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Reyma Deveza

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<div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRXOJ0QgZHc/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A9172402%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="879" 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><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — MGI president Nawat Itsaragrisil had nothing but high praise for Emma Tiglao and CJ Opiaza, calling the Filipina MGI winners “real women” who balance beauty, brains, and the independence he values most in a queen.</p><p>Itsaragrisil spoke about the qualities of the two Filipina MGI winners when asked by ABS-CBN News’ Dyan Castillejo during Tiglao&#x27;s homecoming press conference on Monday.</p><p>He began by praising not only their beauty and physiques, but also their intelligence.</p><p>“How beautiful. And the body. Please stand up,” Nawat told Tiglao and Opiaza.</p><p>“Yeah, very good body. And the brain, of course. She knows everything, but she don’t know about me much, okay?” he added.</p><p>But Itsaragrisil emphasized that the most important quality of the two Filipina winners is their self-reliance — being strong and independent.</p><p>“The most important is she must be working by herself. It’s more important. I don’t want to let anyone take care of me all the time,” he said.</p><p>The MGI founder said that MGI does not want a queen who requires so much from the people around her, adding that it&#x27;s not a good influence on young girls.</p><p>&quot;Okay, I will give them makeup artist, hairstylist and one assistant when they are going around the world, but I don&#x27;t like a girl who needs so many things during the reign. That gives us problem and the franchise&#x27;s problem, too. And it&#x27;s not a role model for the young girls if you want them to stand for themselves. This is more important,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;I can say very sincere, all of them they are real women.  They are the real women on earth. They are real but good quality. We don&#x27;t want to put the beauty queen to the entrance of heaven (where) we can not touch them or they can not do anything, just smile, just walk, just acting. I want the real ones like them. They are real. She can go, she can eat, she can dance, can sing, she can make a job. Some time too much, eh?&quot;  Itsaragrisil added.</p><p>Itsaragrisil concluded by saying that he has no problem with the Filipina winners of MGI.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m very happy to work with them,&quot; he said.</p><p>Tiglao won the MGI crown in Bangkok last October 18, besting over 70 candidates to score a historic back-to-back victory for the Philippines as fellow Filipina Christine Juliane &quot;CJ&quot; Opiaza passed the crown to her. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRcAkDWATAl/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A9252654%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="763" 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>On Monday, Tiglao received a warm welcome during her homecoming parade for winning the Miss Grand International 2025 crown.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/20/after-winning-miss-grand-international-emma-tiglao-thrilled-to-return-to-ph-1434" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">After winning Miss Grand International, Emma Tiglao thrilled to return to PH</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/a3kmlf0qSvI?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XHdts5fncFE?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k55-54J7BmE?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qXygxCizIM0?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YHpPEK2ULvQ?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>MGI president Nawat Itsaragrisil had nothing but high praise for Emma Tiglao and CJ Opiaza, calling the Filipina MGI winners “real women” who balance beauty, brains, and the independence he values most in a queen.</p>

MGI president Nawat Itsaragrisil had nothing but high praise for Emma Tiglao and CJ Opiaza, calling the Filipina MGI winners “real women” who balance beauty, brains, and the independence he values most in a queen.

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Nawat lauds Pinay MGI queens for beauty, brains, independence

Reyma Deveza,

ABS-CBN Lifestyle

Published November 25, 2025 11:39 AM PHT

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