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'Crown her already! Emma Tiglao gets praise for prelim performance in Miss Grand International

The Philippines' Emma Tiglao during the Miss Grand International 2025 preliminary competition.

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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/1760591562767Emma-Tiglao.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="The Philippines&#x27; Emma Tiglao during the Miss Grand International 2025 preliminary competition. Miss Grand International/YouTube"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippines&#x27; Emma Tiglao during the Miss Grand International 2025 preliminary competition. <em>Miss Grand International/YouTube </em></span></span></span></div><p>Emma Tiglao showed why she is <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/9/1/emma-tiglao-is-ph-s-most-ready-delegate-to-compete-in-miss-grand-pageant-1428">the Philippines&#x27; &quot;most ready&quot; representative to date</a> during the preliminary competition of Miss Grand International 2025. </p><p>The beauty queen from Pampanga blew audiences away with her performance during the swimsuit and evening gown segments of the prelims held in Thailand on Wednesday, October 15. </p><p>Showcasing her pasarela skills in a green one-piece swimsuit, followed by a fiery red gown by Ryan Ablaza Uson, Tiglao drew praise not just from fans but also from her fellow beauty queens.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP1KIlrkk07/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%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A5826341.7%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="511" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP1RPjVEqaU/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%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A5840235.600000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="511" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" 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>Among those who were impressed by Tiglao&#x27;s performance were Miss Supranational 2023 first runner-up Pauline Amelinckx, Miss Universe Philippines 2025 second runner-up and Miss Earth Air 2023 Yllana Aduana, Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados, and Miss Earth 2017 Karen Ibasco.</p><p>&quot;Ang galing!&quot; Ibasco said.</p><p>&quot;She&#x27;s on fire,&quot; commented Amelinckx.</p><p>Other beauty queens who commended Tiglao include Miss Supranational 2013 Mutya Datul, Miss Eco International 2018 Cynthia Thomalla, Miss Global 2022 Shane Tormes, Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2019 Aya Abesamis, and former Miss Universe Philippines finalist Sandra Lemonon. </p><p>&quot;Let&#x27;s go, Emms! Crown her already!&quot; said Abesamis.</p><p>&quot;Powerful queen!&quot; added Thomalla.</p><p>Tiglao aims to score a <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/10/14/miss-grand-international-2025-ph-s-emma-tiglao-dazzles-in-moon-goddess-costume-1438">back-to-back win for the Philippines</a> in Miss Grand International with reigning queen CJ Opiaza.</p><p>She has been competing nationally since 2012 and graced the global pageant stage via Miss Intercontinental 2019, where she finished in the Top 20. </p><p>The Miss Grand International 2025 coronation night will be held in Thailand on Saturday, October 18.</p>

<p>Emma Tiglao showed why she is the Philippines' "most ready" representative to date during the preliminary competition of Miss Grand International 2025.</p>

Emma Tiglao showed why she is the Philippines' "most ready" representative to date during the preliminary competition of Miss Grand International 2025.