Julia Christine Botin

Reigning Miss Universe Victoria Theilvig, continental queens to grace MUPH coronation night

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1744793670874New Project (10).jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Reigning Miss Universe Victoria Theilvig (center) in Thailand with the pageant&#x27;s first batch of continental queens, including Chelsea Manalo of the Philippines (second from right). <em>Miss Universe/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>This year&#x27;s batch of Miss Universe queens, led by Victoria Theilvig of Denmark, will grace the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) coronation night in Manila. </p><p>The reigning Miss Universe will be joined by the four continental queens: Chelsea Manalo of the Philippines (Miss Universe Asia), Tati Calmell of Peru (Miss Universe Americas), Matilda Wirtavuori of Finland (Miss Universe Europe and Middle East), and Nigeria&#x27;s Chidimma Adetshina (Miss Universe Africa and Oceania).</p><p>The announcement was made on the social media pages of MUPH on Wednesday.</p><p>&quot;Stars will align as our reigning Miss Universe and her continental queens, including our very own Chelsea Manalo, grace the much-awaited finals!&quot; the post read. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DIfpFkuSZe-/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A11484230.3%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>The MUPH 2025 coronation night will be held at 6 p.m. on May 2 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. </p><p>The winner of the national pageant will have big shoes to fill as she succeeds Manalo, who was proclaimed the first-ever Miss Universe Asia last year. </p><p>The five Miss Universe queens are currently in Thailand as part of their &quot;Royal Tour of Asia,&quot; which kicked off last March 31.</p><p>They will then fly to Manila on April 26 and stay there until May 3, after the MUPH finals.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/4/15/chelsea-manalo-joins-thailand-s-songkran-festivities-for-first-time-1824">Chelsea Manalo joins Thailand&#x27;s Songkran festivities for first time</a></div>

<p>This year's batch of Miss Universe queens, led by Victoria Theilvig of Denmark, will grace the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines coronation night in Manila.</p>

This year's batch of Miss Universe queens, led by Victoria Theilvig of Denmark, will grace the upcoming Miss Universe Philippines coronation night in Manila.