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Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Ravena will represent the Philippines in the first-ever &quot;all star&quot; edition of the Miss Grand International (MGI) pageant. MGI introduced the 30-year-old transgender Filipina as one of its candidates in a Facebook post on Wednesday, December 18.She was described as a &quot;powerful voice for LGBTQ+ rights and gender equality,&quot; and was also recognized for her work as an entrepreneur. Many pageant fans expressed excitement over Ravena&#x27;s inclusion in the first batch of &quot;MGI All Stars&quot; candidates, with her photo getting nearly 99,000 reactions on Facebook in less than a day. <div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMISSGRANDINTERNATIONAL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0373NcqcQjpS8PLXPM1F6hRMD4fzFBdBXrNrzSJ7cCd2wXCSRFLnADp7K2NKLeF1zql&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="498" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Ravena is best known for <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/06/25/22/fuschia-anne-ravena-is-miss-international-queen-2022">winning Miss International Queen</a>, considered the world&#x27;s largest pageant for transgender women, in 2022.She is the Philippines&#x27; third titleholder after Kevin Balot (2012) and Trixie Maristela (2015).<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/11/-bare-face-challenge-and-more-details-about-miss-grand-s-all-star-edition-revealed-1221">&quot;MGI All Stars&quot; continues to accept applications</a> from women and transwomen who have joined other international beauty pageants. Each country may send more than one representative, so there&#x27;s a chance that Ravena is not the only Filipina competing this year. Other confirmed candidates so far include Miss International Queen 2023 first runner-up Qatrisha Zairyah of Singapore, MGI 2025 fifth runner-up Melisha Lin of Malaysia, and Thailand&#x27;s Tharina Botes, who competed in Miss World 2023 and Miss International 2016.The &quot;MGI All Stars&quot; coronation night is set on February 13 in Thailand.

Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Ravena will represent the Philippines in the first-ever "all star" edition of the Miss Grand International pageant.

Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Ravena will represent the Philippines in the first-ever "all star" edition of the Miss Grand International pageant.

Fuschia Ravena to represent PH in Miss Grand International's 'all star' edition

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Fuschia Ravena to represent PH in Miss Grand International's 'all star' edition

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Published December 18, 2025 04:27 PM PHT

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