Original Vietnamese MC Jeannie Mai will lead MU, Olivia Culpo back despite criticism, Catriona Gray also participates

Since the acquisition of Miss Universe pageant, Mrs. Anne Jakrajutatip has made a lot of changes. One of them must be mentioned that male MC Steve Harvey - a familiar face in every Miss Universe finale will no longer hold this position. Instead, there will be 4 female MCs to take over his position.

Accordingly, the beauty site Missosology recently reported that Vietnamese-origin MCs Jeannie Mai and Olivia Culpo were selected to replace male MC Steve Harvey - who took on the role of host of the Miss Universe finale in 5 past year.

In addition, Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and Emmy Award-winning actress Zuri Hall will take on the role of MCs behind the scenes of the finale. This makes Vietnamese beauty fans extremely excited because Catriona Gray had a trip to Vietnam in 2022, participating in the final of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022. The audience hopes to see the interaction of "Cat" Gray" and Ngoc Chau more in the upcoming finale.

Miss Universe 2022 starts the final round from January 4 and ends on January 14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. The reigning beauty queen is Harnaaz Sandhu. The representative of Vietnam participating in this year's contest is Ngoc Chau.

Jeannie Mai has taken on the role of behind-the-scenes MC of Miss Universe many times. After years of trying, her efforts paid off when she became the main MC of the finale of Miss Universe 2022 on January 14.

Jeannie Mai was born in 1979 in San Jose, California, USA. At the age of 16, Jeannie Mai started her career, she wandered to small nightclubs and did everyone's makeup. The beauty then became a makeup artist for MAC Cosmetics, having worked for many stars like Christina Aguilera or Alicia Keys.

In 2003, Jeannie Mai applied to American television stations and impressed with her fashion sense and charismatic talk. Jeannie started her career as an MC in 2003 on USA Network's Character Fantasy show. After that, she became famous for shows like How Do I Look, The Real. Jeannie Mai used to be the MC behind the scenes for the Miss Universe contest from 2011 to 2014. She is considered the most famous Vietnamese MC in Hollywood.

Not only participating as a presenter in the US, Jeannie Mai also works for the non-profit organization Heartbeat Vietnam to help disadvantaged children and NighLight International - specializing in rescuing women. and children trafficked across borders.

Regarding private life, in 2007, Jeannie Mai married American editor - Freddy Harteis and divorced 10 years later. In September 2021, Jeannie Mai was pregnant with her first child with rapper Jeezy. The two met through the show The Real hosted by her and secretly dated in January 2019. At the end of March 2020, Jeezy proposed and was accepted by Mai.

Jeannie Mai once shocked when she revealed that from the age of nine she was abused by her cousin for four years and suffered from Stockholm syndrome - a psychological state that changed from fear, hatred to sympathy for the person who harmed her.

On American television, Jeannie often shows her love for Vietnamese culture when wearing a traditional Ao Dai or telling stories about her mother and her roots. Jeannie shared that she had to work very hard to be able to become a presenter in the US.

"I still remember many shows people told me they only cast white people. I asked why and they said that because their audience is white, if you watch an Asian host, They will see it as irrelevant. It really makes me angry, and makes me work harder to show them," she shared.

She always takes the opportunity to bring Vietnamese culture to her audience, the beauty also used to wear ao dai on stage. "I think Vietnamese culture is very interesting and I want to share that in my programs. I always try to teach a few Vietnamese words in my programs" - Jeannie shared at one session. exchange with young people in Ho Chi Minh City in 2016.

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