November 21, 2025 | 11:06am
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo is guaranteed of a podium finish at the 74th Miss Universe pageant taking place in Thailand.
The Miss Universe 2025 Top 12 hit the stage in their evening gowns following the Top 30 cut in their swimsuit attires provided by Filipino clothing brand Bench.
During the preliminary round last November 19 Ahtisa wore a bright blue two-piece swimsuit, but for the coronation event she opted for a white two-piece with golden metallic flowers dangling from her hip.
For the evening gown preliminaries, Ahtisa had worn the sparkling midnight blue “Pinctada” dress by Mak Tumang paired with accessories from Jewelmer.
However for the main competiton, the Filipina queen wore a creation by Val Taguba — a glittering slimming dress that flowed behind her, making her appear as an ethereal jellyfish.
Here are the remaining candidates of Miss Universe 2025:
- Thailand – Praveenar Singh
- Philippines – Ahtisa Manalo
- Venezuela – Stephany Abasali
- Mexico – Fatima Bosch
- Cote d’Ivoire – Olivia Yace
This final set of queens will now compete in a two-part question and answer round. The Selection Committee will then allocate the runner-up positions and crown a new winner.
Filipinos are still hoping Ahtisa will win the Philippines’ fifth Miss Universe crown. Coincidentally the country’s last title was won by her Binibining Pilipinas 2018 batchmate Catriona Gray in the very same venue seven years ago.
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