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<div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOsM0B_j1S1/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A9779565.199999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Kirk Bondad is in the running for the Best in National Costume special award of this year&#x27;s Mister International pageant. </p><p>The Philippine representative made it to the Top 5 of the national costume competition, joining candidates from Costa Rica, Ecuador, Thailand, and Indonesia.</p><p>Bondad donned a costume dubbed &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/9/17/look-ph-s-kirk-bondad-wears-pearl-inspired-national-costume-for-mister-international-2025-1324">Perlas Celestia</a>,&quot; which was described as &quot;a perfect representation of the Philippines as the Pearl of the Orient Seas.&quot;</p><p>Designed by Patrick Isorena, it is also said to symbolize &quot;purity, resilience, and transformation.&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOqp6quiceX/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A9865018.800000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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>The winner of the national costume competition will be announced during the finals night of Mister International 2025 in Thailand on September 25.</p><p>Bondad&#x27;s predecessor, Justin Ong, won the Best in National Costume special award last year for his eagle-inspired ensemble. He also <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2024/12/16/ph-s-justine-ong-finishes-in-top-6-of-mister-international-2024-1351">finished in the Top 6</a> of the pageant.</p><p>Before Mister International, Bondad wore the Philippine sash in Mr. World 2024, where <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2024/11/25/-this-didn-t-go-as-planned-kirk-bondad-opens-up-after-top-20-finish-in-mr-world-1227">he placed in the Top 20</a>. </p>

<p>The Philippines' Kirk Bondad is in the running for the Best in National Costume special award of this year's Mister International pageant.</p>

The Philippines' Kirk Bondad is in the running for the Best in National Costume special award of this year's Mister International pageant.

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PH's Kirk Bondad in Top 5 of Mister International's national costume contest

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Published September 18, 2025 05:06 PM PHT

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