Miss Universe Philippines 2026
Bea Millan-Windorski
Date	May 2, 2026
Presenters	Marina Summers
Entertainment	BGYO Jason Dy
Venue	SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Broadcaster	One PH TV5 YouTube
Entrants	50
Placements	30
Debuts	Cotabato Dasmariñas Ilocos Norte Luisiana Mountain Province Pateros San Carlos, Pangasinan San Jose, Negros Oriental Santo Tomas, La Union Sarangani Taal, Batangas
Withdrawals	List Angeles City Bago, Negros Occidental Basey, Samar Benguet Batangas Bulacan Butuan Caloocan Camarines Norte Camarines Sur Davao Region Dipolog Dumaguete Guipos Ifugao Ilocos Sur Isabela Kalibo Lapu-Lapu City Liliw Lucena Malay, Aklan Naga, Camarines Sur Naic Oriental Mindoro Ozamiz Pasay Pasig Quezon City Quirino Romblon San Fernando, Cebu San Jose, Batangas Siargao Siniloan
Returns	List Cabanatuan Cebu La Union Negros Oriental Nueva Vizcaya Palawan Rizal
Winner	Bea Millan-Windorski La Union
Congeniality	Avegail Kultsar, Las Piñas
Best National Costume	Roxie Baeyens Baguio Nicklyn Jutay Iloilo Alexandra Colmenares Negros Occidental Allyson Hetland Pampanga Donna Rein Nuguid Pangasinan Jacqueline Gulrajani Tacloban
Photogenic	Kristen Marcelino, Pateros
Best in Swimsuit	Justine Felizarta, Manila
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Miss Universe Philippines 2026 was the seventh edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, on May 2, 2026. The event was hosted by Filipino drag performer Marina Summers and featured a performance from Filipino boy band BGYO and singer Jason Dy.

Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon crowned Bea Millan-Windorski of La Union as her successor at the end of the event. Millan-Windorski will represent the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2026 pageant, to be held in Puerto Rico later that year.

Contestants from 50 localities are competed for the title. This edition introduced a new format for the contest, which features a preliminary competition taking place over a month with semifinalists determined through the selection committee's choices and rounds of public voting.

On January 25, 2026, Miss Universe Philippines Organization began introducing updated branding for the seventh edition aligned with that of the international pageant.^[1] The following day, Mags Cue, a vice president of the organization, hinted at a "spectacular" event slated for February, later revealed to be the competition's opening press presentation.^[2][3] During the said event, the organization announced Misamis Occidental as the edition's host province with Pangasinan and Boracay serving as hosts for the national costume and swimsuit competitions, respectively.^[4][5]

On March 15, the organization scheduled the coronation night for May 1, designating the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay as the venue for the fifth consecutive year.^[6][7] The organizers later moved the schedule to May 2, citing logistical concerns.^[8][9] Ronald King of King Design Studio designed the stage for this edition which he titled "Lunduyan", featuring a blueprint frame inspired by the building of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila.^[10]

Contestants from 51 localities (26 provinces, 18 cities and 7 municipalities) were selected from local and regional pageants organized by accredited partners of the competition.^[11] Voltaire Tayag, the organization's executive vice president, considered this year's batch as among the "strongest" so far.^[12] The competitors were formally announced on February 16 during a two-part event that began with a parade at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay titled "The First Walk" and continued into a by-invitation event at the City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque titled "The Reveal".^[13][14]

This edition marks the debuts of cities of Dasmariñas and San Carlos, Pangasinan, the municipalities of Luisiana, Pateros, San Jose, Negros Oriental, Santo Tomas, La Union, Taal, Batangas, the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Cotabato, Mountain Province, and Sarangani, and the overseas Filipino societies in Saudi Arabia, the Canadian province of Alberta, and the U.S. cities of Bellevue, Washington and Seattle.^[15] Additionally, this edition features the returns of La Union and Rizal which both last competed in 2020; Nueva Vizcaya which last competed in 2022; Negros Oriental and Southern Leyte which both last competed in 2023; and Cabanatuan, Cebu and Palawan which all last competed in 2024.

For this edition, no candidates were sent by accredited partners in Angeles City, Bago, Negros Occidental, Basey, Samar, Benguet, Batangas, Bulacan, Butuan, Caloocan, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Davao Region, Dipolog, Dumaguete, Guipos, Ifugao, Ilocos Sur, Isabela, Lapu-Lapu City, Liliw, Lucena, Malay, Aklan, Naga, Camarines Sur, Naic, Oriental Mindoro, Ozamiz, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, Quirino, Romblon, San Fernando, Cebu, San Jose, Batangas, Siargao, and Siniloan.^[16]

Leading up to the press presentation, Cristeta Longey, who was set to represent Benguet, resigned her title and withdrew from the competition without a replacement.^[17] She cited a lack of transparency and support from her local organization as another individual was said to be undergoing training to represent the province in the pageant.^[18] According to her, the individual entered the contest representing another locality.^[18] Online personalities cited by the Philippine Daily Inquirer identified Lyneree Montero-Yodong of Mountain Province as the supposed replacement.^[19]

Midway through the competition, Kathleen Caseñas switched her locality from Batangas to Bohol.^[20] The organization for the former province previously stripped Caseñas of her title after "accumulated violations and unresolved concerns" and a communication breakdown.^[21]

A day before the press presentation, Renee Rose Patual of Southern Leyte announced her withdrawal from the competition to prioritize her health, citing a lack of updates and support from her local organization.^[22] However, she rescinded her decision a day later after reportedly reconciling with her organization.^[23][24]

On March 28, the organization announced the removal of a candidate from the competition following the issuance of verbal and written guidance, decreasing the number of contestants to 50.^[25][26] Due to her omission in promotional material and absence in the preliminary competition, media outlets speculated that Imelda Schweighart of Kalibo, Aklan, was the sanctioned individual. The organizers denied the speculations and withheld the identity of the disqualified contestant pending the resolution of legal proceedings.^[27] Schweighart would later be announced as a candidate to the MGI All Stars 1st Edition more than a week later.^[28][29] Just before the coronation night, she withdrew from the competition after settling with the organizers.^[30]

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe Philippines 2026[31]	La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski
1st Runner-Up	TBA – TBA[α]
2nd Runner-Up	TBA – TBA[α]
Top 7[32]	Cebu – Nicole Borromeo Cebu City – Apriel Smith Pampanga – Allyson Hetland Sultan Kudarat – Jenrose Javier[β] Taguig – Bella Ysmael Tarlac – Marian Arellano
Top 15[33]	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Camiguin – Erica Cadayday Iloilo City – Zestah Espinosa Negros Occidental – Alex Colmenares Manila – Justine Felizarta[γ] Muntinlupa – Adela-Mae Marshall[δ] Quezon – Ella Evangelista Tacloban – Jacqueline Gulrajani
Top 30[34]	Albay – Alexandra Oriño[γ] Cavite – Jencel Caña Cotabato – Clarissa Westram[ε] Iligan – Trexy Roxas[ε] Ilocos Norte – Charieze Cacayorin Laguna – Ysabel Prats Luisiana, Laguna – Ashley Subijano[ε] Mountain Province – Lyneree Montero-Yodong Pangasinan – Donna Nuguid Rizal – Alicia Buendia Samar Island – Catherine Wardle[ε] San Jose, Negros Oriental – Jayka Munsayac Santo Tomas, La Union – Rachel-Hanna Gozum[ε] Sarangani – Nicole Cruz[ζ] Tandag – Chrystel Correos

Notes

On May 10, the organization will appoint candidates from this batch to compete in four international beauty pageants as titleholders under The Miss Philippines.^[35][36]

Title	Contestant	International Placement
The Miss Philippines Supranational 2027	TBA – TBA	TBD – Miss Supranational 2027
The Miss Philippines Eco International 2027	TBA – TBA	TBD – Miss Eco International 2027
The Miss Philippines Cosmo 2026	TBA – TBA	TBD – Miss Cosmo 2026
The Miss Philippines Charm 2026	TBA – TBA	TBD – Miss Charm 2026

Before the winner was announced, three special awards were given.^[37]

Award	Contestant[37]
Miss Congeniality	Las Piñas – Avegail Kultsar
Miss Photogenic	Pateros – Kristen Marcelino
Best in Swimsuit	Manila – Justine Felizarta

A total of 24 awards were given by the pageant's sponsors. Of these, three awards—those given by Maya, Pina Beauty and Playtime Entertainment—advanced their winner to the top 30.^[34]

Award	Contestant[34]
Faces of Mags	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Cebu – Nicole Borromeo La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski Negros Occidental – Alex Colmenares Tacloban – Jacqueline Gulrajani
Maya Poll Winner	Manila – Justine Felizarta
Miss Abu	Cebu – Nicole Borromeo
Miss Ever Bilena
Miss Great Lengths IColor
Miss Zleep by Zion
Miss Jell Life Beauties	Cebu – Nicole Borromeo La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski
Miss AMORAP	La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski
Miss Aqua Boracay
Miss Belo
Miss Bench
Miss Honor 600
Miss New moon
Miss Safatos Marikina
Miss Urban Smiles
Miss Vitress
Miss Wendy's
Miss Wuling
Miss Zion
Miss Bench Body	Pampanga – Allyson Hetland
Miss Cignal	Bohol – Kathleen Caseñas
Miss DLN	Taguig – Bella Ysmael
Miss Maya
Miss Pantene
Miss Glen Photogenic	Pateros – Kristen Marcelino
Miss Pina Beauty	Muntinlupa – Adela-Mae Marshall Sarangani – Nicole Cruz Sultan Kudarat – Jenrose Javier
Miss Playtime	Albay – Alexandra Oriño
Miss Tipco	Occidental Mindoro – Niel Silva
Miss Zylo by Zion	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens
Queens of Pablo	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Cebu City – Apriel Smith Muntinlupa – Adela-Mae Marshall Taguig – Bella Ysmael

As part of the pageant's activities in Misamis Occidental, five candidates were named as the "five gems" of the province, with the first-ranked candidate being named as the local ambassadress of goodwill, and the rest being assigned to represent the province's programs in agriculture, health, social services, and education.^[38]

Award	Contestant[39]
Ambassadress of Goodwill	Cebu – Nicole Borromeo
Ambassadress of Agriculture	Iligan – Trexy Roxas
Ambassadress of Health	Camiguin – Erica Cadayday
Ambassadress of Social Services	Nueva Vizcaya – Jacqueline Aluning
Ambassadress of Education	Cotabato – Clarissa Westram

The pageant introduced a new format for the 2026 edition, which features a month-long preliminary competition composed of three rounds: evening gown, preliminary interview, and swimsuit.^[12][13] In each round, around ten contestants are eliminated from the pre-pageant contest: 40 delegates remain after the first round, 31 after the second, and 20 after the final round, at which point they are named semifinalists.^[40] The first half of the contestants that advance following each round are selected through public voting via the Philippine online payment app Maya, while the rest come from the selection committee’s choices.^[20][41]

Apart from the preliminary competition, wildcard selection and brand awards—including the People's Choice Award—each send five candidates to the semifinals. In total, 30 delegates advance to the coronation night.^[42]

On the coronation night, the semifinalists compete in the swimsuit competition, from which 15 candidates are selected to advance. Afterward, the evening gown competition trims the pool of contestants to seven, where the winner, her runners-up, are named.^[43]

In addition to the judges, selected members of the public vote together in real time as an additional judge in each stage of the finals.^[45][46]

The finale was presented by drag performer Marina Summers, who is the first transgender woman to serve that role in the pageant's history.^[47][48][49] In addition to her, a number of "special guests" introduced the segments of the competition.^[50][51]

The pageant was telecast live on One PH, with a concurrent livestream on YouTube channel of Empire Philippines and the mobile app of satellite provider Cignal. A delayed telecast will also air on TV5 the following day.^[52][53][54] All three rounds of the preceding preliminary competition were broadcast on the YouTube channels of Empire Philippines and Playtime Entertainment.^[55]

The event featured performances from P-pop group BGYO and singer Jason Dy.^[56][57]

External videos
Evening Gown segment
Preliminary Top 40 announcement
Preliminary Interview segment
Preliminary Top 31 announcement
Swimsuit segment

The preliminary competition was taped behind closed doors on March 29 at the City of Dreams Manila in Parañaque, with the segments premiering weekly the following month. Each round of public voting begins after the premiere of their respective segment. Public voting for the evening gown competition ran from April 5 to 11, followed by the closed-door interviews from April 12 to 18, and the swimsuit competition from April 19 to 25.^[58]

The first ten semifinalists of the Top 20 determined by public vote were announced on April 25, while the remaining semifinalists selected by the selection committee were revealed during the finals.^[59]

Result	Pathway	Semifinalists
Top 20 Semifinalists	Public Voting[60]	Cavite – Jencel Caña Ilocos Norte – Charieze Cacayorin Negros Occidental – Alex Colmenares Mountain Province – Lyneree Montero-Yodong Pangasinan – Donna Nuguid Quezon – Ella Evangelista Rizal – Alicia Buendia San Jose, Negros Oriental – Jayka Munsayac Sultan Kudarat – Jenrose Javier Tandag – Chrystel Correos
	Selection Committee[44]	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Cebu City – Apriel Smith Cebu – Nicole Borromeo Iloilo City – Zestah Espinosa La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski Laguna – Ysabel Prats Pampanga – Allyson Hetland Tacloban – Jacqueline Gulrajani Taguig – Bella Ysmael Tarlac – Marian Arellano

Eliminated candidates who advanced to the top 30 through other pathways are denoted by a dagger (‡).

Round	Eliminated
Top 40 – Evening Gown[40][61]	Bacoor – Felicia Aldana Dasmariñas – Tyra Godino Iloilo – Nicklyn Jutay Kalibo – Imelda Schweighart Las Piñas – Avegail Kultsar Leyte – Kareyl Cabahug Parañaque – Pauline Galvez Sarangani – Nicole Cruz ‡ Southern Leyte – Renee Rose Patual Taal, Batangas – Juliana Hope Aquino Tuguegarao – Janica Aquino
Top 31 – Closed-Door Interviews[62]	Bacolod – Megan Baldevia Bohol – Kathleen Caseñas Iligan – Trexy Roxas ‡ Luisiana – Ashley Subijano ‡ Negros Oriental – Fatima Al-Sowyed Palawan – Aviona Dass Pateros – Kristen Marcelino San Carlos, Pangasinan – Rose Albania Santo Tomas, La Union – Rachel-Hanna Gozum ‡
Top 20 – Swimsuit[44]	Albay – Alexandra Oriño ‡ Cabanatuan – Princess Ryla Hernandez Camiguin – Erica Cadayday ‡ Cotabato – Clarissa Westram ‡ Los Baños, Laguna – Scarlett de Mesa Manila – Justine Felizarta ‡ Muntinlupa – Adela-Mae Marshall ‡ Nueva Ecija – Michelle Burchelle Nueva Vizcaya – Jacqueline Aluning Occidental Mindoro – Neil Silva Samar Island – Catherine Wardle ‡

Public voting for the People's Choice Award determines three semifinalists, with the awardee advancing directly to the final round and the second-placer advancing to the top 15.^[63] The competition is sponsored by skincare brand Piña Beauty, which counts select soap bar sales toward the public vote.^[64]

Placement	Contestant[65]
People's Choice Awardee (Top 7 finalist)	Sultan Kudarat – Jenrose Javier
2nd Place (Top 15 semifinalist)	Muntinlupa – Adela-Mae Marshall
3rd Place (Top 30 semifinalist)	Sarangani – Nicole Cruz

The national costume competition was held on April 16 at the Urdaneta City Cultural and Sports Center in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, with Gabbi Carballo seving as the host.^[66][67] This year's entries were themed after the country's bodies of water, and at the end of the event, the six best designs were announced in no particular order.^[67][68]

Result	Contestant(s)
Top 6[68]	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Iloilo – Nicklyn Jutay Negros Occidental – Alex Colmenares Pampanga – Allyson Hetland Pangasinan – Donna Nuguid Tacloban – Jacqueline Gulrajani

Leading up to the coronation night, a variety of events were held as part of the pageant. On March 22, a swimsuit show was held in Boracay which named 12 "Aqua Angels" among the candidates, who are finalists for the Miss Aqua Boracay award.^[69] On April 9, a runway show was held in Taguig which selected five finalists for the Miss Ever Bilena award, with the winner receiving a cash prize of ₱10,000 and brand products worth ₱20,000.^[70] During the pageant's activities in Misamis Occidental, the delegates competed in a special swimsuit competition on April 24 for a cash prize of ₱300,000 and the tourism ambassadorship of the province. The top eight candidates from the show, including the winner, are also named Queens of Amorap.^[71]

Award	Results
	Miss Aqua Boracay[69]	Winner	La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski
Finalists		Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Cebu – Nicole Borromeo Cebu City – Apriel Smith Iloilo City – Zestah Espinosa Manila – Justine Felizarta Muntinlupa – Adela-Mae Marshall Pampanga – Allyson Hetland Sultan Kudarat – Jenrose Javier Tacloban – Jacqueline Gulrajani Taguig – Bella Ysmael Tarlac – Marian Arellano
Miss Ever Bilena[70]	Winner	Cebu – Nicole Borromeo
	Finalists	Baguio – Roxie Baeyens Cebu City – Apriel Smith La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski Taguig – Bella Ysmael
Ambassadress of Misamis Occidental[71]	Winner	La Union – Bea Millan-Windorski
	Finalists	Cebu – Nicole Borromeo Cebu City – Apriel Smith Laguna – Ysabel Prats Pampanga – Allyson Hetland Sultan Kudarat – Jenrose Javier Taguig – Bella Ysmael Tarlac – Marian Arellano

Contestants from 50 localities competed for the title.^[23]

Locality[a]		Contestant	Age[b]	Hometown	Notes
Albay		Alexandra Oriño[72]	21	Naga
Bacolod		Megan Baldevia[72]	23	Silay
Bacoor		Felicia Aldana[73]	23	General Trias
Baguio		Roxie Baeyens[74]	28	Baguio	Winner of Miss Philippines Earth 2020 Elemental Titleholder at Miss Earth 2020
Bohol		Kathleen Caseñas[72]	22	Calaca	Entered the competition representing Batangas
Cabanatuan	Alberta, Canada	Ryla Hernandez[75]	22	Calgary
Camiguin		Erica Cadayday[76]	23	Mambajao
Cavite		Jencel Caña[73]	25	Dasmariñas
Cebu		Nicole Borromeo[77]	25	Carcar	Winner of Binibining Pilipinas International 2022 3rd Runner-Up at Miss International 2023
Cebu City		Apriel Smith[77]	29	Cebu City	Top 15 at Binibining Pilipinas 2016 Top 16 at Miss Universe Philippines 2020, representing Cebu
Cotabato		Clarissa Westram[23]	24	Kabacan
Dasmariñas		Tyra Godino[73]	21	Ternate
Iligan		Trexy Roxas[72]	19	Iligan
Ilocos Norte	Hawaii, U.S.	Charieze Cacayorin[78]	23	Paoay
Iloilo		Nicklyn Jutay[79]	24	Tigbauan	Competed at Binibining Pilipinas 2024[80]
Iloilo City		Zestah Espinosa[81]	21	Anilao	Competed in Miss Pearl of the Orient Philippines 2024, representing Guimaras[82]
La Union		Bea Millan-Windorski[83]	23	San Juan	Winner of Miss Earth USA 2024 Elemental Titleholder at Miss Earth 2024[84]
Laguna		Ysabel Prats[72]	18	Santa Rosa
Las Piñas	Florida, U.S.	Avegail Kultsar[23]	36	Orlando
Leyte		Kareyl Cabahug[85]	21	Javier
Los Baños		Scarlett de Mesa[23]	31	Los Baños	Supplemental Titleholder at Top Model of the World 2025
Luisiana		Ashley Subijano[72]	25	Luisiana	Winner of Miss Eco Philippines 2022 Top 21 at Miss Eco International 2023[86]
Manila		Justine Felizarta[87]	31	Padada	Top 15 at Binibining Pilipinas 2015 Competed at Binibining Pilipinas 2021 1st Runner-Up at Miss Tourism World 2022
Mountain Province		Lyneree Montero-Yodong[19]	28	Tuba
Muntinlupa		Adela-Mae Marshall[88]	28	Muntinlupa	Runner-up of Philippines' Next Top Model season 2 and Asia's Next Top Model season 6[88]
Negros Occidental		Alex Colmenares[23]	22	La Carlota
Negros Oriental		Fatima Al-Sowyed[72]	32	Dumaguete	Winner of Miss Bikini Philippines 2015 Elemental Titleholder at Miss Philippines Earth 2016, representing Dumaguete[89][90]
Nueva Ecija	United Kingdom	Michelle Burchell[72]	27	Dartford
Nueva Vizcaya	Washington, U.S.	Jaqueline Aluning[91]	28	Bayombong
Occidental Mindoro		Neil Silva[72]	22	Sablayan
Palawan		Aviona Dass[12]	20	Narra	Member of P-Pop group Raya[12]
Pampanga		Allyson Hetland[92]	24	Angeles City
Pangasinan		Donna Nuguid[93]	24	Dagupan
Parañaque	Los Angeles, California, U.S.	Pauline Galvez[23]	25	Los Angeles
Pateros		Kristen Marcelino[23]	19	Pateros
Quezon	Australia	Ella Evangelista[94]	30	Padre Burgos
Rizal	Southern California, U.S.	Alicia Buendia[23]	19	Santa Clarita
Samar Island		Catherine Wardle[72]	18	Catbalogan
San Carlos, Pangasinan		Rose Albania[93]	19	San Carlos
San Jose, Negros Oriental	Bellevue, Washington, U.S.	Jayka Munsayac[91]	23	Bellevue
Santo Tomas, La Union	Seattle, Washington, U.S.	Rachel-Hanna Gozum[91]	22	Seattle
Sarangani	West Asia	Nicole Cruz[23]	27	Kiamba
Southern Leyte		Renee Rose Patual[72]	24	Anahawan
Sultan Kudarat		Jenrose Javier[72]	20	Isulan
Taal, Batangas	Northern California, U.S.	Juliana Hope Aquino[23]	20	Manila
Tacloban		Jacqueline Gulrajani[95]	31	Tacloban
Taguig		Bella Ysmael[96]	29	Taguig	1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe Philippines 2020, representing Parañaque[96]
Tandag		Chrystel Correos[72]	25	Tandag	Top 15 at Miss Philippines Earth 2023 4th Runner-Up at Miss Planet International 2024
Tarlac		Marian Arellano[72]	22	Pura
Tuguegarao		Janica Aquino[72]	24	Peñablanca

Notes

Early on, the pageant received criticism online for using artificial intelligence (AI) in creating moving visuals for the swimsuit and evening gown portraits of the contestants.^[97] Ian Peter Guanzon of the Cebu Daily News reported concerns over consent in the production of the visuals, as the likeness of the contestants may be stored in external servers to train AI models.^[98]