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Miss Cosmo head of marketing and communications Jay Luu (left) and former candidate Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17664717261662-Composite (1) 30.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Miss Cosmo head of marketing and communications Jay Luu (left) and former candidate Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines. Photos from Instagram: @jayluu.d, @ahtisa"/>Miss Cosmo head of marketing and communications Jay Luu (left) and former candidate Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines. Photos from Instagram: @jayluu.d, @ahtisa</div>Did an executive at Miss Cosmo just call out the Philippines&#x27; Ahtisa Manalo for her recent remarks about her &quot;worst&quot; pageant experience? Jay Luu, Miss Cosmo&#x27;s head of marketing and communications, took to Instagram Stories on Monday, December 22, to publicly express his sentiment about a stage accident in last year&#x27;s competition.&quot;Turning an accident into a joke doesn&#x27;t make you brave. It only proves how small your perspective is. Yes, there was an accident during the stage construction last year. That is a fact,&quot; he said, not addressing anyone specifically. &quot;But here is the full fact you conveniently ignore: Within 48 hours, a second stage was built and a completely new, large-scale stage was delivered for the grand finale,&quot; he stressed. &quot;If you want to speak the truth, speak all of it, not the part that feeds your mockery, while erasing your own failures from the conversation.&quot;Luu went on to stress that failure is something that Miss Cosmo does not deny, but carry and fix. &quot;We accept failure to rise and we let go to become better, so laugh if you want,&quot; he said. &quot;We will keep building and results, as always, speak louder than noise.&quot;<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/176646870207176743409-54c3-4c08-9565-b96d0161cf4c.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Screenshot from Luu/Instagram Stories"/>Screenshot from Luu/Instagram Stories</div>Luu&#x27;s statement, which has been reshared by several pageant pages, came right after the release of Manalo&#x27;s interview with Kapamilya superstar Vice Ganda. The Filipina beauty queen, who placed in the Top 10 of the inaugural Miss Cosmo competition last year, was asked about her &quot;worst&quot; pageant experience.<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/22/-i-thought-it-was-between-us-and-c-te-d-ivoire-ahtisa-manalo-recalls-near-win-at-miss-universe-1444">She recalled the time the stage fell apart</a> in an international pageant she joined, resulting in her getting a sprain and having difficulty walking.And while Manalo did not mention the pageant where she had her &quot;worst&quot; experience, Vice Ganda was quick to identify it as Miss Cosmo.&quot;Hindi ko alam kung bakit pero magre-rehearsals dapat kami nagwi-wait kami, biglang gumuho ang stage. Na-sprain ako, nagkaroon ng fluid &#x27;yung bone marrow ko or something, hindi ako nakalakad. Tapos nag-wheelchair ako for a while, tapos lumaban ako ng prelims and finals na masakit &#x27;yung ankles ko. As in halos hindi ako makalakad,&quot; she said. &quot;Kasi nagtakbuhan kami. Para siyang &#x27;Final Destination&#x27; as in bumabagsak &#x27;yung scaffoldings... Tapos sabi ng mga tao nag-iinarte daw ako,&quot; she added.Vice Ganda&#x27;s vlog with Manalo was released online just two days after the second Miss Cosmo pageant last Saturday, December 20.The Philippines&#x27; representative, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/20/usa-wins-miss-cosmo-2025-ph-s-chelsea-fernandez-is-first-runner-up-2335">Chelsea Fernandez, finished as first runner-up</a>, with Yolina Lindquist of the United States winning the crown.

Did an executive at Miss Cosmo just call out the Philippines' Ahtisa Manalo for her recent remarks about her "worst" pageant experience?

Did an executive at Miss Cosmo just call out the Philippines' Ahtisa Manalo for her recent remarks about her "worst" pageant experience?

Miss Cosmo exec speaks up after Ahtisa Manalo shares 'worst' pageant experience

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Miss Cosmo exec speaks up after Ahtisa Manalo shares 'worst' pageant experience

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Published December 23, 2025 02:36 PM PHT

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