During this event, Miss Philippines
Venus Raj coined the extremely popular Filipino slang term "major, major." During the live Question and Answer portion, judge-actor
William Baldwin asked her to share the biggest mistake she had made in her life and how she rectified it, she famously answered: "You know what, sir? In my 22 years of existence, I can say there is nothing major, major, I mean, problem that I have done in my life." "Major major" is now an iconic catchphrase in the Philippines used to emphasize that something is very important, extreme, or significant, much like saying "huge" or "very, very" in other dialects. The phrase is heavily used in local beauty pageants and media.
