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<p>The Philippines now has two representatives in the first-ever &quot;all star&quot; edition of the Miss Grand International (MGI) pageant. </p><p>Noble Queen of the Universe 2025 Alexia Nuñez joins the roster of candidates vying for the &quot;MGI All Stars&quot; title. </p><p>The Brazilian beauty queen was once part of the hit series &quot;Batang Quiapo&quot; and has been <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/3/24/-batang-quiapo-actress-advocates-for-t-boli-other-vulnerable-communities-via-fashion-1652">advocating for vulnerable communities in the Philippines</a>, where she is currently based, through her work as a fashion entrepreneur. </p><p>In a post announcing her as an &quot;MGI All Stars&quot; delegate, Nuñez was described as &quot;Brazilian by birth and Filipino by heart.&quot; </p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMISSGRANDINTERNATIONAL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02N7GrwpLZuWYg7TMwgK3yPmK3viPguZpG2enXoqiZCHv6Y7uZCDDpE96VYFTrRPSKl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="498" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Nuñez has been sharing her life in the Philippines in her podcast, declaring that the country is her home. </p><p>&quot;Home is not where we are born, pero home is where we find our hearts, we find peace, we find love, we find ourselves,&quot; she said.</p><p>&quot;&#x27;Yung Pilipinong puso is kind, is faithful, is resilient, is hardworking. And this is my heart. And that&#x27;s why I always say Pilipino ang puso ko,&quot; she stressed.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSSAsbgkSNH/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%3A8818773.3%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" 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>Nuñez is the second candidate from the Philippines in &quot;MGI All Stars,&quot; after <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/18/fuschia-ravena-to-represent-ph-in-miss-grand-international-s-all-star-edition-1627">Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Ravena</a>. </p><p>Each country may send more than one representative.</p><p>The &quot;MGI All Stars&quot; coronation night is set on February 13 in Thailand.</p>

<p>The Philippines now has two representatives in the first-ever "all star" edition of the Miss Grand International pageant.</p>

The Philippines now has two representatives in the first-ever "all star" edition of the Miss Grand International pageant.

'Batang Quiapo' actress Alexia Nuñez joins Miss Grand International's 'all star' edition

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'Batang Quiapo' actress Alexia Nuñez joins Miss Grand International's 'all star' edition

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Published December 19, 2025 07:38 PM PHT

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