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Chelsea Manalo’s parents react to her being named as first Miss Universe Asia

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<p>Chelsea Manalo&#x27;s parents, Contessa Manalo and Randy Angeles, were overjoyed following their daughter clinching the Miss Universe Asia title.</p><p>&quot;We are so happy! Miss Universe Asia!&quot; Contessa remarked in an interview with Dyan Castillejo of ABS-CBN News.</p><p>&quot;Masayang-masaya po,&quot; Randy echoed.</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1858223727282139357&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aent-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2024-11-18T02%3A26%3A34.625262%3A690f163e-b8c7-4d45-aff9-85d8006cedd0%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=a83571f1a35008a142d798e13662f021d7a7dcc5&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:absolute;visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;display:block;flex-grow:1"></iframe></div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-twitter-extracted-i1731902075966368326="true"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Parents of Chelsea super happpy about Chelsea winning Miss Universe Asia at the After Party 🇵🇭🏆 <a href="https://t.co/s5BCdPCFqy">pic.twitter.com/s5BCdPCFqy</a></p>— Dyan Castillejo (@DYANCASTILLEJO) <a href="https://twitter.com/DYANCASTILLEJO/status/1858223727282139357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 17, 2024</a></blockquote><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Chelsea&#x27;s parents were in Mexico to support their daughter in the Miss Universe preliminary competition on November 14 and the coronation night on November 16.</p><p>In a previous interview, the Filipino beauty queen&#x27;s parents expressed their pride after watching Chelsea&#x27;s performance in the preliminaries.  </p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m so proud of her. I&#x27;m so happy na naka-smile lang ako the whole time na lumalabas si Chelsea. Nagche-cheer ako. Namamaos na nga ako sa sobrang sigaw,&quot; Contessa said.</p><p>Randy said that they witnessed Chelsea&#x27;s hard work and dedication throughout her training for the pageant. &quot;Kayang-kaya niya &#x27;yung laban. Talagang pinag-prepare-an niya &#x27;to araw-araw nung nasa Pilipinas pa siya hanggang pumunta ng LA talagang todo practice. Alam niya sa sarili niya, kukunin niya ang korona para sa Pilipinas,&quot; he stated.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DCdn6lAyPcn/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=607&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A583801.2000000477%2C%22ls%22%3A93463.90000003576%2C%22le%22%3A93470.80000001192%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="880" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Chelsea was named the first Miss Universe Asia in the pageant&#x27;s history.</p><p>The announcement was made in a press conference following the conclusion of the Miss Universe pageant.</p><p>&quot;Maraming salamat. Mabuhay ang Pilipinas! We are making history as first Miss Universe Asia!&quot; Chelsea stated in a video posted by the Miss Universe Philippines on their Instagram page.</p><p>Chelsea will be traveling around Asia and will be joining the Miss Universe on some trips.</p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2024/11/17/chelsea-manalo-named-as-miss-universe-asia-2024-1504"><strong>READ: Chelsea Manalo named as Miss Universe Asia 2024</strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, Miss Universe Peru was named as Miss Universe Americas, Miss Finland as Miss Universe Europe, and Miss Nigeria as Miss Universe Africa and Oceania.</p><p>Victoria Kjaer Theilvig of Denmark was crowned as Miss Universe 2024.</p><p>In a past interview with ABS-CBN News, Victoria shared what winning Miss Universe would mean to her.</p><p>&quot;To be able to win the crown for Denmark will mean everything to me. This is what I have been working on my whole life. I want to make history not only for Denmark since we haven&#x27;t had a Miss Universe [crown] before, but also make history for Europe,&quot; she remarked.</p><div><br/></div>

<p>Chelsea Manalo’s parents, Contessa Manalo and Randy Angeles, share their reaction to her clinching the Miss Universe Asia title.</p>

Chelsea Manalo’s parents, Contessa Manalo and Randy Angeles, share their reaction to her clinching the Miss Universe Asia title.

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Chelsea Manalo’s parents react to her being named as first Miss Universe Asia

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Published November 18, 2024 11:55 AM PHT

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Updated November 21, 2024 11:30 AM PHT

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