Ma. Ahtisa Manalo crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2025
Ma. Ahtisa Manalo from Quezon Province was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2025 on Friday, May 2, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, just two weeks shy of her 28th birthday.
Ahtisa won over 64 other contestants and was crowned by Chelsea Manalo of Bulacan, who is now Miss Universe Asia. Congratulatory messages poured in from fellow beauty queens such as Catriona Gray and Pia Wurtzbach.
In her official portraits taken by Seven Barretto, Ahtisa proudly displayed the Jewelmer crown atop her head and the Miss Universe Philippines sash across her pink gown designed by Val Taguba.
The Filipino-Australian stunner's journey since 2017 has been marked by dedication and perseverance, culminating in her third attempt for Miss Universe Philippines, which she won after finishing as second runner-up the previous year.
Ahtisa is on a quest to win the Philippines' fifth Miss Universe crown after Gloria Diaz (1969), Margarita Moran (1973), Pia Wurtzbach (2015) and Catriona Gray (2018). The global tilt will take place at the Impact Challenger in Pak Kret, Thailand, on Nov. 21.
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