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Miss Universe Philippines 2026

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Miss Universe Philippines 2026
DateMay 2, 2026
PresentersMarina Summers
EntertainmentBGYO
VenueSM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
BroadcasterOne PH
Entrants50
Placements30
Debuts
Withdrawals
List
Returns
List
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Miss Universe Philippines 2026 will be the seventh edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, scheduled to be held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, on May 2, 2026. The event will be hosted by Filipino drag performer Marina Summers and will feature a performance from Filipino boy band BGYO.

Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2026 pageant, to be held in Puerto Rico later that year. Also to be crowned during the event are titleholders under the pageant's sister organization, The Miss Philippines.

Contestants from 50 localities are competing for the title. This edition introduced a new format for the contest, which features a preliminary competition taking place over a month with semifinalists determined through the selection committee's choices and rounds of public voting.

Background

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The SM Mall of Asia in Pasay (pictured in 2025), the venue of the pageant.

On January 25, 2026, Miss Universe Philippines Organization began introducing updated branding for the seventh edition aligned with that of the international pageant.[1] The following day, Mags Cue, a vice president of the organization, hinted at a "spectacular" event slated for February, later revealed to be the competition's opening press presentation.[2][3] During the said event, the organization announced Misamis Occidental as the edition's host province with Pangasinan and Boracay serving as hosts for the national costume and swimsuit competitions, respectively.[4][5]

On March 15, the organization scheduled the coronation night for May 1, designating the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay as the venue for the fifth consecutive year.[6][7] The organizers later moved the schedule to May 2, citing logistical concerns.[8][9]

Selection of participants

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The contestants were revealed through a two-part event held at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay (pictured in 2026) and the City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque.

Contestants from 51 localities (26 provinces, 18 cities and 7 municipalities) were selected from local and regional pageants organized by accredited partners of the competition.[10] Voltaire Tayag, the organization's executive vice president, considered this year's batch as among the "strongest" so far.[11] The competitors were formally announced on February 16 during a two-part event that began with a parade at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay titled "The First Walk" and continued into a by-invitation event at the City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque titled "The Reveal".[12][13]

Debuts and returns

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This edition marks the debuts of cities of Dasmariñas and San Carlos, Pangasinan, the municipalities of Luisiana, Pateros, San Jose, Negros Oriental, Santo Tomas, La Union, Taal, Batangas, the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Cotabato, Mountain Province, and Sarangani, and the overseas Filipino societies in Saudi Arabia, the Canadian province of Alberta, and the U.S. cities of Bellevue, Washington and Seattle.[14] Additionally, this edition features the returns of La Union and Rizal which both last competed in 2020; Nueva Vizcaya which last competed in 2022; Negros Oriental and Southern Leyte which both last competed in 2023; and Cabanatuan, Cebu and Palawan which all last competed in 2024.

Withdrawals and replacements

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For this edition, no candidates were sent by accredited partners in Angeles City, Bago, Negros Occidental, Basey, Samar, Benguet, Batangas, Bulacan, Butuan, Caloocan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Davao Region, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Guipos, Ifugao, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Lapu-Lapu City, Liliw, Lucena, Malay, Aklan, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naic, Oriental Mindoro, Ozamiz, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, Quirino, Romblon, San Fernando, Cebu, San Jose, Batangas, Siargao, and Siniloan.[15]

Leading up to the press presentation, Cristeta Longey, who was set to represent Benguet, resigned her title and withdrew from the competition without a replacement.[16] She cited a lack of transparency and support from her local organization as another individual was said to be undergoing training to represent the province in the pageant.[17] According to her, the individual entered the contest representing another locality.[17] Online personalities cited by the Philippine Daily Inquirer identified Lyneree Montero-Yodong of Mountain Province as the supposed replacement.[18]

Midway through the competition, Kathleen Caseñas switched her locality from Batangas to Bohol.[19] The organization for the former province previously stripped Caseñas of her title after "accumulated violations and unresolved concerns" and a communication breakdown.[20]

Issues and conflicts

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A day before the press presentation, Renee Rose Patual of Southern Leyte announced her withdrawal from the competition to prioritize her health, citing a lack of updates and support from her local organization.[21] However, she rescinded her decision a day later after reportedly reconciling with her organization.[22][23]

On March 28, the organization announced the removal of a candidate from the competition following the issuance of verbal and written guidance, decreasing the number of contestants to 50.[24][25] Due to her omission in promotional material and absence in the preliminary competition, media outlets speculated that Imelda Schweighart of Kalibo, Aklan, was the sanctioned individual. The organizers denied the speculations and withheld the identity of the disqualified contestant pending the resolution of legal proceedings.[26] Schweighart would later be announced as a candidate to the MGI All Stars 1st Edition more than a week later.[27][28]

Results

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Award Contestant
Miss AMORAP
Miss Bench Body

Five Gems of Misamis Occidental awards

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As part of the pageant's activities in Misamis Occidental, five candidates were named as the "five gems" of the province, with the first-ranked candidate being named as the local ambassadress of goodwill, and the rest being assigned to represent the province's programs in agriculture, health, social services, and education.[29]

Award Contestant[30]
Ambassadress of Goodwill
Ambassadress of Agriculture
Ambassadress of Health
Ambassadress of Social Services
Ambassadress of Education

Pageant

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Format

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The preliminary competition was held at the City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque (pictured in 2023).

The pageant introduced a new format for the 2026 edition, which features a month-long preliminary competition composed of three rounds: evening gown, preliminary interview, and swimsuit.[11][12] In each round, around ten contestants are eliminated from the pre-pageant contest: 40 delegates remain after the first round, 31 after the second, and 20 after the final round, at which point they are named semifinalists.[31] The first half of the contestants that advance following each round are selected through public voting via the Philippine online payment app Maya, while the rest come from the selection committee’s choices.[19][32]

Apart from the preliminary competition, wildcard selection and brand awards—including the People's Choice Award—each send five candidates to the semifinals. In total, 30 delegates advance to the coronation night.[33]

On the coronation night, the semifinalists compete in the swimsuit competition, from which 15 candidates are selected to advance. Afterward, the evening gown competition trims the pool of contestants to seven, where the winner, her runners-up, and the appointees of additional titles under The Miss Philippines are chosen after a question-and-answer round.[34]

Selection committee

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In addition to the judges, selected members of the public vote together in real time as an additional judge in each stage of the finals.[36]

Broadcast

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The pageant will be telecast live on One PH,[37][38] with drag performer Marina Summers serving as a presenter for the event.[39][40] The finale will feature a performance from P-pop group BGYO.[41] All three rounds of the preceding preliminary competition were broadcast on the YouTube channels of Empire Philippines and Playtime Entertainment.[42]

Pre-pageant events

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Preliminary competition

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External videos
video icon Evening Gown segment
video icon Preliminary Top 40 announcement
video icon Preliminary Interview segment
video icon Preliminary Top 31 announcement
video icon Swimsuit segment

The preliminary competition was taped behind closed doors on March 29 at the City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque, with the segments premiering weekly the following month. Each round of public voting begins after the premiere of their respective segment. Public voting for the evening gown competition ran from April 5 to 11, followed by the closed-door interviews from April 12 to 18, and the swimsuit competition from April 19 to 25.[43]

The first ten semifinalists of the Top 20 determined by public vote were announced on April 25, while the remaining semifinalists selected by the selection committee will be revealed during the finals.[44]

Overall result

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Result Basis Semifinalists
Top 20 Semifinalists Public Voting[45]
Selection Committee TBD May 2

Elimination history

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Round Eliminated
Top 40 – Evening Gown[31][46]
Top 31 – Closed-Door Interviews[47]
Top 20 – Swimsuit TBD May 2

People's Choice Award

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Public voting for the People's Choice Award determines three semifinalists, with the awardee advancing directly to the final round and the second-placer advancing to the top 15.[48] The competition is sponsored by skincare brand Piña Beauty, which counts select soap bar sales toward the public vote.[49]

National costume competition

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The national costume competition was held on April 16 at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, with Gabbi Carballo seving as the host.[50][51] This year's entries were themed after the country's bodies of water, and at the end of the event, the six best designs were announced in no particular order.[51][52]

Result Contestant(s)
Top 6[52]

Other events

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Leading up to the coronation night, a variety of events were held as part of the pageant.

Brand awards

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On March 22, a swimsuit show was held in Boracay which named 12 "Aqua Angels" among the candidates, who are finalists for the Miss Aqua Boracay award.[53] On April 9, a runway show was held in Taguig which selected five finalists for the Miss Ever Bilena award, with the winner receiving a cash prize of ₱10,000 and brand products worth ₱20,000.[54]

Award Results
Winner Finalists
Miss Aqua Boracay[53] TBD May 2
Miss Ever Bilena[54] TBD May 2

Special swimsuit show

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During the pageant's activities in Misamis Occidental, the delegates competed in a special swimsuit competition on April 24 for a cash prize of ₱300,000 and the tourism ambassadorship of the province.[29] The top eight candidates from the show, including the winner, are also named Queens of Amorap.[55]

Award Contestant
Ambassadress of Misamis Occidental[55]
Runners-Up[55]

Contestants

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Contestants from 50 localities are competing for the title.[22]

Locality[a] Contestant Age[b] Hometown Notes
Albay Alexandra Oriño[56] 21 Naga
Bacolod Megan Baldevia[56] 23 Silay
Bacoor Felicia Aldana[57] 23 General Trias
Baguio Roxie Baeyens[58] 28 Baguio
Bohol Kathleen Caseñas[56] 22 Calaca
 Entered the competition representing Batangas
Cabanatuan
(Alberta, Canada) 		Ryla Hernandez[59] 22 Calgary
Camiguin Erica Cadayday[60] 23 Mambajao
Cavite Jencel Caña[57] 25 Dasmariñas
Cebu Nicole Borromeo[61] 25 Carcar
Cebu City Apriel Smith[61] 29 Cebu City
Cotabato Clarissa Westram[22] 24 Kabacan
Dasmariñas Tyra Godino[57] 21 Ternate
Iligan Trexy Roxas[56] 19 Iligan
Ilocos Norte
(Hawaii, U.S.) 		Charieze Cacayorin[62] 23 Paoay
Iloilo Nicklyn Jutay[63] 24 Tigbauan Competed at Binibining Pilipinas 2024[64]
Iloilo City Zestah Espinosa[65] 21 Anilao Competed in Miss Pearl of the Orient Philippines 2024, representing Guimaras[66]
Kalibo Imelda Schweighart[67][c] 30 Kalibo Resigned winner of Miss Philippines Earth 2016, representing Puerto Princesa[68]
La Union Bea Millan-Windorski[69] 24 San Juan
Laguna Ysabel Prats[56] 18 Santa Rosa
Las Piñas
(Florida, U.S.) 		Avegail Kultsar[22] 35 Orlando
Leyte Kareyl Cabahug[71] 21 Javier
Los Baños Scarlett de Mesa[22] 31 Los Baños Supplemental Titleholder at Top Model of the World 2025
Luisiana Ashley Subijano[56] 25 Luisiana
Manila Justine Felizarta[73] 31 Padada
Mountain Province Lyneree Montero-Yodong[18] 28 Tuba
Muntinlupa Adela-Mae Marshall[74] 28 Muntinlupa Runner-up of Asia's Next Top Model season 6[74]
Negros Occidental Alex Colmenares[22] 22 La Carlota
Negros Oriental Fatima Al-Sowyed[56] 32 Dumaguete
Nueva Ecija
(United Kingdom) 		Michelle Burchell[56] 27 Dartford
Nueva Vizcaya
(Washington, U.S.) 		Jaqueline Aluning[77] 28 Bayombong
Occidental Mindoro Neil Silva[56] 22 Sablayan
Palawan Aviona Dass[11] 20 Narra Member of P-Pop group Raya[11]
Pampanga Allyson Hetland[78] 24 Angeles City
Pangasinan Donna Nuguid[79] 24 Dagupan
Parañaque
(Los Angeles, California, U.S.) 		Pauline Galvez[22] 25 Los Angeles
Pateros Kristen Marcelino[22] 19 Pateros
Quezon
(Australia) 		Ella Evangelista[80] 30 Padre Burgos
Rizal
(Southern California, U.S.) 		Alicia Buendia[22] 19 Santa Clarita
Samar Island Catherine Wardle[56] 18 Catbalogan
San Carlos, Pangasinan Rose Albania[79] 19 San Carlos
San Jose, Negros Oriental
(Bellevue, Washington, U.S.) 		Jayka Munsayac[77] 23 Bellevue
Santo Tomas, La Union
(Seattle, Washington, U.S.) 		Rachel-Hanna Gozum[77] 22 Seattle
Sarangani
(West Asia) 		Nicole Cruz[22] 27 Kiamba
Southern Leyte Renee Rose Patual[56] 24 Anahawan
Sultan Kudarat Jenrose Javier[56] 20 Isulan
Taal, Batangas
(Northern California, U.S.) 		Juliana Hope Aquino[22] 20 Manila
Tacloban Jacqueline Gulrajani[81] 31 Tacloban
Taguig Bella Ysmael[82] 29 Taguig 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe Philippines 2020, representing Parañaque[82]
Tandag Chrystel Correos[56] 25 Tandag
Tarlac Marian Arellano[56] 22 Pura
Tuguegarao Janica Aquino[56] 24 Peñablanca
Notes
  1. ^ A total of 12 contestants qualified for the national competition through pageants held in Overseas Filipino Societies. They were required to represent a Philippine locality at the same time. Their chosen localities are listed first, followed by their overseas society in parentheses.
  2. ^ Ages at the time of the competition
  3. ^ Status as a contestant disputed as of April 27, 2026 after joining MGI All Stars 1st Edition.

Reception

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Early on, the pageant received criticism online for using artificial intelligence (AI) in creating moving visuals for the swimsuit and evening gown portraits of the contestants.[83] Ian Peter Guanzon of the Cebu Daily News reported concerns over consent in the production of the visuals, as the likeness of the contestants may be stored in external servers to train AI models.[84]

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