attempt to be as natural as she is was too much during the Miss Grand Philippines 2023 sashing ceremony and media conference at the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria Hotel in Pasig City on June 20, 2023.

When the Kapuso star, popularly known as Hipon Girl, was questioned regarding her edge in winning this contest aside from her popularity, her answer or the manner in which she addressed the question annoyed many netizens.

The interviewer asked the following question to her:

“Just checked the list of the candidates this year in Miss Grand International Philippines and your name is the only one that is hyperlinked, meaning you’re famous enough to be in the Wikipedia and you have millions of followers. I had the opportunity to meet and interviewed Mr. Nawat [Itsaragrisil, Miss Grand International president] last year and I know he loves someone who’s got a big social media following. Apart from your big social media following, what else have you got in order to win the crown?”

Most pageant viewers were definitely surprised by Herlene’s response. “Thank you for that looong question for me… chariz.. I have a big followers because I have a big heart… O English yon, ha? Nakapag-compose po ako kaagad. Ano nga uli yung tanong?” she said, and the interviewee followed by translating the question to Tagalog.