The journey of the Philippines to continue its winning streak at Miss Universe ended on Jan. 14 (Jan. 15 in Manila) after Filipino-Italian Celeste Cortesi failed to enter semifinals of the 71st Miss Universe Competition in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is the first time in 12 years that the Philippines failed to make it in the semis of the prestigious competition.
Let's recap the 12 Filipino beauty queens who successfully entered the semifinals of the Miss Universe Pageant from 2010 to 2021:
Venus Raj (4th runner-up, 2010)Shamcey Supsup (3rd runner-up, 2011)Janine Tugonon (1st runner-up, 2012)Ariella Arida, Miss Philippines 2013, answers her final question as one of the top five contestants during MISS UNIVERSE® 2013 from Crocus City Hall in Moscow, Russia on Nov. 9, 2013. HO/Miss Universe L.P., LLLP. Ariella finished 2nd runner-up.Mary Jean Lastimosa (Top 10, 2014)Miss Universe 2015 Pia WurtzbachMaxine Medina (Top 6, 2016)Rachel Peters (Top 10, 2017)Miss Universe 2018 Catriona GrayGazini Ganados (Top 20, 2019)Rabiya Mateo (Top 21, 2020) Beatrice Luigi Gomez (Top 5, 2021)
