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What significant achievement did Maria achieve in 2020?
What significant achievement did Maria achieve in 2020?
What was Maria's emotional reaction at the moment of her achievement?
What was Maria's emotional reaction at the moment of her achievement?
What did Maria realize about moments that change our lives?
What did Maria realize about moments that change our lives?
What was Maria's financial situation four years ago?
What was Maria's financial situation four years ago?
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What realization did Maria have about living the life she wanted?
What realization did Maria have about living the life she wanted?
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Thank you ______ do you all remember a significant moment where your life changed
Thank you ______ do you all remember a significant moment where your life changed
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I had just become only the third woman of color in 69 years to be Miss Universe Australia thank you but you can see it on my face there was this air of disbelief because I had gone from being this closeted child of working class Indian immigrants one of who is an ex-priest to now being I didn't realize that was funny but somebody had a giggle you know I and then I went to being the representative of our country on one of the biggest stages in the universe and now I'm an openly queer and sex positive author TV presenter podcaster and host and I can see how yeah that it looks like it the moment my life changed in fact it was actually my little brother who's here today who recently said to me I'm just waiting for my Miss Universe propeller moment you know the one that's going to change everything and to be fair he is so gay so he might actually be waiting for his Miss Universe moment I don't know but see I've learned something about these moments that change our life and contrary to what you think of that it wasn't it in fact it wasn't even a moment but it was six words and just four years ago I was broke in five figures of death newly single and closeted and I just moved back in with my parents I was working in a corporate job that I hated but I knew with every fiber in my being that I was meant for more but I didn't know what and I didn't know how but I was waiting for something just anything to change my life and how many of you relate to that you know you've worn what someone else has said to you and now you feel like you can't live the life that you want to live because you're stuck see I first felt stuck when I came to my skin it's 2013 and this is what I looked like.
I had just become only the third woman of color in 69 years to be Miss Universe Australia thank you but you can see it on my face there was this air of disbelief because I had gone from being this closeted child of working class Indian immigrants one of who is an ex-priest to now being I didn't realize that was funny but somebody had a giggle you know I and then I went to being the representative of our country on one of the biggest stages in the universe and now I'm an openly queer and sex positive author TV presenter podcaster and host and I can see how yeah that it looks like it the moment my life changed in fact it was actually my little brother who's here today who recently said to me I'm just waiting for my Miss Universe propeller moment you know the one that's going to change everything and to be fair he is so gay so he might actually be waiting for his Miss Universe moment I don't know but see I've learned something about these moments that change our life and contrary to what you think of that it wasn't it in fact it wasn't even a moment but it was six words and just four years ago I was broke in five figures of death newly single and closeted and I just moved back in with my parents I was working in a corporate job that I hated but I knew with every fiber in my being that I was meant for more but I didn't know what and I didn't know how but I was waiting for something just anything to change my life and how many of you relate to that you know you've worn what someone else has said to you and now you feel like you can't live the life that you want to live because you're stuck see I first felt stuck when I came to my skin it's 2013 and this is what I looked like.
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The winner is Maria the ______
The winner is Maria the ______
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He is so gay so he might actually be waiting for his Miss Universe ______
He is so gay so he might actually be waiting for his Miss Universe ______
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Just waiting for my Miss Universe ______ moment you know the one that's going to change everything
Just waiting for my Miss Universe ______ moment you know the one that's going to change everything
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