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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/17561819728541 3.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Grand Philippines 2025 Emma Tiglao (left) and Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2026 Beatrice Mclelland. <em>Photos from Miss Grand Philippines, ALV Pageant Circle</em></span></span></span></div><p>After years of putting in the work, the stars have finally aligned for Emma Tiglao and Beatrice Mclelland. </p><p>The two beauty queens have the rare opportunity to score back-to-back wins for the Philippines in the Miss Grand International and Reina Hispanoamericana pageants, respectively.</p><p><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/25/emma-mary-tiglao-of-pampanga-crowned-miss-grand-philippines-2025-0811">Tiglao was crowned Miss Grand Philippines 2025</a> over the weekend, marking a successful <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/7/1/pageant-veteran-emma-tiglao-eyes-miss-grand-philippines-2025-crown-1304">pageant comeback after three years</a>. </p><p>She succeeded CJ Opiaza, who recently <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/23/runner-up-no-more-ph-s-road-to-miss-grand-international-crown-1600">ascended to the Miss Grand International 2024 throne </a>after the original titleholder, India&#x27;s Rachel Gupta, had a public feud with the organization. </p><p>As she relished her victory in an Instagram post, Tiglao said: &quot;It wasn&#x27;t the quantity of waiting time, but the quality of the dream I held on to.&quot;</p><p>&quot;My heart is overflowing with gratitude,&quot; the Kapampangan beauty added. &quot;Every ounce of hard work, every sleepless night, every tear I&#x27;ve shed, every doubt I&#x27;ve battled, every training and every sacrifice I&#x27;ve made have all led me to this moment.&quot; </p><p>&quot;And with all my heart, I can truly say it was worth it,&quot; she declared.</p><p>Tiglao made sure to acknowledge that her win was a group effort, and promised to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/22/pampanga-s-bet-emma-tiglao-wins-several-special-awards-at-miss-grand-ph-2025-prelims-1116">deliver more</a> as she prepares to represent the Philippines on the international stage once more.</p><p>&quot;This victory is not mine alone. It belongs to everyone who prayed for me, guided me, believed in me, and never left my side. Maraming salamat po from the bottom of my heart. This crown is for you,&quot; said the pageant veteran, who finished in the Top 20 of Miss Intercontinental 2019. </p><p>&quot;Pero hindi pa tayo tapos, may isa pa tayong ilalaban. Kapit lang!&quot; she ended.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-7" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNx7GBfQh2o/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A7%2C%22os%22%3A13337247.9%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="869" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-7" 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><p>Like Tiglao, Mclelland is also not new to the global pageant stage. In 2022, she won the opportunity to represent the Philippines in Miss Eco Teen, where she placed first runner-up. </p><p>And now, she is set to compete in the Latina-dominated Reina Hispanoamericana pageant, which was <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/2/10/ph-s-dia-mate-wins-reina-hispanoamericana-2025-1121">won by fellow Filipina Dia Mate earlier this year</a>. </p><p>&quot;A crown I once only dreamt of back in 2022 during my very first national pageant,&quot; she said of her newly acquired Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2026 title. </p><p>&quot;Three years later, after seasons of growth, maturity, and giving my all, that dream has finally become a reality,&quot; she added.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DNxdXiWZlHM/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=1080&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A13300147.700000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" 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>Mclelland similarly thanked all those who have supported her in her pageant journey as she dedicated her victory to them.</div><p>She went on to share an important lesson from her experience: &quot;Truly, rejection is redirection! This is only just the beginning.&quot; </p>

<p>The two beauty queens have the rare opportunity to score back-to-back wins for the Philippines in the Miss Grand International and Reina Hispanoamericana pageants. </p>

The two beauty queens have the rare opportunity to score back-to-back wins for the Philippines in the Miss Grand International and Reina Hispanoamericana pageants.

Stars finally align for Emma Tiglao, Beatriz Mclelland with new pageant crowns

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Stars finally align for Emma Tiglao, Beatriz Mclelland with new pageant crowns

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Published Aug 26, 2025 12:23 PM PHT

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