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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:688px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1756706104170Screenshot 2025-09-01 at 1.53.39 PM.png" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo. Manalo/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner">Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo. <em>Manalo/Instagram</em></span></span></span>Being an effective communicator is crucial for a beauty queen, especially on the Miss Universe stage where candidates are asked to connect with people and inspire positive change by promoting causes close to their heart. </div><p>And <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/5/2/ahtisa-manalo-of-quezon-province-wins-miss-universe-ph-2025-crown-2358">the Philippines&#x27; Miss Universe representative this year, Ahtisa Manalo</a>, is taking this seriously as she goes the extra mile in her public speaking training.</p><p>Hitting two birds with one stone, she takes on hosting gigs which not only give her exposure, but also allow her to practice speaking on stage. </p><p>Channeling elegant fierceness in her custom Glademir Echavarre ensemble, Manalo recently led the program at the Universal One Midyear Ball.</p><p>In an Instagram post, she expressed gratitude Miss Universe Philippines president Jonas Gaffud, saying: &quot;Thanks for finding me hosting gigs to practice my public speaking skills.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DN-oB47EnDc/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A155425.8999999985%2C%22ls%22%3A155100.5%2C%22le%22%3A155420%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" 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><div><br/></div><p>Manalo is no stranger to the big stage -- over the years, the beauty queen has gained a fan base for her impressive performance in both national and international pageants. </p><p>Miss Universe is actually her third time to represent the Philippines. She placed <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/11/26/18/ahtisa-manalo-shares-why-she-didnt-win-miss-international">first runner-up in Miss International 2018</a>, and finished in the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/5/ahtisa-manalo-ends-miss-cosmo-journey-in-top-10-2323">Top 10 of Miss Cosmo 2024.</a></p><p>Still, Manalo is not resting on her laurels -- on top of her hosting stints, she has tapped award-winning TV personality <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/5/9/boy-abunda-to-train-ahtisa-manalo-for-miss-universe-q-a-1228">Boy Abunda to train her for the question and answer round</a> of the competition. </p><p>Abunda, dubbed the country&#x27;s &quot;King of Talk,&quot; has mentored beauty queens who have worn the Philippine sash on the global stage. </p><p>With her prior experience and the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/5/7/ahtisa-manalo-starts-strategizing-how-to-win-5th-miss-universe-crown-for-ph-1334">amount of hard work she continues to put in</a>, many pageant fans believe that Manalo has what it takes to win the Philippines&#x27; fifth Miss Universe crown.</p><p>The country&#x27;s Miss Universe titleholders include Catriona Gray (2018), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), Margie Moran (1973), and Gloria Diaz (1969).</p>

<p>Being an effective communicator is crucial for a beauty queen, especially on the Miss Universe stage where candidates are asked to connect with people and inspire positive change by promoting causes close to their heart.</p>

Being an effective communicator is crucial for a beauty queen, especially on the Miss Universe stage where candidates are asked to connect with people and inspire positive change by promoting causes close to their heart.

Two birds with one stone: PH's Ahtisa Manalo takes on hosting gigs to train for Miss Universe

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Two birds with one stone: PH's Ahtisa Manalo takes on hosting gigs to train for Miss Universe

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Published Sep 01, 2025 02:02 PM PHT

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