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PH bet Emma Tiglao wins Miss Grand International 2025

Published Oct 18, 2025 10:57 pm
Miss Grand International 2025 Emma Tiglao of the Philippines. (Screenshots from YouTube)
Miss Grand International 2025 Emma Tiglao of the Philippines. (Screenshots from YouTube)
Pageant veteran Emma Tiglao of the Philippines scored a back-to-back victory for the country after she was crowned Miss Grand International 2025 during a three-hour show that was broadcast live from Thailand on Oct. 18.
After Emma was crowned, the Philippine national anthem was played at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, venue of the beauty pageant. Then the beauty queen from Pampanga took her first walk as Miss Grand International 2025.
Emma, 30, was crowned by outgoing Miss Grand International 2024 CJ Opiaza, also of the Philippines.
During the final question and answer, the top 5 candidates were asked a common question: "Scammers are an online threat. A form of warfare often tied to human trafficking that has global consequences. Countries such as South Korea and the USA have launched severe crackdowns. What penalties do you think could help dismantle these operations?"
Emma answered, "As someone who reports these kinds of stories, I really want to use the power of balance to educate and inform people and not be scammed, and the help of the government to enhance the justice system so that scammers are behind bars and accountable. I hope that one day we will live in a peaceful world where no one should deceive to survive."
Outgoing Miss Grand International CJ Opiaza of the Philippines crowns Emma Tiglao, also of the Philippines, as Miss Grand International 2025.
Outgoing Miss Grand International CJ Opiaza of the Philippines crowns Emma Tiglao, also of the Philippines, as Miss Grand International 2025.
Emma, 30, is on break from her newscasting stint on Net25 to focus on the international pageant.
The beauty queen from Pampanga started her pageant journey when she competed in Mutya ng Pilipinas 2012, where she won 1st runner-up. In 2014, she joined Binibining Pilipinas, where she made it to the Top 15. She also competed in Miss World Philippines 2015, where she was awarded 4th Princess. At the 2019 Binibining Pilipinas, she won Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental. In the same year, she represented the country in the Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant where she finished in the Top 20.
First runner-up honors went to Thailand. Other winners were: Spain, 2nd runner-up; Ghana, 3rd runner-up; and Venezuela, 4th runner-up.
The fifth runners-up were the contestants from Colombia, the Czech Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, and Tanzania.
It was also announced that the Miss Grand International 2026 beauty pageant will be held in India in October 2026.
Seventy-seven candidates from around the world competed in the 13th edition of Miss Grand International, which aims to promote peace and stop the war and violence.
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