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Cyrille Payumo in her "salakot"-inspired costume for Miss Charm 2025.

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17653584577102-Composite (1) 28.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="The Philippines&#x27; Cyrille Payumo in her &quot;salakot&quot;-inspired costume for Miss Charm 2025. Payumo/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The Philippines&#x27; Cyrille Payumo in her &quot;salakot&quot;-inspired costume for Miss Charm 2025. <em>Payumo/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>Cyrille Payumo showcased an important Filipino symbol of hard work and resilience during the national costume competition of Miss Charm 2025.</p><p>She donned an intricately designed ensemble inspired by the &quot;salakot,&quot; a traditional wide-brimmed headgear known to have protected generations of Filipino farmers as they worked under the sun and rain.</p><p>Payumo was a vision in gold in her costume, which was designed by Simeon Cayetano and featured rice grain embellishments and ornamental patterns. </p><p>&quot;A story of the soil. A tribute to our roots. A reminder that culture, like harvest, thrives where there is hard work and pride,&quot; read a post on the beauty queen&#x27;s Facebook page.</p><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765358618269Payumo-Facebook1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Payumo/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Payumo/Facebook </span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765358636747Payumo-Facebook2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Payumo/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Payumo/Facebook </span></span></span></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765358652887Payumo-Facebook3.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Payumo/Facebook"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Payumo/Facebook </span></span></span></div><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSEP_plk4_C/embed/captioned/?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%3A2318491%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1005" 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>Payumo has been impressing pageant fans and fellow Filipinos as she continues to serve looks in the Miss Charm 2025 pageant, which will culminate with the coronation night in Vietnam on Friday, December 12.</p><p>During the preliminary competition, she dazzled in an <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/10/ph-s-cyrille-payumo-wears-ant-inspired-gown-in-miss-charm-2025-prelims-1145">evening gown that took inspiration from a simple ant.</a></p>

<p>Cyrille Payumo showcased an important Filipino symbol of hard work and resilience during the national costume competition of Miss Charm 2025.</p>

Cyrille Payumo showcased an important Filipino symbol of hard work and resilience during the national costume competition of Miss Charm 2025.

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Published Dec 10, 2025 05:24 PM PHT

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