The Universe has a new Miss and Ty Ty approves.
Miss Philippines, Catriona Gray, was crowned Miss Universe 2018 on Sunday night, and some are speculating that her signature runway walk may have sealed the deal.
Even America's Next Top Model creator and supermodel Tyra Banks agreed.
WATCH: #MissUniverse Philippines Catriona Gray slays in a pink swimsuit. VIDEO CREDIT: Under License from Miss Uniβ¦ https://t.co/40Uy9IOdYBβ ABS-CBN News (@ABS-CBN News)1545011828.0
The #MissUniverse swimsuit competition is next. Do you think Philippines' Catriona Gray will do her now-famous slowβ¦ https://t.co/vXzY5uUf7eβ CNN Philippines (@CNN Philippines)1545011382.0
Catriona Gray did her iconic slow-mo show-stopping twirl during the swimsuit portion of the #MissUniverse pageant. @gmanewsβ Jannie (@Jannie)1545011810.0
The final moment arrived.
Miss Universe 2018 is... PHILIPPINES! https://t.co/r2BkN8JpXhβ Miss Universe (@Miss Universe)1545015785.0
OMGGGGGG!! #MissUniverse Congratulations PH!!β baninay β‘ (@baninay β‘)1545015808.0
HAIL TO THE NEW QUEEN. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters places the crown on #MissUniverse Catriona Gray from the Philippines.β¦ https://t.co/k5R70UboIXβ ABS-CBN News (@ABS-CBN News)1545016393.0
Ms. Philippines truly deserved that crown, darling of the crown, stage presence, her wits and ofc her beauty...everβ¦ https://t.co/mvNV514Rnbβ ꡬλ¦μμ μ΄π (@ꡬλ¦μμ μ΄π)1545015765.0
DAMN!!! CONGRATS PHILIPPINES! β€οΈπ΅π #MissUniverseβ Kimpoy Feliciano (@Kimpoy Feliciano)1545015536.0
CONGRATS @catrionaelisa!!! We all knew it from the start, even before MU started that you have the heart and to beβ¦ https://t.co/NmnfOqnJzhβ π (@π)1545016171.0
Folks just could not get over that walk.
It was during the swimsuit round that she debuted her much-awaited signature βlava walk,β which some pageant fans lβ¦ https://t.co/SxbAvnIRXMβ Philstar.com (@Philstar.com)1544749141.0
She squeezed every second of that walk and that spotted spin, @tyrabanks will be proud!! https://t.co/WTafZJj0Hdβ Earle Ceo Abrenica (@Earle Ceo Abrenica)1544818068.0
Yup, still hypnotized by the lava walk! πβοΈπ₯ #CatrionaForMissUniverse #MissUniverse2018 @catrionaelisa https://t.co/ose76sCGJYβ Tricia Gosingtian-Gabunada (@Tricia Gosingtian-Gabunada)1545006574.0
Banks reached out to Gray on Twitter to show her support and the two shared a special social media moment.
I mean...Pinoy Power to the Max!!! https://t.co/ar22wLvw2kβ Tyra Banks (@Tyra Banks)1544860316.0
OMG ππ @tyrabanks https://t.co/vSL3NZyvHNβ Catriona Gray (@Catriona Gray)1544883723.0
And OMG back at YOU! You did it! And that walk and confidence? I mean...NEXT LEVEL FIERCE!!! TyTy approves. π https://t.co/HJPAUgyZ11β Tyra Banks (@Tyra Banks)1545037661.0
If Tyra loves it, we all love it.