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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/17573099145902-Composite (12) 1.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss International Australia 2025 Bella Dela Cruz. <em>Dela Cruz/Instagram</em></span></span></span>Aside from <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/8/18/miss-international-unveils-regal-portrait-of-ph-bet-myrna-esguerra-1915">the Philippines&#x27; Myrna Esguerra</a>, another Filipina is joining this year&#x27;s Miss International pageant. </div><p>Bella Dela Cruz was crowned Miss International Australia 2025 during the Queens of Australia national pageant last Sunday, September 7, giving her the opportunity to compete on the global stage. </p><p>The Filipina-Australian recently competed in <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/5/2/ahtisa-manalo-of-quezon-province-wins-miss-universe-ph-2025-crown-2358">Miss Universe Philippines 2025</a>, where she represented Lucena and finished in the Top 24. </p><p>&quot;Not all plans unfold the way we expect in life, but I truly believe that everything happens in God&#x27;s perfect timing,&quot; Dela Cruz said in an Instagram post on Monday, September 8. </p><p>&quot;Today, I proudly hold the Australian sash over my heart. May we keep lifting each other up in harmony as we carry our beautifully multicultural flag with pride,&quot; she added, as she expressed gratitude to all her supporters. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DOT-f2BE61h/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%3A26691311.100000143%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="901" 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>Aside from the Miss International Australia 2025 crown, Dela Cruz also won Miss Photogenic, People&#x27;s Choice, and Best in Evening Gown, as well as a handful of sponsor awards.</p><p>Among those who congratulated Dela Cruz was fellow Filipina-Australian beauty queen Chanel Olive Thomas. Both of them were semi-finalists in Miss Universe Philippines 2025. </p><p>The 2025 edition of Miss International will be held in Tokyo, Japan on November 27, with reigning queen Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy of Vietnam set to crown her successor.</p>

<p>Aside from the Philippines' Myrna Esguerra, another Filipina is joining this year's Miss International pageant.</p>

Aside from the Philippines' Myrna Esguerra, another Filipina is joining this year's Miss International pageant.

Fil-Aussie Bella Dela Cruz to represent Australia in Miss International 2025

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Fil-Aussie Bella Dela Cruz to represent Australia in Miss International 2025

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Published September 08, 2025 01:42 PM PHT

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