A national pastime, beauty pageants permeate society and the fan culture is intense. Nobody understands this more than Ahtisa Manalo, the country’s Miss Universe representative.

Stream the competition from Thailand for free with Fubo trial or Peacock as 120 delegates vie to succeed Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig.

Olivia Yance's bid for her country's first crown has not gone unnoticed by pageant fans. From her Miss World journey, she was given a free reign to pursue her dreams with the Miss Universe. In truth, former Miss World placers (and non-placers) did surprisingly well at Miss Universe.

Michelle Dee sparked online buzz with cryptic posts reacting to Miss Universe 2025, where Mexico’s Fatima Bosch won and the Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo placed third.

Maria Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines and Praveenar “Veena” Singh of Thailand have a similar pageant trajectory. Both made several attempts to capture their country’s top crowns, finally winning this year.

Filipino singer and TV host Louie Heredia will be joining the 74th Miss Universe selection committee, the pageant announced on Tuesday night.

ALV Pageant Circle of talent manager Arnold Vegafria has acquired another franchise for an international pageant, the Miss Global competition operating in Thailand. The Miss World Philippines pageant announced the addition of the new title on social media on Friday evening,

After the Miss Universe 2025 pageant, Manika Vishwakarma, who was in the top 30, shared a message on Instagram for fellow Rajasthani, Miss India Nandini Gupta.

Juliana Fresado, Andrea Endicio, Glycelle Navares, Julianne Reyes, and Eunice Deza/ARMIN P. ADINA Mutya ng Pilipinas 2025 aspirants includes