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Chelsea Manalo reunites with reigning queens ahead of MUPH 2025 prelims
Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo has reunited with Miss Universe Victoria Kjaer Theilvig and fellow continental queens Tatiana Calmell (Americas), Chidimma Adetshina (Africa & Oceania), and Matilda Wirtavuori (Europe & Middle East) in Manila.
The group arrived in the Philippines on the evening of April 26, following a tour in Thailand.
They attended a press conference at Okada Manila in Parañaque City on the morning of April 27.
Manalo, the first-ever Miss Universe Asia, expressed her excitement to share Filipino hospitality with her pageant sisters.
The reigning queens are in the Philippines to attend the Miss Universe Philippines coronation night on May 2nd at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.
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Reigning Miss Universe Philippines 2024 queen Chelsea Manalo had her farewell walk and passed the crown to her successor, Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon Province, during the coronation night on Friday, May 2.
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Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjaer Theilvig and other continental queens participated in a grand parade in Manila on April 29.
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