Miss Universe 2025: Ahtisa Manalo into Top 30 after semifinal cut

Kristofer Purnell – Philstar.com

November 21, 2025 | 9:40am

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo is safely through the semifinal round of Miss Universe 2025 after being included in the Top 30.

This year’s pageant held in Thailand’s Impact Challenger Hall saw 120 delegates get cut down to 30, and those selected move on to the swimsuit competition.

Here are the Top 30 of Miss Universe 2025:

  • India – Manika Vishwakarma
  • Guadeloupe – Ophely Mezino
  • China – Zhao Na
  • Thailand – Praveenar Singh
  • Dominican Republic – Jennifer Ventura
  • Brazil – Gabriela Lacerda 
  • Rwanda – Solange Keita
  • Cote d’Ivoire – Olivia Yace
  • Colombia – Vanessa Pulgarin
  • Netherlands – Nathalie Mogbelzada
  • Cuba – Lina Luaces
  • Bangladesh – Tangia Zaman Methila
  • Japan – Kaori Hashimoto 
  • Puerto Rico – Zashely Alicea
  • USA – Audrey Eckert
  • Mexico – Fatima Bosch
  • Philippines – Ahtisa Manalo
  • Zimbabwe – Lyshanda Moyas
  • Costa Rica – Mahyla Roth
  • Malta – Julia Cluett
  • Chile – Inna Moll
  • Canada – Jaime VandenBerg
  • Latina – Yamilex Hernandez
  • Croatia – Laura Gnjatovic
  • Venezuela – Stephany Abasali
  • Guatemala – Raschel Paz
  • Palestine – Nadeen Ayoub
  • Nicaragua – Itza Castillo
  • France – Eve Gilles
  • Paraguay – Yanina Gómez (People’s Choice winner)

These ladies will further be trimmed down to a Top 12 that will compete in the evening gown competition.

A final cut of five beauty queens will fill up the podium, but only after completing the question and answer round.

Ahtisa still has her eyes on winning 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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