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This is Philippines - Catriona Gray

Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray was born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia[6] to an Australian father of Scottish descent, Ian Gray, and a Filipino mother, Normita Ragas Magnayon, from Oas, Albay, Philippines.[7] Gray is reportedly named after her paternal grandmother, Catherine Gray (née Ross), an immigrant to Western Australia from Scotland in 1952[8] and Elsa Magnayon (née Ragas), her maternal grandmother from Oas, Albay, Philippines.

Location: Luzon, Philippines

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