Miss
India
Universe
Adline
Quadros
Castelino
was
recently
honoured
as
the
runner
up
at
the
69th
Miss
Universe
beauty
pageant.
While
she
didn't
win
the
top
crown,
her
answer
during
the
final
round
of
the
competition
is
winning
hearts
all
over
the
internet.
After
making
it
to
the
top
five,
during
the
final
Question
and
Answer
round,
Adline
was
asked
a
question
about
the
current
pandemic
and
its
economic
strain
on
countries.
The
question
asked
by
the
judges
was,
"Should
countries
lockdown
due
to
COVID-19
despite
the
strain
on
their
economies,
or
should
they
open
their
borders
and
risk
a
potential
increase
in
infection
rates?"
Adline
Castelino's
response
to
the
question
has
received
quite
the
praise,
especially
given
the
current
situation
in
the
country.
She
said,
"Good
evening
universe.
Well,
coming
from
India
and
witnessing
what
India
is
experiencing
right
now,
I
have
realized
something
very
important
that
nothing
is
more
important
than
the
health
of
your
loved
ones.
And
you
have
to
draw
a
balance
between
economy
and
health.
And
that
can
only
be
done
when
the
government
works
with
the
people
hand
in
hand
and
produces
something
that
will
work
with
the
economy.
Thank
you."
Meanwhile,
her
final
statement
also
garnered
her
some
love
on
social
media
platforms.
The
beauty
queen
was
asked
to
talk
about
free
speech
and
the
right
to
protest,
another
topic
that
has
been
common
not
only
in
India
but
all
around
the
world.
Adline
in
response
talked
about
protest
as
a
means
to
raise
voice
against
injustice.
Using
women's
protests
for
equal
rights
as
an
example,
she
said,
"We've
seen
many
protests
in
recent
days.
Especially,
I
want
to
point
out
the
protests
that
women
have
made
throughout
the
years
with
equal
rights.
Until
today,
we
lacking
them.
Because
protest
helps
us
raise
our
voice
against
what's
happening,
against
inequality.
It
helps
minorities
in
any
democracy
to
raise
their
voice.
So
protest
is
very
important.
But
what's
not
important
is
when
you
use
it,
because
with
every
right
comes
responsibility
for
the
use
of
it
with
power.
Thank
you."
For
the
unversed,
22-year-old
Adline
Quadros
Castelino
originally
hails
from
Kuwait,
but
moved
to
India
to
become
a
financially
independent
woman.
The
young
star
is
born
to
Mangalorean
catholic
parents
hailing
from
Karnataka.