Quezon native Ahtisa Manalo lamented that she had not been invited to the 2025 Niyogyugan Festival, an annual agri-tourism ...

That inspired Ahtisa to give Miss Universe Philippines 2025 a try. It was not an easy decision, especially when comments from naysayers would find a way to squeeze themselves into her headspace.

For the first time in Miss Universe's 74-year history, the pageant will have a contestant representing Palestine.